Quick Facts
Born:
1961-08-18
Birthplace:
Silifke, Mersin, Turkey
Credits:
58 Total Roles
Birol Ünel
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Birol Ünel (born 18 August 1961) was a Turkish-German actor who played in German and Turkish films, television, and theatrical productions. His name, "Birol", means "unique" in Turkish.
Ünel was born in Mersin in southern Turkey. In 1968, his family moved to Brinkum near Bremen in Germany. He studied acting at Hanover Conservatory.
Ünel began as a theatre actor at the Berliner Tacheles where he played the lead and also directed the play "Caligula". Ünel made his film debut in 1988's The Passenger. He played a private detective in the film Dealer which he followed up with a role in Fatih Akın's Im Juli. Birol then acted in the award winning Gegen die Wand as Cahit Tomruk. He won the German film prize for best actor for this role.
His latest films have been Transylvania, Seven Heroes and Soul Kitchen. Ünel also acted in the hit Turkish film Hırsız var! in 2005.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Birol Ünel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Birol Ünel (born 18 August 1961) was a Turkish-German actor who played in German and Turkish films, television, and theatrical productions. His name, "Birol", means "unique" in Turkish.
Ünel was born in Mersin in southern Turkey. In 1968, his family moved to Brinkum near Bremen in Germany. He studied acting at Hanover Conservatory.
Ünel began as a theatre actor at the Berliner Tacheles where he played the lead and also directed the play "Caligula". Ünel made his film debut in 1988's The Passenger. He played a private detective in the film Dealer which he followed up with a role in Fatih Akın's Im Juli. Birol then acted in the award winning Gegen die Wand as Cahit Tomruk. He won the German film prize for best actor for this role.
His latest films have been Transylvania, Seven Heroes and Soul Kitchen. Ünel also acted in the hit Turkish film Hırsız var! in 2005.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Birol Ünel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Enemy at the Gates
Politruk
Head-On
Cahit Tomruk
Soul Kitchen
Shayn Weiss
In July
Club Doyen
Sleepless Night
Yilmaz
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Harkan Bülent
Scene of the Crime
Houari Al'Bakr
Scene of the Crime
Gürkan Agban
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman MOVIE | İvan |
| 2016 | Falling MOVIE | Aslan |
| 2016 | Plan B MOVIE | Hausmeister |
| 2016 | Back to Nothing MOVIE | Kongo |
| 2015 | I'm Off Then MOVIE | Americo |
| 2015 | Netekim Karakolu MOVIE | Self |
| 2012 | Looking for Eimish MOVIE | Lupô |
| 2011 | Sleepless Night MOVIE | Yilmaz |
| 2011 | The Cricket MOVIE | Worker |
| 2009 | Soul Kitchen MOVIE | Shayn Weiss |