Fatih Akin

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-08-25 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Hamburg, Deutschland

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).

Acting

2001

The Experiment

as Cab Driver (voice)

2001

A Goddamn Job

as Ex-Gott

2000

In July

as Rumänischer Grenzbeamter

2015

From Caligari to Hitler

as Self - Filmmaker

2005

2004

1999

Kismet

as Tony

2001

2004

German Dream

as Fatih Akin

1997

Back in Trouble

as Kebab-Fatih

2019

Ronny & Klaid

as Himself

Production

2004

Head-On

as Producer

2004

Head-On

as Director

2004

Head-On

as Author

1998

Short Sharp Shock

as Screenplay

1998

2007

2004

Kebab Connection

as Screenplay

2007

The Edge of Heaven

as Screenplay

2007

2000

In July

as Director

2000

In July

as Screenplay

2009

Soul Kitchen

as Director

2008

Chiko

as Producer

2002

Solino

as Director

2004

1997

Getürkt

as Writer

1997

Getürkt

as Director

2012

1995

2014

The Cut

as Director

2014

The Cut

as Producer

2014

The Cut

as Screenplay

2004

2022

Rhinegold

as Director

2022

Rhinegold

as Screenplay

2008

2016

Goodbye Berlin

as Director

2017

In the Fade

as Director

2017

In the Fade

as Producer

2025

Amrum

as Writer

2025

Amrum

as Director

2004

2019

The Golden Glove

as Director

2009

Before Your Eyes

as Co-Producer

2017

In the Fade

as Screenplay

2019

The Golden Glove

as Screenplay

2019

The Golden Glove

as Producer

2009

Soul Kitchen

as Writer

2009

Soul Kitchen

as Producer

2016

2012

2012

2011

UFO in Her Eyes

as Executive Producer

2007

Altyapi

as Director

2022

Rhinegold

as Producer

2022

Rhinegold

as Writer

2025

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