Fatih Akin

DirectorWriterActorCrewProducer Aug 25 (age 52) Hamburg, Deutschland 1974–2026 (52 year career)

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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

Film

The Experiment

Cab Driver (voice)

Film

Head-On

Director

Film

In the Fade

Director

Film

The Golden Glove

Director

Film

Soul Kitchen

Director

Film

The Edge of Heaven

Director

Film

In July

Rumänischer Grenzbeamter

Film

Goodbye Berlin

Director

Filmography

Acting (43)

Movies (24)

Mona Mur in Conversation

2025

as Self (archive footage)

All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz

2025

as Self

Schauburg Mon Amour

2024

as Self

Rhinegold

as Peshmerga

Ronny & Klaid

as Himself

From Caligari to Hitler

2015

as Self - Filmmaker

7.4

Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

2012

as Himself

8.0

Champions: A Comic Tale

as Self

Robbery Alla Turca

as Lokman

Ein krasser Deal

as Bouncer

German Dream

2004

as Fatih Akin

The Experiment

2001

as Cab Driver (voice)

7.4

We Have Forgotten to Return Home

2001

as Himself

5.0

Planet der Kannibalen

as Mr. Dark

A Goddamn Job

as Ex-Gott

The Lovers of the Hotel Osman

2001

as Ahmet

In July

2000

as Rumänischer Grenzbeamter

Black Souls

as Tony

The Last Flight

Short Sharp Shock

as Nejo

Back in Trouble

as Kebab-Fatih

Trickser

Getürkt

Sensin – Du bist es

Television (19)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

as Self

6.2

Square

2012

as Self

Menschen bei Maischberger

2003

as Self

6.3

Through the Night with...

2002

as Self

8.0

NDR Kultur – Das Journal

2002

as Self

TV total

1999

as Self

6.2

Nachtstudio

1997

as Self

The German Bronx

1997

as Feroz

SK-Babies

1996

as Bekir

Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri

1995

as Nominee

Doppelter Einsatz

as Erdal

DAS!

as Self

NDR Talk Show

as Self

Bavarian Film Awards

as Self

Kölner Treff

as Self

3 nach 9

as Self

Grimme Award

as Self

German Film Award

as Self

Bambi

as Self

Crew (60)

Movies (60)

Geister

2026 Upcoming

Director

Nov 5

Geister

2026 Upcoming

Writer

Nov 5

Amrum

Director

Amrum

Writer

Mädchen Mädchen!

Thanks

Rhinegold

Director

Rhinegold

Producer

Rhinegold

Screenplay

Rhinegold

Writer

Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

Co-Producer

The Golden Glove

Director

The Golden Glove

Producer

The Golden Glove

Screenplay

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

Director

In the Fade

Director

In the Fade

Producer

In the Fade

Writer

Goodbye Berlin

Director

Goodbye Berlin

Writer

The Cut

Director

The Cut

Producer

The Cut

Screenplay

Polluting Paradise

Director

Polluting Paradise

Producer

Polluting Paradise

Writer

UFO in Her Eyes

Executive Producer

Before Your Eyes

Co-Producer

Soul Kitchen

Director

Soul Kitchen

Producer

Soul Kitchen

Writer

Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

Director

New York, I Love You

Director

New York, I Love You

Writer

Chiko

Producer

The Edge of Heaven

Director

The Edge of Heaven

Producer

The Edge of Heaven

Screenplay

Altyapi

Director

Takva: A Man's Fear of God

2006

Producer

7.1

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

2005

Director

7.4

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

2005

Producer

7.4

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

Writer

Head-On

Director

Head-On

Producer

Head-On

Writer

Visions of Europe

Director

Visions of Europe

Producer

Visions of Europe

Writer

Kebab Connection

Screenplay

Solino

Director

We Have Forgotten to Return Home

Director

In July

Director

In July

Screenplay

Short Sharp Shock

Director

Short Sharp Shock

Screenplay

Getürkt

Director

Getürkt

Writer

Sensin – Du bist es

Director

Sensin – Du bist es

1995

Writer

Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache

Director