Birol �nel is a German actor of Turkish descent. He has acted in a number of German and Turkish films, TV series and theatrical productions. His name, "Birol", means "unique" in Turkish. �nel was born in Mersin in southern Turkey. In 1968, his family moved to Brinkum near Bremen in Germany. He studied acting at Hanover Conservatory. �nel began as a theatre actor at the Berliner Tacheles where he played the lead and also directed the play "Caligula". �nel made his film debut in 1988's The Passenger. He played a private detective in the film Dealer which he followed up with a role in Fatih Ak?n's Im Juli. Birol then acted in the award winning Gegen die Wand as Cahit Tomruk. He won the German film prize for best actor for this role. His latest films have been Transylvania, Seven Heroes and Soul Kitchen. �nel also acted in the hit Turkish film H?rs?z var! in 2005. 

August 18th, 1961 in Mersin  /  Died:   Sep 3rd, 2020 - cancer - aged 59