About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1961-08-18
Place of birth:
Silifke, Mersin, Turkey
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Birol Ünel

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2018 Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman Actor İvan 58
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2016 Falling Actor Aslan 59
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2016 Plan B Actor Hausmeister 59
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2016 Back to nothing Actor Kongo N/A
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2015 I'm Off Then Actor Americo 59
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2015 Netekim Karakolu Actor N/A
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2012 Looking for Eimish Actor Lupô 59
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2011 Sleepless Night Actor Yilmaz 59
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2011 The Cricket Actor Worker N/A
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2009 Soul Kitchen Actor Shayn Weiss 64
Fair
2008 The Moon and Other Lovers Actor Gansar 59
Average
2007 Valerie Actor Jaro 58
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2007 The Unpolished Actor Axel 59
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2006 House of the Sleeping Beauties Actor Herr Gold 58
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2006 Transylvania Actor Tchangalo 58
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2005 Robbery Alla Turca Actor Pamir 58
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2004 Kalbin Zamanı Actor Demir 59
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2004 Head-On Actor Cahit Tomruk 66
Fair
2004 Not a Lovestory Actor Guru N/A
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2003 King of Thieves Actor Birol 59
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2003 Der gestohlene Mond Actor Nick N/A
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2002 Blackberry Actor Sylvester 58
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2002 My Mother Actor Hasan 58
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2001 Enemy at the Gates Actor Politruk 72
Good
2001 Planet Alex Actor Milan N/A
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2000 In July Actor Club Doyen 63
Fair
2000 Tour Abroad Actor Osman N/A
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1999 Unknown Friend Actor Moritz 58
Average
1999 Dealer Actor Erdal 58
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1998 Frankfurt Millennium Actor Mustafa 59
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1997 Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur Actor 59
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1996 Landgang für Ringo Actor Yusuf 59
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1992 Mau Mau Actor Schulte 58
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1988 The Passenger – Welcome to Germany Actor 59
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North Pole Actor N/A
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