ABOUT THE ARTIST
Biography.
An ongoing journey through acting, directing and performance.
Born in Istanbul on 27 September 1987, Ümit Erlim is an actor, director, writer and educator. He graduated from the Theatre Department at Kadir Has University and completed an MA in Performance Making at Goldsmiths, University of London.
His work spans theatre, cinema and television, including appearances in Pis Yedili, Yeşilçam, Nadide Hayat and Nomad. In London, he worked as a writer, director and actor with the Company B theatre company and was invited to Sarajevo Film Festival’s Talents programme in 2014.
His stage credits include Old Child, A Very Special Service for Lonely People, Romeo and Juliet and Treplev. For Treplev, he received Actor of the Year at the 2024 Üstün Akmen Theatre Awards and Performance of the Year at the 2024 Yeni Tiyatro Dergisi awards.
Alongside acting, he works in theatrical adaptation, directing and actor training. His production Yalnız featured in the 2024 Istanbul Theatre Festival.
