Birol Ünel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 18, 1961
- Died
- September 3, 2020
- Birthplace
- Silifke, Mersin, Turkey
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.
Filmography
North Pole TBA
Actor
Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman 2018
as İvan
Falling 2016
as Aslan
Plan B 2016
as Hausmeister
Back to Nothing 2016
as Kongo
I'm Off Then 2015
as Americo
Netekim Karakolu 2015
Actor
Looking for Eimish 2012
as Lupô
Showman Olli Schulz 2012
as Therapeut
Sleepless Night 2011
as Yilmaz
- The Cricket
The Cricket 2011
as Worker
Soul Kitchen 2009
as Shayn Weiss
The Moon and Other Lovers 2008
as Gansar
Valerie 2007
as Jaro
The Unpolished 2007
as Axel
House of the Sleeping Beauties 2006
as Herr Gold
Transylvania 2006
as Tchangalo
Robbery Alla Turca 2005
as Pamir
Kalbin Zamanı 2004
as Demir
German Dream 2004
as Birol Ünel
Head-On 2004
as Cahit Tomruk
- Not a Lovestory
Not a Lovestory 2004
as Guru
King of Thieves 2003
as Birol
- Der gestohlene Mond
Der gestohlene Mond 2003
as Nick
Blackberry 2002
as Sylvester
My Mother 2002
as Hasan
Enemy at the Gates 2001
as Politruk
- Planet Alex
Planet Alex 2001
as Milan
In July 2000
as Club Doyen
- Tour Abroad
Tour Abroad 2000
as Osman
- Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht 1999
as Günther
- Unknown Friend
Unknown Friend 1999
as Moritz
Dealer 1999
as Erdal
Frankfurt Millennium 1998
as Mustafa
Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur 1997
Actor
- Landgang für Ringo
Landgang für Ringo 1996
as Yusuf
Mau Mau 1992
as Schulte
A Wopbobaloobop a Lopbamboom 1990
Actor
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany 1988
Actor
Credits from TMDB.