Birol Ünel
Born August 18, 1961 (Age: 64)
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Silifke, Mersin, Turkey
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.
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.
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Filmography
Plan B
2016
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as Hausmeister
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Age: 54
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The Cricket
2011
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as Worker
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Age: 50
Soul Kitchen
2009
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as Shayn Weiss
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Age: 48
Kalbin Zamanı
2004
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as Demir
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Age: 43
German Dream
2004
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as Birol Ünel
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Age: 43
Head-On
2004
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as Cahit Tomruk
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Age: 42
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Not a Lovestory
2004
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as Guru
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Age: 42
Blackberry
2002
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as Sylvester
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Age: 40
My Mother
2002
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as Hasan
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Age: 40
Enemy at the Gates
2001
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as Politruk
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Age: 39
No Image
Planet Alex
2001
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as Milan
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Age: 39
In July
2000
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as Club Doyen
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Age: 39
No Image
Tour Abroad
2000
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as Osman
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Age: 38
Frankfurt Millennium
1998
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as Mustafa
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Age: 36
Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur
1997
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as
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Age: 35
No Image
Landgang für Ringo
1996
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as Yusuf
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Age: 35
Mau Mau
1992
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as Schulte
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Age: 30
A Wopbobaloobop a Lopbamboom
1990
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as
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Age: 28
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
1988
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as
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Age: 26