Birol Ünel
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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.
Known for
Credits
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
as Politruk
Head-On (2004)
as Cahit Tomruk
Sleepless Night (2011)
as Yilmaz
Soul Kitchen (2009)
as Shayn Weiss
I'm Off Then (2015)
as Americo
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany (1988)
Actor
Plan B (2016)
as Hausmeister
In July (2000)
as Club Doyen
House of the Sleeping Beauties (2006)
as Herr Gold
My Mother (2002)
as Hasan
King of Thieves (2003)
as Birol
Mau Mau (1992)
as Schulte
A Wopbobaloobop a Lopbamboom (1990)
Actor
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (1999)
as Günther
Netekim Karakolu (2015)
Actor
Transylvania (2006)
as Tchangalo
Landgang für Ringo (1996)
as Yusuf
The Moon and Other Lovers (2008)
as Gansar
Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur (1997)
Actor
Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman (2018)
as İvan
Tour Abroad (2000)
as Osman
Frankfurt Millennium (1998)
as Mustafa
The Unpolished (2007)
as Axel
Looking for Eimish (2012)
as Lupô
Robbery Alla Turca (2005)
as Pamir
The Cricket (2011)
as Worker
North Pole (—)
Actor
Planet Alex (2001)
as Milan
Dealer (1999)
as Erdal
Der gestohlene Mond (2003)
as Nick
Not a Lovestory (2004)
as Guru
Unknown Friend (1999)
as Moritz
Kalbin Zamanı (2004)
as Demir
Valerie (2007)
as Jaro
Blackberry (2002)
as Sylvester
Showman Olli Schulz (2012)
as Therapeut
German Dream (2004)
as Birol Ünel
Back to Nothing (2016)
as Kongo
Falling (2016)
as Aslan