Sarp Akkaya is a Turkish film, television and theatre actor, born on 13 May, 1980 in Istanbul, Turkey. He began acting at the age of twelve along with his twin brother
Kaya Akkaya. Their older sister
Esra Akkaya is also an actress. Their AKKAdemi theatre opened in 2010. Sarp Akkaya and
Kaya Akkaya played in TV series "
Bizim Aile (1996)" and "
The Magnificent Century (2011)" together.
He is best known for his role as Sari Bilal in
Game of Silence (2012), as Tefo in
Ezel (2009), as Atmaca in
The Magnificent Century (2011). He is well known for his work in "
Game of Silence (2012)", "
Coming Soon (2014)" and "
Labyrinth (2011)". He graduated in Theatre from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He has got big angel tattoo in his back.
Sarp Akkaya completed his graduation in the State Conservatory Theater Department from the Mimar Sinan University in 2001. He performed in the theater plays "Later" and "Chaos" at the Studio Drama Theater, which was followed by the "Devenin Horgucu Tragic" and "6th Gon" of the Alchera Theater Group. Sarp established Studio Drama Theater Group along with his school friend Onur Bayraktar.
Sarp started his acting career at his age of 12 along with his twin brother
Kaya Akkaya in "
Bizim Aile (1996)" directed by
Kartal Tibet in 1995, which was played by actors like Ergun Karkar, Jeyan Mahfi Tossum,
Kerim Afsar,
Mine Çayiroglu,
Ferdi Akarnur,
Toprak Sergen,
Kaya Akkaya,
Civan Canova,
Zafer Önen,
Devrim Nas,
Bülent Sakrak and
Hakan Vanli. He was recognized with the role of the fortune, which was portrayed on the line titled "
Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007)" in 2007.
Sarp Akkaya was one of the founders of "Tiyatradam" in November, 2007 which was established by a group of supervisor and conservatory graduates of
Serdar Akar. Sarp founded an educational institution named AKKAdemi Theater in 2010 together with his wife
Esra Akkaya and his twin
Kaya Akkaya. In 2012, he played the leading role of "
Game of Silence (2012)" along with
Murat Yildirim, while other roles played by
Asli Enver,
Berk Hakman and
Pelin Akil.
In 2015, Sarp Akkaya starred in the television series "
Racon (2015)" along with
Mehmet Aslantuğ,
Hande Dogandemir,
Sezin Akbasogullari,
Baris Arduç,
Seçkin Özdemir,
Ekin Türkmen and
Tomris Incer. He also appeared in the film "
Eksik (2015)" in 2015, directed by
Baris Atay along with
Ugur Polat,
Nur Sürer,
Toprak Saglam,
Özgür Emre Yildirim and
Sebnem Sönmez.
Recently, Sarp has acted in the television series "Broken Pieces" which started airing in 2016 and has appeared in the film "Filth" in 2017.
Bereketli Topraklar(2025)as Ferit Bereketoglu
Dehset Bey(2025)as Hot Dog
Grace for Sale(2025)as Kemal
Kalpazan(2024)as Tarik
Ataturk 1881-1919(2024)as Enver
Oyunlar Holding(2021)as Self
Iç Gece(2019)as Self - Host, Self
Mesut Süre ile Iliski Testi(2018)as Self
O Ses Türkiye(2011)as Self - Guest (2021)
