Taro Emir Tekin

Taro Emir Tekin (Real Name: Tarık Emir Tekin) is a Turkish actor. He acted in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (also: Tuba Büyüküstün, Mert Ramazan Demir, Birkan Sokullu & Helin Kandemir), Sadakatsiz (The Unfaithful, also: Caner Cindoruk, Sümeyye Aydoğan & Bennu Yıldırımlar), Bir Peri Masalı (A Fairy Tale, also: Alina Boz), Enfes Bir Akşam (Old Money, also: Engin Akyürek & Aslı Enver), Yalı Çapkını (The Golden Boy, also: Afra Saraçoğlu, Mert Ramazan Demir, Barış Falay, Ali Öner & Cemre Gümeli), as Koray in Aynı Yağmur Altında (Under The Same Rain, also: Eda Şölenci, Burak Tozkoparan, Lara Aslan, Bahar Şahin & Nilsu Berfin Aktaş) and more. His new movie Sultana with Tuba Büyüküstün and Seray Kaya will be released soon.

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Facts:

• he is the son of “Yellow Storm” Metin Tekin, one of the legends of Turkish sports history and the artist Şevval Sam
  • he is also the grandson of the vocalist Leman Sam
• has a tattoo of the number “11” on his arm, which is his father’s jersey number
• does not have a professional music career like his mother, but he has a strong musical ear
• played ice hockey for about five years and has a strong interest in combat sports such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and boxing
• cooking is one of the things he enjoys most in life and a large part of his money goes toward the appliances in his kitchen
• he admits that he has never been particularly interested in football since childhood
  • even when they played matches on the street and his shots went out of bounds, his friends would jokingly ask “Wow! Was your dad a footballer too?” despite this, he remains a devoted Beşiktaş fan
• he said that he doesn’t know why, but he is often cast as the villain in almost every project
  • he added that playing a well-written antagonist can be enjoyable, he gave the example of his role as Selçuk in Sadakatsiz, a character who represented violence and danger and stood out as the story’s dark figure
• an approach he learned at school for the character-creation process is “Animal Studies”, he says
  • it is a working method in which one internalises the traits of an animal and explores how those characteristics affect the body of the character being created, he applied this technique while playing Selçuk
• he says that both his mother and father have always been honest with him
  • his mother shares her criticisms openly and sincerely whenever she has any
  • they are not only mother and son but also colleagues; they talk about everything together, value each other’s opinions and constantly consult one another
  • he says that being their child has never been a burden or a difficulty; on the contrary, it has always been a great source of strength and pride for him
• at 15, living in another country (England) outside the routine and comforts he was used to strengthened him greatly
  • he believes it boosted his self-confidence and his ability to handle challenges
  • studying alongside people from 70 different countries, experiencing diverse cultures and stories, greatly broadened his horizons
• he believes that in acting, there is no such thing as “I’ve made it” and that there is always more to learn and discover
  • he sees his journey as a long one and admits that when he watches himself, there are scenes he doesn’t like
  • he is very self-critical, but also aware that he needs to be kinder to himself and he is trying to develop that awareness