Güven Murat Akpınar

Güven Murat Akpınar — Biography

Güven Murat Akpınar is an actor who works between the theater stage and television, best known for playing Osman Boran in İstanbullu Gelin. In 2026 he plays Prof. Dr. Ilgaz Şahin in the NOW TV series Doktor: Başka Hayatta.

Born in Ardahan, he moved to Istanbul with his family as a child. He studied in the Theatre Department of the Istanbul University State Conservatory and, besides acting on stage, worked as an assistant director. His screen career began in 2011 with Bizim Yenge. He played Iska in Suskunlar, Sarı Menderes in the Kanal D series Boynu Bükükler (2014) and Mestan in the Show TV series İstanbul Sokakları (2016); in the last two he was a supporting actor.

He reached his widest audience with İstanbullu Gelin on Star TV (2017-2019): for three seasons he played Osman Boran, the only engineer in the Boran family and its level-headed, balanced member, and the 87-episode series was nominated for Best Telenovela at the International Emmy Awards in 2018. He then appeared in Ayak İşleri and in Show TV's Aziz (2021-2022). For his stage work he won Young Generation Artist of the Year at the 18th Afife Theatre Awards in 2014, and the same year he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2nd Yeni Tiyatro Dergisi Emek ve Başarı Awards.