Cengiz Dervis was born in England. A former professional fighter (kickboxing / martial arts champion) who whilst competing 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 supporting and leading roles including: ”KNIGHTFALL” (History), ”RETRIBUTION” (Amazon Prime, Sky)”, ”BY ANY NAME” (Amazon Prime), ”STREETFIGHTER: RESURRECTION” (Amazon Prime, Netflix).