Özcan Deniz (born 19 May 1972) is a Turkish actor, singer, composer, writer and director Kurdish descent.

[5] Deniz's family is originally from Ağrı but he was born in Ankara and grew up in Aydın.

He is the nephew of a famous traditional Kurdish singer named Şakiro.

In 1999, he starred in another TV series called Aşkın Dağlarda Gezer which he wrote himself too.

[6] He had the leading roles in the very popular TV series Asmalı Konak and Haziran Gecesi.