Cast & creator
Fatih Akin
Best known for DAS!, NDR Talk Show, Kölner Treff
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).
Also known as: Fatih Akın
88
film credits
20
television credits
44
1948–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (108)
Showing 108 of 108 credits
DAS!
Self
1991
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Kölner Treff
Self
19763 nach 9
Self
1974
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015Menschen bei Maischberger
Self
2003
Bambi
Self
1948German Film Award
Self
1951Grimme Award
Self
1964
Through the Night with...
Self
2002Nachtstudio
Self
1997Bavarian Film Awards
Self
1979
Doppelter Einsatz
Erdal
1994
Square
Self
2012NDR Kultur – Das Journal
Self
2002
SK-Babies
Bekir
1996
Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri
Nominee
1995
The Experiment
Cab Driver (voice)
2001
New York, I Love You
Director
2008New York, I Love You
Writer
2008
The Golden Glove
Director
2019The Golden Glove
Screenplay
2019The Golden Glove
Producer
2019The German Bronx
Feroz
1997
In the Fade
Director
2017In the Fade
Producer
2017In the Fade
Writer
2017
Head-On
Director
2004Head-On
Producer
2004Head-On
Writer
2004
Rhinegold
Peshmerga
2022Rhinegold
Director
2022Rhinegold
Screenplay
2022Rhinegold
Producer
2022Rhinegold
Writer
2022
TV total
Self
1999
Amrum
Director
2025Amrum
Writer
2025Amrum
Producer
2025
The Edge of Heaven
Director
2007The Edge of Heaven
Screenplay
2007The Edge of Heaven
Producer
2007
The Cut
Director
2014The Cut
Screenplay
2014The Cut
Producer
2014
Soul Kitchen
Director
2009Soul Kitchen
Writer
2009Soul Kitchen
Producer
2009
Goodbye Berlin
Director
2016Goodbye Berlin
Writer
2016
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
Co-Producer
2021
Ghost Song
Director
2026Ghost Song
Writer
2026Ghost Song
Producer
2026Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm
Self
2026
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Director
2009
Getürkt
1997Getürkt
Director
1997Getürkt
Writer
1997
Momo 3000
Thanks
2026
Hot Girl Summer
Thanks
2025
Black Souls
Tony
1999
UFO in Her Eyes
Executive Producer
2011
Visions of Europe
Director
2004Visions of Europe
Writer
2004Visions of Europe
Producer
2004
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Director
2019
In July
Rumänischer Grenzbeamter
2000In July
Director
2000In July
Screenplay
2000
Before Your Eyes
Co-Producer
2009
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
Self
2025
From Caligari to Hitler
Self - Filmmaker
2015
Short Sharp Shock
Nejo
1998Short Sharp Shock
Director
1998Short Sharp Shock
Writer
1998
Polluting Paradise
Director
2012Polluting Paradise
Writer
2012Polluting Paradise
Producer
2012
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
Director
2005Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
Writer
2005Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
Producer
2005
Planet der Kannibalen
Mr. Dark
2001
Solino
Director
2002
We Have Forgotten to Return Home
Himself
2001We Have Forgotten to Return Home
Director
2001
Mona Mur in Conversation
Self (archive footage)
2025
Takva: A Man's Fear of God
Producer
2006
Kebab Connection
Screenplay
2004
Chiko
Producer
2008
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
Himself
2012
Ronny & Klaid
Himself
2019Altyapi
Director
2007
Ein krasser Deal
Bouncer
2004Trickser
1997
Back in Trouble
Kebab-Fatih
1997Sensin – Du bist es
1995Sensin – Du bist es
Writer
1995Sensin – Du bist es
Director
1995
The Lovers of the Hotel Osman
Ahmet
2001Vögel ohne Flügel
Director
Sie ist ein anatolischer Drache
Director
The Last Flight
1999
Champions: A Comic Tale
Self
2011
Robbery Alla Turca
Lokman
2005
Schauburg Mon Amour
Self
2024
A Goddamn Job
Ex-Gott
2001
German Dream
Fatih Akin
2004