Nilsu Berfin Aktaş

Nilsu Berfin Aktaş — Biography

Nilsu Berfin Aktaş is one of the younger generation of Turkish television actresses, a performer who went from a talent contest to leading roles on Show TV, Star TV, NOW and atv within a few years. Her breakthrough was Gülbeyaz (Yaz) Yıldırım in Yaz Şarkısı, and her most recent lead is Rosa in atv's Aynı Yağmur Altında.

Born in Ankara, she trained at the Yetenek Evi Sanat Akademisi. She became known in 2018 through the contest Geleceğin Starı, judged by Nurgül Yeşilçay, Hamdi Alkan and Fırat Parlak, and also appeared in commercials for well-known brands. Her first series lead, as Gökçe Mollaoğlu, was Kuzey Yıldızı İlk Aşk (2019-2021). Benim Hayatım (2021) and Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi (2022-2023) followed; while she played Gizem in the latter, she was honoured in the "Shining Star" category at the Golden Butterfly Awards on 4 December 2022.

She went on to play İnci Sağlam in Korkma Ben Yanındayım and Ayşe in Şakir Paşa Ailesi: Mucizeler ve Skandallar, a family drama about an Ottoman-era dynasty of painters. In 2025 she moved into cinema with the romantic drama Aşk Sadece Bir An, playing Hayal. She voiced Riley in Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super, and is expected to play Deniz in the Disney+ series Ayna.