Gizem Erdogan

Gizem Erdogan
Born1987 (age 38–39)
Högsbo, Gothenburg, Sweden
EducationMalmö Theatre Academy
OccupationActress

Gizem Suna Kling Erdogan (born 1987) is a Swedish actress.

Early life and education

She was born in 1987 in Högsbo, Gothenburg, to parents from Turkey. Erdogan studied at the Malmö Theatre Academy between 2012 and 2015.

Career

In 2015, she made her acting debut in the film Svenskjävel [sv]. In 2017, she had the role in the film Beyond Dreams, for which she was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2018. In 2017, Erdogan was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the Stockholm Film Festival. In 2020, Erdogan won a Kristallen award for best female actress in a television production for her role in the SVT series Caliphate. In 2020, she played a book publisher in the Netflix series Love & Anarchy. The year after, she again was nominated for the same award at Kristallen for her role as Leah in the SVT series The Thin Blue Line. She also had a leading role in the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar for 2021 En hederlig jul med Knyckertz. In 2022, she was named as "shooting star" by an international jury at the European Film Promotion (EFP). In 2022, she had a role in the Netflix series The Playlist.

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Svenskjävel [sv]
2017 Beyond Dreams
2019 My Life as a Comedian [sv]
2025 The Home
Handbok för superhjältar

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Caliphate
2021–2022 Thin Blue Line Leah
2022 The Playlist
2026 Vaka

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.
2014 Lolita Stockholm City Theatre
2015 The Wave Ensemble Stockholm City Theatre in Skärholmen
2016 Alice in Wonderland Alice Gothenburg City Theatre
Romeo and Juliet Juliet Kulturhuset Stadsteatern Main stage

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Torén Björling, Sanna (6 February 2021). "Gizem Erdogan: "Man måste ladda saker med liv och död"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Fakta: Gizem Erdogan" [Facts: Gizem Erdogan]. Bohusläningen (in Swedish). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2025 – via PressReader.
  3. ↑ "Gizem Erdogan – Guldbaggen 2017" (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Gizem Erdogan – Göteborgs Stadsteater". stadsteatern.goteborg.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Dröm Vidare – Trailer – Biopremiär 17 mars". press.sfstudios.se (Press release). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Gizem Erdogan". Guldbaggen 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Radio, Sveriges (22 August 2020). Succén för Gizem Erdogan fortsätter – kan ta hem en Kristallen – P4 Extra – Gästen. Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Kärlek & anarki". IMDb.
  9. ↑ Rydhagen, Maria (22 May 2023). "Därför lämnade Gizem Erdogan Tunna blå linjen". Expressen. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "SVT:s julkalender – om att stjäla saker: "Ja, delvis är den det"". Aftonbladet. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Gizem Erdogan utnämnd till Shooting Star". Bio.nu. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Gizem Kling Erdogan om sin makeover inför The Playlist". Elle. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  13. ↑ Lundquist, Kristina (26 August 2014). "Konsekvent studie av den manliga blicken räddar "Lolita"" [A thorough examination of the male gaze saves "Lolita"]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  14. ↑ Arvas, Maina (14 September 2015). ""Vågen" på Stadsteatern i Skärholemn" ["The Wave" at City Theatre in Skärholmen]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  15. ↑ Löfgren, Mikael (5 April 2016). ""Alice i Underlandet" på Göteborgs stadsteater" ["Alice in Wonderland" at Gothenburg City Theatre]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  16. ↑ Zern, Leif (21 November 2016). "Romeo och Julia av William Shakespeare på Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Stora scenen" [Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, Main Stage]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 7 July 2026.