
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

TV
DAS!
Self
1991

TV
Kölner Treff
Self
1976

TV
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979

TV
Bambi
Self
1948
TV
3 nach 9
Self
1974

TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015

TV
Square
Self
2012
TV
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self
2003
TV
Grimme Award
Self
1964
TV
German Film Award
Self
1951
TV
Bavarian Film Awards
Self
1979
TV
Nachtstudio
Self
1997

TV
Through the Night with...
Self
2002

TV
Doppelter Einsatz
Erdal
1994
TV
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
Self
2002

TV
Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri
Nominee
1995
TV
The German Bronx
Feroz
1997

TV
SK-Babies
Bekir
1996

TV
TV total
Self
1999

Film
The Experiment
Cab Driver (voice)
2001
Filmography
2026TVMein liebster Dokumentarfilmas Self2025FilmMona Mur in Conversationas Self (archive footage)2025FilmAll Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtizas Self2024FilmSchauburg Mon Amouras Self2022FilmRhinegoldas Peshmerga2019FilmRonny & Klaidas Himself2015TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporteras Self2015FilmFrom Caligari to Hitleras Self - Filmmaker2012FilmKusturica - Balkan's Bad Boyas Himself2012TVSquareas Self2011FilmChampions: A Comic Taleas Self2005FilmRobbery Alla Turcaas Lokman2004FilmGerman Dreamas Fatih Akin2004FilmEin krasser Dealas Bouncer2003TVMenschen bei Maischbergeras Self2002TVThrough the Night with...as Self2002TVNDR Kultur – Das Journalas Self2001FilmPlanet der Kannibalenas Mr. Dark2001FilmThe Lovers of the Hotel Osmanas Ahmet2001FilmA Goddamn Jobas Ex-Gott2001FilmThe Experimentas Cab Driver (voice)2001FilmWe Have Forgotten to Return Homeas Himself2000FilmIn Julyas Rumänischer Grenzbeamter1999TVTV totalas Self1999FilmThe Last Flight1999FilmKismetas Tony1998FilmShort Sharp Shockas Nejo1997FilmBack in Troubleas Kebab-Fatih1997FilmGetürkt1997TVThe German Bronxas Feroz1997TVNachtstudioas Self1997FilmTrickser1996TVSK-Babiesas Bekir1995FilmSensin – Du bist es1995TVKral Türkiye Müzik Ödüllerias Nominee1994TVDoppelter Einsatzas Erdal1991TVDAS!as Self1979TVBavarian Film Awardsas Self1979TVNDR Talk Showas Self1976TVKölner Treffas Self1974TV3 nach 9as Self1964TVGrimme Awardas Self1951TVGerman Film Awardas Self1948TVBambias Self