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Erol Afsin

Erol Afsin

Information

Place of birth
Adana/Türkei
Height (cm)
177
Weight (in kg)
72
Eye color
dark brown
Hair color
black
Hair length
Short
Place of residence
Berlin (DE)
Housing options
İstanbul (TR), Berlin (DE)
Nationality
German
Languages
German(native)Kurdish(native)Turkish(native)EnglishArabic
Accents
Turkish
Sport
BilliardsFencing (sports)Fencing (stage)Horse ridingSoccer
Main profession
Actor
Pitch
Tenor
Driver's licenses
Car class

Credits

Other professional training

2011 – 2015
Folkwang Universität der Künste [de]
2013 – 2014
State Conservatory Istanbul

Awards

2024
"Es brennt" Raindance Film Festival: Honorable Mention
2023
"Es brennt" Filmfest München: Beste Regie, Beste Produktion, Bestes Drehbuch (nominated) (Cinema film)
2019
Cannes Film Festival Wettbewerb mit "Girls of The Sun"
2019
US Jury Preis für Green auf Sundance Film Festival
2019
Bester Schauspieler auf Gosh Film Festival für Green
2018
Toronto International Film Festival mit "SAF"
2015
Oscar Nominierung als bester fremdsprachige Film für Mustang

Film

2025
Kriegsausgabe (Cinema film) In development
Riza (LR) Tarik Aktas Producer: Hayfilm(Tr), Brücke Films(DE), Curious Gremlin(USA) Written by: Tarik Aktas
2023
Es brennt (Cinema film)
Erol Afsin Producer: Brücke Films, Stereo Films GmbH, Macadamia&Mothermilk Written by: Erol Afsin
2020
PROLL! (Short film)
Murat Adrian Figueroa Distribution: Film Five GmbH, Kurzfilm
2018
SAF (Cinema film)
Kamil Ali Vatansever Distribution: Terminal Film [tr], Kinofilm
2017
GIRLS OF THE SUN (Cinema film)
Tiresh Eva Husson Distribution: Maneki Films [fr], Kinofilm
2017
GREEN (Short film)
Green Suzanne Andrews Correa Distribution: Mustafa Kaymak Productions [us], Kurzfilm
2016
DAS MILAN-PROTOKOLL (Cinema film)
Jibril Peter Ott Distribution: Mîtosfilm, Mehmet Aktas & Iacopo Callico GbR [de], Kinofilm
2016
GLAUBENBERG (Cinema film)
Mustafa Thomas Imbach Distribution: Okofilm Productions GmbH [ch], Kinofilm
2015
TSCHILLER: OFF DUTY (Cinema film)
Aykut Christian Alvart Distribution: Syrreal Entertainment GmbH, Kinofilm
2014
SHAKIR (EPISODE DES DFFB-AKADEMIEFILMS 2014) (Short film)
Shakir Sadek Asseily Distribution: Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB), Kurzfilm
2014
MUSTANG (Cinema film)
Osman Deniz Gamze Ergüven Distribution: CG Cinéma [fr], Kinofilm
2012
VOR DEM TOR DES IJTIHAD (Short film)
Kadir Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay Distribution: KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de], Kurzfilm
2010
THE PALACE (Short film)
Ömer Argun Anthony Maras Distribution: AntHouse Films [au], Kurzfilm

Television

2025
Rote Knospen (Series)
Selim (SUP) Ömür Atay Producer: Gold Film Station: NOW Distribution: Goldfilm Written by: Necati Sahin
2023 – 2025
GADDAR (Series)
JAPANER (SUP) Sinan Öztürk Producer: Ay Yapim Station: NOW (ehemaliger FOX)
2022 – 2023
THE TURKISH DETECTIVE
Tarik Sanver Niels Arden Oplev Casting Director: Sophie Holland
2022
WIR
Emre Karagöz Axel Ranisch, Ozan Mermer, Luzie Loose Station: ZDFneo [de] Casting Director: Karimah Al-Giamal
2021
WIR
Emre Karagöz Esti Amrami, Kerstin Polte, Chris Mira Station: ZDFneo [de] Casting Director: Karimah Al-Giamal
2021
SOKO POTSDAM
Chris Hellweg diverse Station: ZDF [de]
2021
DAS ROTE ZIMMER
Abdullah diverse Station: TV8 [tr]
2020
DOKTOR BALLOUZ
Ballouz (jung) diverse Station: ZDF [de]
2019
HELDT
Haias Al-Omar diverse Station: ZDF [de]
2018
MEHMED - BIR CIHAN FATIHI
Candarli Süleyman Cevdet Mercan Station: Kanal D [tr]
2017
BRÜDER
Tariq Züli Aladag Station: SWR [de]
2016
DER KRIMINALIST
Ahmed Hassani Filippos Tsitos Station: ZDF [de]
2015
MITTEN IN DEUTSCHLAND: NSU - DIE OPFER - VERGESST MICH NICHT
Ramazan Züli Aladag Station: ARD [de], Degeto [de], WDR [de]
2015
HOMELAND
Utku diverse Station: Showtime [us]

Theater

2010
VERRÜCKTES BLUT
Hasan Nurkan Erpulat Theater: Maxim Gorki Theater

Audio

2018
DAS KÜNFTIGE UFER (Audio drama)
2014
FATIMA (Audio drama)