Pelin Akil

Pelin Akil — Biography

Pelin Akil is an actress who became known through the youth series Arka Sıradakiler and built a balanced career across theater, television and film. Her musical-theatre background carried over to a wide range on screen, from period drama to comedy, and in recent years she has been seen as Doctor Firuze in Ben Bu Cihana Sığmazam.

Her career falls into three stretches. First came the stage: besides the musical Rent she appeared in plays such as Marika'nın Serveti, Abim Geldi, İstanbulname and Closer. Then came four seasons and 160 episodes of Arka Sıradakiler (2007-2011); after leaving it for script reasons she played Ballı Naciye in Kurt Kanunu and Seçil in Seksenler, returning to Seksenler in a later season. The third stretch made her a familiar face of mainstream television, with Suskunlar (Nisan), Kızıl Elma, Ne Münasebet (Nil), Aile İşi and Çember. In cinema she appeared in Su ve Ateş, Deli Aşk and Damat Takımı, and she played Isabel in Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı.

Born in Istanbul, she is of Macedonian-immigrant descent on her mother's side and Bosniak on her father's. She married actor Anıl Altan in 2016; they have twin daughters, and she stated in 2025 that they had divorced.