Deniz Akdeniz most recently completed work in the widely beloved role
of Max in the second season of the critically acclaimed and
award-winning HBO Max series “The Flight Attendant.” This fall,
Deniz returns to ABC as a series regular in the role of Lev “Oz”
Ozdil in the highly anticipated series “High Potential.”

He also guest starred in the hit Warner Bros. for Fox series “The
Cleaning Lady.” Some of his other recent TV credits include CBS
Comedy “Ghosts,” ABC’s “The Rookie: Feds,” as well as a
season long recur on ABC’s “Once Upon a Time,” playing the
season lead of Disney’s beloved character Aladdin.

On the film side, Deniz is known for his supporting lead role in “I,
Frankenstein,” directed by Stuart Beattie. He also played a
supporting role in “The Water Diviner,” which was directed by
Russell Crowe and later acquired by The Weinstein Company. More
recently, he could be seen in the Craig Gillespie-directed “Dumb
Money” with a star-studded cast and the Nicole Holofocener Feature
film “You Hurt My Feelings,” which premiered at Sundance in 2022.

Prior to acting, Deniz trained and competed professionally in MMA.
Deniz, an Australia native, is now based in Los Angeles.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Melbourne, Australia
BIRTHDATE: May 16
