Civan Canova

Ahmet Civan Canova (28 June 1955 Ã¢ÂÂ 20 August 2022) was a Turkish actor, playwright and theatre director.

Life and career

Canova was the son of Turkish director Mahir Canova. He was a graduate of TED Ankara College (1973). He started his career as an actor by making his cinematic debut in YÃÂ±lmaz GÃÂ¼ney's 1974 movie ArkadaÃÂ. In the same year, he enrolled in the Ankara State Conservatory's Theater Department. After four years of studying, he joined the crew of Turkish State Theatres. Aside from his acting career both on stage and in front of the camera, he is known for his plays. Between 1998Ã¢ÂÂ2004, he was married to actress AÃÂ§elya Akkoyun. Canova continued to work for the State Theatres.

He died of lung cancer on 20 August 2022, at the age of 67, following a long illness.

Plays written

DÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¼n ÃÂarkÃÂ±sÃÂ±
Erkekler Tuvaleti
Evaristo
Ful YapraklarÃÂ±
Gala
KÃÂ¶r BuluÃÂma
KÃÂ±zÃÂ±l ÃÂtesi AydÃÂ±nlÃÂ±k
MitosMorfos
Neon
Niobe
SokaÃÂa ÃÂÃÂ±kma YasaÃÂÃÂ±
ÃÂstat Harpagona SaygÃÂ± ve Destek Gecesi

Filmography

Film

ArkadaÃÂ (1974) as Halil
Nehir (1977) as Engin
YaÃÂamak Bu DeÃÂil (1981) as Fatih
Mutlu Ol Yeter (1981)
BerduÃÂlar (1982) as Kenan
YÃÂ±kÃÂ±lan Gurur (1983) as Naci
HÃÂ±rsÃÂ±z (1986)
AcÃÂ± Lokma (1986) as ÃÂmer
Sokaktaki Adam (1995)
80. AdÃÂ±m (1996) as Sedat
SÃÂ±r (1997)
ÃÂmerÃÂ§ip (2003) as Celal
Eve DÃÂ¶nÃÂ¼ÃÂ (2006) as ÃÂ°ÃÂkenceci Polis
72. KoÃÂuÃÂ (2010) as Hilmi
F Tipi

Television

YalancÃÂ± ÃÂafak (1990)
Bizim Aile (1995) as AtaÃÂ§
ÃÂiÃÂ§ek Taksi (2000) as Celal KÃÂ±raÃÂ§
Gece YÃÂ¼rÃÂ¼yÃÂ¼ÃÂÃÂ¼ (2004) as CÃÂ¼neyt
ÃÂeÃÂm-i BÃÂ¼lbÃÂ¼l (2005)
Esir Kalpler (2006) as Ekrem Akerman
Arka Sokaklar (2007) as NazÃÂ±m Tahsin
Eksik Etek (2007)
SÃÂ±nÃÂ±f (2008) as ÃÂeref
Ay IÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ± (2008) as YÃÂ±ldÃÂ±rÃÂ±m Duman
Sensiz YaÃÂayamam (2010) as Mummer
FatmagÃÂ¼l'ÃÂ¼n SuÃÂ§u Ne? (2011Ã¢ÂÂ12) as Kadir
KaradayÃÂ± (2012)
Her Sevda Bir Veda (2014)
ParamparÃÂ§a (2014) as Rahmi GÃÂ¼rpinar
Atiye (2019Ã¢ÂÂ21) as Mustafa ÃÂzgÃÂ¼rsoy
ÃÂÃÂ§ KuruÃÂ (2021Ã¢ÂÂ22) as Oktay

Awards

Ministry of Culture and Tourism Ã¢ÂÂ 1989: Best Script Award for KÃÂ¶r BuluÃÂma
ÃÂ°smet KÃÂ¼ntay Awards Ã¢ÂÂ 1994: Best Playwright Award for KÃÂ±yamet SularÃÂ±nda
Avni Dilligil Awards Ã¢ÂÂ 1996: Best Playwright Award for KÃÂ±yamet SularÃÂ±nda
Cevdet Kudret Literature Awards Ã¢ÂÂ 1997: Best Play Award for SokaÃÂa ÃÂÃÂ±kma YasaÃÂÃÂ±
Avni Dilligil Awards Ã¢ÂÂ 2000: Best Playwright Award for SokaÃÂa ÃÂÃÂ±kma YasaÃÂÃÂ±
43rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Ã¢ÂÂ 2006: Best Supporting Actor Award for Eve DÃÂ¶nÃÂ¼ÃÂ
12th Sadri AlÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ±k Awards Ã¢ÂÂ 2007: Best Supporting Actor Award for Eve DÃÂ¶nÃÂ¼ÃÂ
15th Afife Theatre Awards: Most Successful Supporting Actor of the Year Award for Bury the Dead