Cengiz Dervis

Cengiz Dervis

Actor, Fight Director, Producer and Filmmaker

Los Angeles, California

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December 2014
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About Cengiz

Cengiz Dervis was born in England and trained as an actor initially in London followed by classes, courses and workshops in New York and LA.

Learning his craft working in student films along with fringe theatre before taking the lead in several award-winning festival short films and moving onto features and TV in recurring, supporting and leading roles including:

''KNIGHTFALL'' (History, Netflix, Amazon), ''RETRIBUTION'' (Amazon Prime, Sky)", ''BY ANY NAME'' (Amazon Prime), "CHASING SHADOWS"

Cengiz is extremely creative with a great physicality given extensive training in the martial arts from the age of 5 and competing from the age of 9. Now a former world kickboxing champion, martial arts master and coach Cengiz on occasion coordinates on screen action in film and TV projects.

As a writer and producer Cengiz has several scripts at various stages of development, a few books released with others underway.

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  • Chasing Shadows

    Chasing Shadows (2019)
    Film Actor

  • Snap Shot

    Snap Shot (2018)
    Film (Thriller) Actor Friends reunite for a party and hunting trip. It's the first time they've met since the hunting death of an unknown man. Geoffrey, responsible for the accidental shooting, is crippled by guilt, but his girlfriend, Julia, an investigative journalist, has her doubts, she begins to pick away at the web of lies, while trying to keep her own secrets hidden. Written by Parkland Pictures

  • Dragon Kingdom

    Dragon Kingdom (2018)
    Film Actor

  • Knightfall

    Knightfall (2017 - 2018)
    Television (Action, Adventure and Drama) Actor A look at the final days of Knights Templar during the 14th century.

  • Safe Space

    Safe Space (2018)
    Film (Short and Drama) Producer Add a Plot »

  • Where the Sun Goes to Die

    Where the Sun Goes to Die (2018)
    Film Actor

  • S.W.A.T.

    S.W.A.T. (2018)
    Television (Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama and 1 More) Actor Follows a locally born and bred S.W.A.T. lieutenant who is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he's tasked to run a highly-trained unit that's the last stop for solving crimes in Los Angeles.

  • London Tomorrow

    London Tomorrow (2017)
    Film (Short and Drama) Actor A 10-year-old refugee living in the 'Jungle' refugee camp of Calais seizes the opportunity to escape to a better life.

  • Horizon

    Horizon (2017)
    Television (Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Producer The lives of five people are forever changed when a mysterious alien ship appears on the skyline over Bristol. Its intentions unclear, the disparate group attempt to flee the city and reach loved ones, but their efforts are impeded by a city in panic, looters, and the threat of military attack. As they battle to stick together, loyalties and relationships are tested, and an even larger question remains: who are these mysterious visitors and why are they here? Written by Simon Pearce

  • Cain Hill

    Cain Hill (2017)
    Film (Horror and Thriller) Producer A group of documentary filmmakers are filming a TV special about the events which occurred at the famous and mysterious abandoned Cain Hill asylum many years earlier, and the unexplained abductions and murders that have occurred at the site since then. The group soon learn that one of the inmates never left Cain Hill at all.

  • Street Fighter: Resurrection

    Street Fighter: Resurrection (2016)
    Television (Action, Crime, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Actor The long-presumed dead Charlie Nash is back, and is targeting legendary Street Fighter champions for mysterious reasons. Ken and Ryu must uncover his lethal plan and discover if he is ally or enemy.

  • Uh 10

    Uh 10 (2016)
    Film by Paul Dudbridge (Action) Actor UH10 are a disbanded elite British black-ops special forces unit, who are recalled for one final mission... 1 night, 100million pounds, a 10 way split. Then all they need to do, is disappear.

  • Altin Kafes: The Golden Cage

    Altin Kafes: The Golden Cage (2016)
    Film by Kenan Hudaverdi (Action) Actor

  • The Passenger

    The Passenger (2015)
    Film by Ben Wicks (Short and Drama) Actor Three men hunt the murderer of a young boy, each blinded by their own search for revenge.

