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Akin Gazi

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Akin Gazi was born in Edmonton, London. He attended Queen Mary, University of London studying English and Drama graduating in 2003. In 2010 Gazi secured his first film role in "The Devil's Double" directed by Lee Tamahori, this was followed by appearances in "Black Gold" (Jean-Jacques Annaud) "Zero Dark Thirty" (Kathryn Bigelow) and "The Cut" (Fatih Akin).

He has numerous TV credits including ''Silent Witness'' (BBC), ''Da Vinci's Demons'' (Starz), ''Knightfall'' (History) and ''Prison Break'' (FOX).
BornOctober 15
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    Known for

    Michael Rapaport, Muse Watson, Stacy Keach, Paul Adelstein, Barbara Eve Harris, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Leon Russom, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and Marshall Allman in Prison Break (2005)
    Prison Break
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Omar
    Da Vinci's Demons (2013)
    Da Vinci's Demons
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Bayezid
    Mark Hamill and Tom Cullen in Knightfall (2017)
    Knightfall
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Rashid
    Alfie Allen and Shazad Latif in Atomic (2025)
    Atomic
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Sayed Ahman

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Zero A.D.
      • General Baruch
      • Filming
    • Fightland
      • Irfan
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Alfie Allen and Shazad Latif in Atomic (2025)
      Atomic
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Sayed Ahman
      • 2025
    • Out There (2025)
      Out There
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cakir
      • 2025
    • Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
      FBI
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Adem Polat
      • 2023
    • Compartment 33 (2019)
      Compartment 33
      Short
      • Jamal
      • 2019
    • Noomi Rapace in Close (2019)
      Close
      5.7
      • Alik
      • 2019
    • Mark Hamill and Tom Cullen in Knightfall (2017)
      Knightfall
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Rashid
      • 2017–2018
    • Stephen Graham, Aml Ameen, Sheldon Shepherd, and Shantol Jackson in Yardie (2018)
      Yardie
      5.8
      • Arif
      • 2018
    • Michael Rapaport, Muse Watson, Stacy Keach, Paul Adelstein, Barbara Eve Harris, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Leon Russom, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and Marshall Allman in Prison Break (2005)
      Prison Break
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Omar
      • 2017
    • Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Eddie Redmayne, and Katherine Waterston in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
      Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
      7.2
      • Auror 3
      • 2016
    • Unforgotten (2015)
      Unforgotten
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Asil
      • 2015
    • Da Vinci's Demons (2013)
      Da Vinci's Demons
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Bayezid
      • 2014–2015
    • Chewing Gum (2015)
      Chewing Gum
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Rashad
      • 2015
    • Ray Winstone in The Trials of Jimmy Rose (2015)
      The Trials of Jimmy Rose
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Mehmet Guzman
      • 2015
    • Tahar Rahim in The Cut (2014)
      The Cut
      6.3
      • Hrant
      • 2014
    • Reece Ritchie and Freida Pinto in Desert Dancer (2014)
      Desert Dancer
      6.2
      • Farid Ghaffarian
      • 2014

    Writer

    • Finding Baba (2021)
      Finding Baba
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2021

    Videos5

    Akin Gazi Reel 2025 (Atomic, FBI, Yardie, Prison Break, Knightfall)
    Demo Reel 6:01
    Akin Gazi Reel 2025 (Atomic, FBI, Yardie, Prison Break, Knightfall)
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    "Transformation"
    "Transformation"
    Clip 1:27
    "Transformation"
    Black Gold
    Clip 4:57
    Black Gold
    Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 1:01
    Teaser Trailer
    The Devil's Double
    Trailer 2:31
    The Devil's Double

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • October 15
      • London, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Faiza Shaheen2017 - present (1 child)

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