Tarık Ündüz

Tarık Ündüz — Biography

Tarık Ündüz (full name Tarık Özcan Ündüz) is a younger-generation Turkish actor who comes from a theatre family. He is known as the grandson of the celebrated stage actor Gazanfer Özcan, and in the film Adile, directed by Çağan Irmak and released in December 2025, he played his grandfather in the story of Adile Naşit's life. He is currently seen as Fırat in the series A.B.İ., and has said that he was born into fame.

He started acting as a child with the series Kuruntu Ailesi. As he grew up he appeared on television in Akasya Durağı, İstanbul Çocukları and Bahar Dalları, and in cinema in Issız Adam (2008). His first leading film role was in Adab-ı Muaşeret (2009), where he played Aykut. Mihrez: Cin Padişahı (2015) and Biz Size Döneriz (2017), in which he played Yusuf, followed, and in both he worked with Haldun Boysan and Doğa Can Anafarta. In this period he also took parts in series such as Not Defteri, Yaz'ın Öyküsü, Jet Sosyete and Seni Kalbime Sakladım.

He studied theatre at Yeditepe University and has kept up stage work alongside television and film. In February 2026, in the 17th year after Gazanfer Özcan's death, he remembered his grandfather in a public post. He became a father in 2025 and has said in interviews that his son changed his life.