  • The Haunted

    The Haunted (2015)
    Film by Shawn Anthony (Horror) Actor A woman hanged for Witchcraft in the 1600's is awoken two centuries later by a supernatural force, to hunt down a mysterious creature bent on bringing Hell to Earth. In the Style of Mary Shelley and Lord Byron, The Haunted is a Gothic tale of romance and terror that will leave you spellbound. Written by Edward Wells

  • The Countdown

    The Countdown (2015)
    Film by Laurence Blyth (Short, Action, Comedy, Crime and 1 More) Actor Thieves and ex-lovers Stone and Steel fight each other - and their desires - for the spoils of a heist but soon discover their prize is not what they expected.

  • Retribution

    Retribution (2014)
    Film by From The Ashes Films / Danny Albury & David Bispham Mr Gallo (Lead)

  • Life Is Too Short

    Life Is Too Short (2014)
    Film by Antoine Allen Films / Antoine Allen David (Lead)

  • Brothers Promise

    Brothers Promise (2014)
    Film (short) by Fight Me Productions / Cengiz Dervis Jason (Lead)

  • A Dark Reflection

    A Dark Reflection (2014)
    Film by Fact Not Fiction Films / Tristan Loraine Tony

  • London Hood

    London Hood (2014)
    Film (short) by Fight Me Productions / Sean Cronin Johnny Johnson (Lead)

  • Crude

    Crude (2014)
    Film (short) by Red Rug Productions / Charles-Henri Joslain Gabriel (Lead)

  • Salvation

    Salvation (2014)
    Film (short) by Fighting Spirit Films & Sleepercell Productions / Ross Boyask Maxwell (Lead)

  • Brash Young Turks

    Brash Young Turks (2014)
    Film by Trailblazer / Ash Mahmood & Naeem Mahmood Undercover Cop

  • By Any Name

    By Any Name (2014)
    Film by Tanabi Films / Euros Jones-Evans John West (Lead)

  • Voltage

    Voltage (2014)
    Film by Victor Stephanopoli (Short, Action, Sci-Fi and Thriller) Actor Voltage is an action-packed sci-fi film, set in a not too distant dystopian future. With the country under the strict new regime of The Shakti, citizens are seeing their worlds crumble. Money has become a depleted commodity, and has been replaced with energy units, making the struggle for survival a much harder challenge than ever before. We follow our hero, Adrian, as he battles against this new regime, psychopathic energy harvesters, and a group of rebels aiming to overthrow the system, in order to revert the system back to a prehistoric state. A fast-paced, high-octane thrill ride, Voltage uses its vibrant energy and its underlying political messages to keep audiences enthralled and entertained throughout. Written by Anonymous

  • Reversed

    Reversed (2013)
    Film (Horror) Actor Add a Plot »

  • Caring and Killing

    Caring and Killing (2013)
    Film by Scenic Shortcut Productions / Michael O'Connor Kevin Doc Jacobs (Lead)

  • Green Streets 3

    Green Streets 3 (2013)
    Film by Tea Shop & Film Company / James Nunn Steve/ Liverpool Fighter

  • Drake

    Drake (2013)
    Film (short) by Fight Me Productions / Azi Rahman Drake (Lead)

  • Green Street 3: Never Back Down

    Green Street 3: Never Back Down (2013)
    Film by James Nunn (Action and Drama) Actor An old firm leader returns to Green Street for revenge after receiving a call that his little brother was killed, but is he able to cope with a new type of hooliganism and can he find his killer?

  • The Callback Queen

    The Callback Queen (2013)
    Film by Graham Cantwell (Comedy and Romance) Actor Kate Loughlin is a vivacious young actress struggling to get her big break in the London film industry. When she lands an audition for the lead role in a massive movie franchise based on the 'Prince of Chaos' novels by legendary author Horatio King, she goes after the opportunity with all guns blazing. However a sleazy agent trying to pimp her to the director Vincent Catalano, pushes her to the other extreme. Determined to prove her strict professionalism, she starts second guessing Vincent's interest in her. Dáithí Carroll is an earnest young filmmaker studying in London. Chosen to direct one of his college's graduation films, he needs a crew. Enter Joanne Webber, a hard-nosed Londoner with a penchant for role-play and her eye on this vulnerable Irishman. Together they recruit a motley crew for their film, and Dáithí enlists Kate to star. A restless Vincent inserts himself onto their set through his friend and casting director Deborah Whitton, who is tutor to the young filmmakers. ... Written by Film Venture London

