- Birol Ünel
Birol Ünel (born
18 August 1961 inSilifke ,Turkey ) is a German actor of Turkish descent. Birol has acted in a number of German and Turkish films and TV series along with theatre. His name, "Birol", means "unique" in Turkish.Ünel was born in
Silifke in southern Turkey. In1968 , his family moved toBrinkum nearBremen 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 1987's "The passenger". He played a private detective in the film "Dealer" which he followed up with a role in
Fatih Akin '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" and "Seven Heroes". Ünel also acted in the hit Turkish film "Hirsiz var!" in 2005
Trivia
Birol was an actual alcoholic in real life as he was as Cahit in
Gegen die Wand . In fact, about half through the filming of Gegen die Wand, a Doctor told Birol that he had to stop drinking or he would die. Birol stopped drinking. In the movie, you will notice that Birol (Cahit) lost considerable weight by the time he is inTurkey .External links
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