Deniz Atam

Deniz Atam — Biography

Deniz Atam is an Istanbul-born actor who has worked in theater and television side by side. On stage he has also taken on directing, producing and stage and lighting design, and he has written and edited for theater publications.

He started in theater: he made his stage debut in 1999 and trained in acting, dramaturgy, playwriting, costume design and puppet-making at the Social Research Foundation, TOBAV and the Nâzım Hikmet Cultural Centre. His screen career began in 2003 with Parmak İzi, followed by roles in many series. In 2017 he played Dursun in Kanal D's Adı Efsane.

Most recently he appeared with Beyti Engin in the two-person play Pusulasız, written and directed by Özen Yula, which premiered at the International Erbil Theatre Festival and was staged at Salt Galata. He has been a columnist and editor-in-chief at Tiyatral İstanbul magazine and an editorial director at Tiyatro Gazetesi, and is a member of the Actors' Union, the Cinema Actors Professional Association and TODER.