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).

Directed

1. In the Fade (2017) — Director
2. The Golden Glove (2019) — Director
3. Head-On (2004) — Director
4. New York, I Love You (2008) — Director
5. Soul Kitchen (2009) — Director
6. The Edge of Heaven (2007) — Director
7. Goodbye Berlin (2016) — Director
8. In July (2000) — Director
9. The Cut (2014) — Director
10. Rhinegold (2022) — Director
11. Short Sharp Shock (1998) — Director
12. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005) — Director
13. Amrum (2025) — Director
14. Solino (2002) — Director
15. Visions of Europe (2004) — Director
16. Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (2009) — Director
17. Polluting Paradise (2012) — Director
18. Getürkt (1997) — Director
19. We Have Forgotten to Return Home (2001) — Director
20. 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019) — Director
21. Sensin – Du bist es (1995) — Director
22. Altyapi (2007) — Director
23. Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache — Director
24. Geister (2026) — Director
25. Vögel ohne Flügel — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Experiment (2001) — Cab Driver (voice)
2. In July (2000) — Rumänischer Grenzbeamter
3. Rhinegold (2022) — Peshmerga
4. Short Sharp Shock (1998) — Nejo
5. Robbery Alla Turca (2005) — Lokman
6. From Caligari to Hitler (2015) — Self - Filmmaker
7. TV total (1999) — Self
8. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) — Self
9. Getürkt (1997)
10. Ronny & Klaid (2019) — Himself
11. We Have Forgotten to Return Home (2001) — Himself
12. DAS! (1991) — Self
13. Back in Trouble (1997) — Kebab-Fatih
14. Doppelter Einsatz (1994) — Erdal
15. NDR Talk Show (1979) — Self
16. 3 nach 9 (1974) — Self
17. Menschen bei Maischberger (2003) — Self
18. Kölner Treff (1976) — Self
19. A Goddamn Job (2001) — Ex-Gott
20. Planet der Kannibalen (2001) — Mr. Dark
21. The Last Flight (1999)
22. Through the Night with... (2002) — Self
23. Black Souls (1999) — Tony
24. Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy (2012) — Himself
25. All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz (2025) — Self
26. Sensin – Du bist es (1995)
27. Trickser (1997)
28. Ein krasser Deal (2004) — Bouncer
29. Champions: A Comic Tale (2011) — Self
30. The Lovers of the Hotel Osman (2001) — Ahmet
31. The German Bronx (1997) — Feroz
32. German Film Award (1951) — Self
33. Bambi (1948) — Self
34. German Dream (2004) — Fatih Akin
35. Schauburg Mon Amour (2024) — Self
36. Mona Mur in Conversation (2025) — Self (archive footage)
37. SK-Babies (1996) — Bekir
38. Grimme Award (1964) — Self
39. Bavarian Film Awards (1979) — Self
40. Square (2012) — Self