Kubilay Aka was born in 1995 and has a degree in Airport Management from Anadolu University. He later took acting lessons and worked at an airline in Muğla before making his television debut with Kanal D series Vatanım Sensin as Ali Kemal. He had another supporting role in the popular series Çukur, in which he portrayed the character of Celasun. He had a small role in the 2017 movie Arif V 216. He was cast in a leading role in the 2018 movie Aşk Bu Mu? alongside Afra Saraçoğlu. In 2020, he had one of the main roles in Netflix original series Aşk 101, playing the role of Kerem.

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