  • Chronicles of Syntax

    Chronicles of Syntax (2013)
    Television by Susan E. Clarke (Action, Adventure, Fantasy and Sci-Fi) Actor The journey of Syntax and the identity struggles of those living in an uncertain and harsh reality. Syntax must choose between salvation and destruction. She is forced to choose to live to fight - or fight to live. Written by iDare Productions

  • Johnny English Reborn

    Johnny English Reborn (2011)
    Film by Oliver Parker (Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime and 1 More) Miscellaneous Crew Rowan Atkinson returns to the role of the accidental secret agent who doesn't know fear or danger in the comedy spy-thriller Johnny English Reborn. In his latest adventure, the most unlikely intelligence officer in Her Majesty's Secret Service must stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos. In the years since MI-7's top spy vanished off the grid, he has been honing his unique skills in a remote region of Asia. But when his agency superiors learn of an attempt against the Chinese premier's life, they must hunt down the highly unorthodox agent. Now that the world needs him once again, Johnny English is back in action. With one shot at redemption, he must employ the latest in hi-tech gadgets to unravel a web of conspiracy that runs throughout the KGB, CIA and even MI-7. With mere days until a heads of state conference, one man must use every trick in his playbook to protect us all. For Johnny English, disaster may be an option, ... Written by Universal Pictures

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers (2011)
    Film by Paul W.S. Anderson (Action, Adventure and Romance) Miscellaneous Crew After failing in a scheme to steal Leonardo Da Vinci's airship blueprints, the Musketeers are disbanded by Cardinal Richelieu leaving Athos, Porthos and Aramis on the streets of Paris. In the meantime, the young, reckless and ambitious D'Artagnan has set off from Gascony with dreams of becoming a musketeer himself, not realizing that they have been disbanded. In no time, D'Artagnan manages to offend Athos, Porthos and Aramis on different occasions and challenges them all to duels. However before the duels can take place they are attacked by guards, trying to arrest them for illegal dueling. The ex-musketeers and D'Artagnan fight off the soldiers, leading to the four men becoming a band with the motto of "All for one, and one for all". Count Richelieu is not only determined to be rid of the musketeers, but also schemes with Athos' former lover Milady to undermine the reign of King Louis and his wife. The musketeers and D'Artagnan are determined to save the royal family and France ... Written by WellardRockard

  • Johnny English

    Johnny English (2003)
    Film by Peter Howitt (Action, Adventure and Comedy) Miscellaneous Crew Rowan plays the eponymous lead character in a spoof spy thriller. During the course of the story we follow our hero as he attempts to single-handedly save the country from falling into the hands of a despot. Written by Alistair Knight

  • Die Another Day

    Die Another Day (2002)
    Film by Lee Tamahori (Action, Adventure and Thriller) Miscellaneous Crew Pierce Brosnan gives one last mission as James Bond. Starting off in North Korea, Bond is betrayed and captured. 14 months later, Bond is set free, but traded for Zao who was captured by MI6. When back in his world, Bond sets off to track down Zao. Bond gets caught up in yet another scheme which sends him to millionaire Gustav Graves. Another MI6 agent known as Miranda Frost is also posing as a friend of Graves. Bond is invited to a presentation held by Graves about a satellite found in space which can project a huge laser beam. Bond must stop this madman with a fellow American agent, known as Jinx. Whilst Bond tries to stop Graves and Zao, will he finally reveal who betrayed him? Written by simon

  • The Meeting

    The Meeting
    Film (Crime and Thriller) Actor Add a Plot »

  • The Blood of Wynter

    The Blood of Wynter
    Actor

  • The Studio

    The Studio
    TV Serie Actor

  • We Too

    We Too
    Actor

  • Food For Thought

    Food For Thought
    Producer

  • Cassette

    Cassette
    Stunts

Awards

  • 'London Hood' selected for Festival De Cannes Court Métrage
    (2015)

  • Nominated Male Action Performer of The Year - LA
    (2015)

  • Nominated AOF California - Best Villain - Short
    (2014)

  • 'London Hood' wins Best Action Short Film - NOVA Washington
    (2014)

  • 'London Hood' Wins Best Cinematography - Delhi, India
    (2014)

  • Nominated AOF/WAB Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    (2013)

  • 'Drake wins Action on Film Award - Best Foreign Film - Short
    (2013)

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