1961-08-18 ( 63 years old ) in Silifke, Mersin, Turkey
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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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Movies
Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman
2018-05-25
Falling
2016-12-16
Plan B
2016-06-08
Back to nothing
2016-04-14
I'm Off Then
2015-12-24
Netekim Karakolu
2015-02-13
Looking for Eimish
2012-11-09
Sleepless Night
2011-11-16
The Cricket
2011-09-01
Soul Kitchen
2009-09-09
The Moon and Other Lovers
2008-07-24
Valerie
2007-04-26
The Unpolished
2007-02-08
House of the Sleeping Beauties
2006-11-02
Transylvania
2006-09-09
Robbery Alla Turca
2005-02-10
Kalbin Zamanı
2004-12-10
German Dream
2004-11-15
Head-On
2004-03-11
Not a Lovestory
2004-01-01
King of Thieves
2003-11-14
Der gestohlene Mond
2003-01-01
Blackberry
2002-05-17
My Mother
2002-04-25
Enemy at the Gates
2001-02-28
Planet Alex
2001-01-18
In July
2000-08-23
Tour Abroad
2000-07-01
Unknown Friend
1999-09-08
Dealer
1999-08-05
Frankfurt Millennium
1998-02-17
Buddies - Leben auf der Überholspur
1997-04-01
Landgang für Ringo
1996-10-02
Mau Mau
1992-05-28
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
1988-05-04
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