---
name: "Deniz Akdeniz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/deniz-akdeniz"
fi1m_id: "deniz-akdeniz"
imdb_id: "nm2727714"
tmdb_id: 145246
wikidata_id: "Q138140"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 May 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T13:07:13.219611+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Deniz Akdeniz

## Identity

Deniz Akdeniz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/deniz-akdeniz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** deniz-akdeniz
- **IMDb ID:** nm2727714
- **TMDB ID:** 145246
- **Wikidata ID:** Q138140
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deniz_Akdeniz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138140, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2727714/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/145246

Actor. Born 16 May 1990 in Melbourne, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 May 1990, Melbourne, Australia
- **Active:** 2019–present
- **Also known as:** Дениз Акдениз
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 66 (1), 2020s 68 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 69 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $21m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deniz_Akdeniz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138140, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2727714/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/145246

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*High Potential*](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Deniz Akdeniz is an Australian actor born on 16 May 1990 in Melbourne. He trained at the Australian Film and Television Academy (TAFTA), the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), St Martins Youth Theatre and Melbourne Acting Studio, and began his career in the Australian remake of the Disney series *As the Bell Rings* (2007–2009).

He gained wider recognition for his leading role in the 2010 film *Tomorrow, When the War Began*. Subsequent credits include the recurring role of Aladdin in *Once Upon a Time* (2016–2017), Max in *The Flight Attendant* (2020–2022), and Lev 'Oz' Ozdil in the ABC series *High Potential* (2024–present). Film roles include *I, Frankenstein* (2014), *The Water Diviner* (2014), *You Hurt My Feelings* (2023) and *Dumb Money* (2023).

Akdeniz is of Turkish descent; his parents emigrated from Izmir, Turkey.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, high-potential.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *High Potential* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Lev 'Oz' Ozdil — [page](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md)
- *Dumb Money* (2023), Fi1m 64, as Briggsy — [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md)
- *For All Mankind* (2019), Fi1m 66, as Paul Santoro — [page](https://film.one/tv/for-all-mankind-2019.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *High Potential* (2024), series, as Lev 'Oz' Ozdil — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/high-potential.md)
- *Dumb Money* (2023), as Briggsy — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md)
- *You Hurt My Feelings* (2023), as Vince
- *The Rookie: Feds* (2022), series, as Mark Atlas
- *Interceptor* (2022), as Lieutenant Sam Harris
- *The Cleaning Lady* (2022), series, as Tarik Barsamian
- *Ghosts* (2021), series, as Chris
- *United States of Al* (2021), series, as Dirk
- *The Flight Attendant* (2020), series, as Max Park
- *Sightless* (2020), as Nurse Omar
- *The High Note* (2020), as Spencer
- *For All Mankind* (2019), series, as Paul Santoro — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/for-all-mankind-2019.md)
- *Magnum P.I.* (2018), series, as Mike Trevino Jr.
- *Reverie* (2018), series, as Kareem Alwad
- *Siren* (2018), series, as Robb Wellens, Robb Wellens (voice)
- *For the People* (2018), series, as Theo
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), series, as Micah
- *Rush Hour* (2016), series, as Hassan
- *The Water Diviner* (2014), as Imam
- *Jane the Virgin* (2014), series, as Alex
- *April Rain* (2014), as Tariq
- *I, Frankenstein* (2014), as Barachel
- *Kristin's Christmas Past* (2013), as Maverick
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), series, as Virgil
- *Graceland* (2013), series, as Wayne 'Bates' Zelanski
- *Perception* (2012), series, as Jesse Branson
- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), series, as Aladdin — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md)
- *Jessie* (2011), series, as Marco
- *Tomorrow, When the War Began* (2010), as Homer Yannos
- *As the Bell Rings* (2007), series, as Raff
- *Puppy* (2005), as Omar

## Gallery

- ![Deniz Akdeniz](https://film.one/media/person/357094/gallery-2f62613f5428.jpg) Deniz Akdeniz — Image via TMDB
- ![Deniz Akdeniz](https://film.one/media/person/357094/gallery-2426cfe2fddc.jpg) Deniz Akdeniz — Image via TMDB

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