Fatih Akin

Biography

Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a Turkish-German film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film Head-On (2004), Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival for his film The Edge of Heaven (2007), and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film for his film In the Fade (2017).

Known For

DAS!

Self

NDR Talk Show

Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self

Bambi-Verleihung

Self

Kölner Treff

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz	Self
2024	Schauburg Mon Amour	Self
2019	Ronny & Klaid	Himself
2015	From Caligari to Hitler	Self - Filmmaker
2012	Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy	Himself
2011	Champions: A Comic Tale	Self
2005	Robbery Alla Turca	Lokman
2004	Ein krasser Deal	Bouncer
2004	German Dream	Fatih Akin
2001	The Experiment	Cab Driver (voice)
2001	A Goddamn Job	Ex-Gott
2001	Planet der Kannibalen	Mr. Dark
2001	The Lovers of the Hotel Osman	Ahmet
2001	We Have Forgotten to Return Home	Himself
2000	In July	Rumänischer Grenzbeamter
1999	Kismet	Tony
1999	The Last Flight
1998	Short Sharp Shock	Nejo
1997	Getürkt
1997	Trickser
1997	Back in Trouble	Kebab-Fatih
1995	Sensin – Du bist es

Year	TV Show	Role
2015	Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter	Self
2012	Square	Self
2003	Menschen bei Maischberger	Self
2002	Through the Night with...	Self
2002	NDR Kultur – Das Journal	Self
1999	TV total	Self
1997	The German Bronx	Feroz
1997	Nachtstudio	Self
1996	SK-Babies	Bekir
1995	Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri	Nominee
1994	Doppelter Einsatz	Erdal
1991	DAS!	Self
1979	Bayerischer Filmpreis	Self
1979	NDR Talk Show	Self
1976	Kölner Treff	Self
1974	3 nach 9	Self
1964	Grimme Awards Ceremony	Self
1951	Deutscher Filmpreis	Self
1948	Bambi-Verleihung	Self