Birol Ünel

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Birol Ünel born 18 August 1961 was a TurkishGerman 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 1988s The Passenger He played a private detective in the film Dealer which he followed up with a role in Fatih Akıns 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia