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

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Landgang für Ringo

1996

as Yusuf

Sleepless Night
Sleepless Night

2011

as Yilmaz

Mau Mau
Mau Mau

1992

as Schulte

Head-On
Head-On

2004

as Cahit Tomruk

Soul Kitchen
Soul Kitchen

2009

as Shayn Weiss

Netekim Karakolu
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Tour Abroad

2000

as Osman

King of Thieves
King of Thieves

2003

as Birol

In July
In July

2000

as Club Doyen

Looking for Eimish
Looking for Eimish

2012

as Lupô

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Plan B
Plan B

2016

as Hausmeister

Hürkuş: Göklerdeki Kahraman
House of the Sleeping Beauties
I'm Off Then
I'm Off Then

2015

as Americo

Showman Olli Schulz
Showman Olli Schulz

2012

as Therapeut

The Unpolished
The Unpolished

2007

as Axel

Valerie
Valerie

2007

as Jaro