Tarık "Taro" Emir Tekin (born 15 June 1997) is a Turkish actor, known for his roles in the TV series ''

Sadakatsiz ''Sadakatsız (''Unfaithful'')'' signed by Medyapım and Mednova, the first episode was published on October 7, 2020, directed by Neslihan Yeşilyurt, the script was written by Kemal Hamamcıoğlu and Dilara Pamuk in the first season, and since ...

'' and '. He studied drama at the

Oxford School of Drama The Oxford School of Drama is a drama school in the United Kingdom. It is based at Wootton, ten miles north of Oxford. The school is an independent, vocational drama school which runs a three-year acting course and a one-year acting course, bot ...

.Tekin is the son of actress

Şevval Sam Türkdeniz Şevval Sam (; born 11 November 1972) is a Turkish singer and actress. She is the daughter of Leman Sam, who is also a singer. She is known for her performance on ''Yasak Elma'' as Ender, and other TV series, including ''Süper Baba'' ...

and retired footballer Metin Tekin. His grandmother is singer

Leman Sam Leman Sam (born Emine Leman Şenkan; 22 February 1951) is Turkish singer and songwriter. Her daughter Şevval Sam and her grandson Taro Emir Tekin are both actors. Background Leman Sam's origins have been described as ''Rumeli''. She grew up in ...

Life and career

Tarık "Taro" Emir Tekin was born on 15 June 1997 in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

to actress

and footballer Metin Tekin. After showing an interest in acting at an early age, Tekin attended the Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts and continued his studies at

University of the Arts London University of the Arts London is a collegiate university in London, England, specialising in arts, design, fashion and the performing arts. It is a federation of six arts colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea Coll ...

. He then took courses in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and studied at the

. After living in England for a period of time, he returned to Turkey where he started his acting career. He made his acting debut in 2020 with a role on

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

's historical docudrama '' Rise of Empires: Ottoman'' and later appeared on 's streaming series ' as Bulut. In the same year he rose to prominence after appeaing on Kanal D's series ''

'', in which he portrayed the character of Selçuk Dağcı. In 2022, he appeared in a leading role in the series ', playing the role of Onur Köksal. Besides acting, Tekin is also interested in music as an amateur.

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

* * * 1997 births Living people 21st-century Turkish male actors Alumni of the Oxford School of Drama Golden Butterfly Award winners Male actors from Istanbul Turkish male television actors Turkish male film actors {{Turkey-actor-stub