Gökhan Alkan

Gökhan Alkan (born 8 December 1987) is a Turkish actor. He is multi-faceted in various fields and is trained in solfège, singing and is professionally engaged in acting, sports, voice acting, poetry and lyricism.

Gökhan Alkan
Born (1987-12-08) 8 December 1987
Istanbul, Turkey
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Websitewww.gokhanalkan.org

Early life

Gökhan Alkan was born on December 8, 1987 in Istanbul, Turkey as the only child of an immigrant family.[1] He graduated from Kocaeli University in Automotive Engineering and from Anadolu University in Foreign Trade and Marketing. Before switching paths to pursue acting and singing, he worked as an engineer and a teacher for a brief period of time.[2][3] He was involved in amateur theatre groups in high school and university years and gave live music performances during the same time. After studying for a year at Müjdat Gezen Art Center, he was chosen for the Müjdat Gezen Theatre as a professional actor.

Alkan received his acting and singing education at MSM Actor Studio and Müjdat Gezen Art Center.[3] From 2010 to 2013, he acted in several plays for two seasons at Müjdat Gezen Theatre and after graduation he eventually set up his own theatre with a group of friends.

Career

The first television experience of Alkan in professional terms has been with the Muhteşem Yüzyıl, a project that was launched in 2011 and brought a big sound. He joined several episodes of Muhteşem Yüzyıl as a guest actor, drawing a lot of attention towards his performance and personality. As a result, he was cast for several lead roles afterward. Alkan started being recognized as a mainstream actor in Turkey with his lead role as Tarık Uygun in Kocamın Ailesi, which had a run of two seasons with 57 episodes. Following Kocamın Ailesi Alkan was cast for the lead roles in series Seviyor Sevmiyor and Kalp Atışı as Yiğit Balcı and Ali Asaf Denizoğlu.

In 2016, Alkan played lead roles in two non-commercial films, Makas and Defne'nin Bir Mevsimi. Defne'nin Bir Mevsimi was crowned with many titles in numerous film festivals and was awarded the Best Film at the 9th Montreal Turkish Film Festival in 2017.[4] Alkan was honored with a Special Award at 5th APAN Star Awards held in South Korea for his performance as Yiğit Balcı in Seviyor Sevmiyor, a variation of a Korean production.[5] He was a part of the ensemble cast of Organik Aşk Hikayeleri, a feature film consisting of 8 short films. Organik Aşk Hikayeleri was nominated for 7 awards at the 2017 Madrid International Film Festival with one win, and 4 awards at the 2017 Toronto ReelHeART International Film Festival with wins Best Foreign Language Film and Best Ensemble Cast.[6]

Personal life

Alkan is diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and has used this condition as an advantage to concentrate and give all his energies to his work. Due to this condition Alkan has been forced to plan and schedule his life since he was diagnosed.[2]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Defne'nin Bir MevsimiFerhatLeading role
MakasFatih KömürcüLeading role
2017Organik Ask HikayeleriHasanEnsemble cast

Television series
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Muhteşem YüzyılŞah TahmaspGuest actor
2013Her Şey Yolunda MerkezCem KarabeyLeading role
2013–14Gurbette Aşk Bir YastıktaOsman TürkoğluLeading role
2014–15Kocamın AilesiTarık Uygun/Engin ArLeading role
2016–17Seviyor SevmiyorYiğit BalcıLeading role
2017–18Kalp AtışıAli Asaf DenizoğluLeading role
2019Zengin ve YoksulKaran SerezliLeading role
2020–Yasak ElmaKerimLeading role

Theatre
YearTitleWriterTheatre
2010–11Mustafam KemalimMüjdat GezenMüjdat Gezen Theatre
Gözlerimi Kaparım Vazifemi YaparımHaldun TanerMüjdat Gezen Theatre
OscarClaude MagnierMüjdat Gezen Theatre
2012–13İstanbul ve AşkTarık Şerbetçioğluİstanbul Kumpanyası

Awards and nominations
YearCeremonyAwardWorkResult
2016 APAN Star Awards[5] Special Award Seviyor Sevmiyor Won
2017 Golden Butterfly Awards[7] Best Couple (with Öykü Karayel) Kalp Atışı Won
2017 Marie Claire Magazine Best Couple (with Öykü Karayel) Kalp Atışı Won
2017 20th Hürriyet Awards Best Couple (with Öykü Karayel) Kalp Atışı Won
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References
  1. "'Kalp Atışı'nın Ali Asaf'ı Gökhan Alkan kimdir?", CNN Türk (in Turkish), July 30, 2017, retrieved August 8, 2019
  2. "I Ran After My Love "Gokhan Alkan"", istandist.com, retrieved August 8, 2019
  3. "Kalp Atışı Ali Asaf kimdir? Gökhan Alkan kimdir?", Habertürk (in Turkish), July 21, 2017, retrieved August 8, 2019
  4. "'A Season of Daphne' wins best picture award in 9th Montreal Turkish Film Festival", Hürriyet Daily News, May 28, 2017, retrieved August 8, 2019
  5. "Zeynep Çamcı ve Gökhan Alkan, Kore'den ödülle döndü!", Gecce (in Turkish), October 11, 2016, retrieved August 8, 2019
  6. "ReelHeART 2017 – Films and Screenplays – Complete Winners List", ReelHeART, July 11, 2017, retrieved August 8, 2019
  7. "44. Pantene Altın Kelebek Ödülleri Sahiplerini Buldu!", Haberler.com (in Turkish), December 11, 2017, retrieved August 8, 2019
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