Philip is an actor, writer, theatre maker and voiceover artist from Istanbul, now based in London. He is trilingual and works in English, Turkish and French.
He trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first became known for his portrayal of Uday Hussein in House of Saddam on BBC/HBO.
Philip was part of the founding team of the Arcola Theatre and is currently on the steering committee of Mena Arts UK
Wrapped on PROTECTION by Kris Mrksa dir. Sasha Ransome for ITV
Filming CUCKOLD, a short film by Johnny Russell (Cannes Young Dir Award)
Coming up DAY OF THE JACKAL by Ronan Bennet (TOP BOY! 😳) dir. Brian Kirk for Sky
On ITV shortly: BREATHTAKING by Jed Mercurio & Prasanna Puwanarajah dir by Craig Viveiros based on Rachel Clarke's book about the Covid pandemic.
One of 13 writers commissioned to contribute to BURNT AT THE STAKE, or The Whole of the Truth at Shakespeare's Globe. A night of uncensored storytelling: 13th October
English Kings Killing Foreigners a 2hander written and performed with Nina Bowers has received the Home Run Commission from the Camden People's Theatre.
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Extinct - a play about the tensions within a Turkish/Jewish family during the Gezi Park protests in 2013 receives a reading at the Global Jewish Voices event.
An Turkish extract from Extinct (Bitik) is published by online culture magazine Avlaremoz
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Role : Da Silva
Director : Oskar Thor Axelsson/Enrico Maria Artale
APPLE TV/STARZ
