Birol Ünel

Birol Ünel

1961-08-18 – 2020-09-03 (age 59) Silifke, Mersin, Turkey
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Biography

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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

Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates

2001

as Politruk

Head-On
Head-On

2004

as Cahit Tomruk

Sleepless Night
Sleepless Night

2011

as Yilmaz

Soul Kitchen
Soul Kitchen

2009

as Shayn Weiss

In July
In July

2000

as Club Doyen

North Pole
Plan B
Plan B

2016

as Hausmeister

Mau Mau
Mau Mau

1992

as Schulte

Robbery Alla Turca
Robbery Alla Turca

2005

as Pamir

King of Thieves
King of Thieves

2003

as Birol

Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman
House of the Sleeping Beauties
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Not a Lovestory

2004

as Guru

Transylvania
Transylvania

2006

as Tchangalo

I'm Off Then
I'm Off Then

2015

as Americo

Valerie
Valerie

2007

as Jaro

Dealer
Dealer

1999

as Erdal

Frankfurt Millennium
Frankfurt Millennium

1998

as Mustafa

My Mother
My Mother

2002

as Hasan