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Numan Acar | |
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 Acar at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 7 October 1974 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Numan Acar (born 7 October 1974) is a Turkish-German actor and film producer. [1]
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Numan Acar | |
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| Acar at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 7 October 1974 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Numan Acar (born 7 October 1974) is a Turkish-German actor and film producer. [1]
Acar was born in 1974 in Kozoglu, a small village in the Kelkit district of Turkey; he lived in the nearby city of Erzincan until 1982, when his family emigrated to Germany. Acar earned a degree in civil engineering, then switched his focus to acting. He started performing in both Turkish and German films, then started Acar Entertainment in 2007, producing German-Turkish movies.
After numerous roles in Turkish, German and South Korean film and television productions, Acar played his first role in an American production in 2014, as Haissam Haqqani in season four of Homeland . He reprised the role in 2020 for Homeland's eighth and final season.
He portrayed Dmitri Smerdyakov in the 2019 Marvel film, Spider-Man: Far From Home . [2]
Acar, who lives in Berlin, speaks several languages fluently including German, Turkish, Spanish and English and has knowledge of Kurdish, Azerbaijani and Arabic. [1]
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Angelina | Murat | Short film |
| Linie X | 1. Türke | Short film | |
| 2004 | Riechen | Mann | Short film |
| Kebab Connection | Schwertkämpfer | ||
| 2005 | Max and Moritz Reloaded | Bülent, Fighter | |
| 2006 | 7 | Short film | |
| Killing the Shadows (Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?) | Trasci Ali | ||
| Lieben | Hakan | ||
| Cenneti Beklerken | Mustafa | ||
| Eve Giden Yol 1914 | Vartolu Settar | ||
| 2007 | Refugee (Mülteci) | Azad | |
| 2008 | Run for Your Life! | Salih | |
| For a Moment, Freedom (Ein Augenblick Freiheit) | |||
| Dot (Punkt) | |||
| Pure Random | The Killed | Short film | |
| Last Look | Boom Operator | ||
| 2009 | Fire! | Rashid | |
| The Basement | Terek | ||
| 2010 | Time You Change (Zeiten ändern dich) | Jussuf | |
| Takiye: Allah yolunda | Mesut | ||
| The Coming Days | Botschafter | ||
| 2011 | Kokowääh | Arbeiter Gewerbehof | |
| Labirent | Bk44 | ||
| 2012 | Berlin Kaplani | Hodcha | |
| Schutzengel | TV Reporter Türkei | ||
| 2013 | The Berlin File | Abdul | |
| The Immortalizer | Hassan | Short film | |
| 2014 | Vergrabene Stimmen | Kaan | |
| Flying Home | Karadeniz | ||
| Rosewater | Rahim | ||
| The Cut | Alpasan | Uncredited | |
| 2015 | Point Break | Turkish doorman | |
| 2016 | Ali and Nino | Seyid Mustafa | |
| The Promise | Mustafa | ||
| The Great Wall | Najid | ||
| Sister Moon | Feuerwolf | Short film | |
| 2017 | In the Fade | Nuri Sekerci | |
| 2018 | 12 Strong | Mullah Razzan | |
| 2019 | Aladdin | Hakim | |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | Dimitri Smerdyakov | ||
| 2020 | In the Shadows | Zait | |
| 2023 | Paradise | Viktor | |
| TBA | The Way of the Wind |
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
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| 2003 | Fast perfekt verlobt | TV film | |
| Nach so vielen Jahren | Stage Worker | TV film | |
| Mit einem Rutsch ins Glück | Tango lehrer | TV film | |
| 2005 | Die Gerichtsmedizinerin | Metzger | Episode: "Die letzte Reise" |
| 2006 | SOKO Kitzbühel | Bollywood Film Hero | Episode: "Blumen für die Diva" |
| Freunde für immer – Das Leben ist rund | Indischer Taxifahrer | Episode: "Elf Freunde" | |
| 2007 | Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich | Jugo | 2 episodes |
| CÖT (Cok Özel Tim) | Mahir | 1 episode | |
| Menekşe ile Halil | Mehmet | Episode: "The Escape" | |
| 2008 | Bible Code (Der Bibelcode) | Victor | TV film |
| Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei | Hassan | Episode: "Am Ende der Jugend" | |
| 2009 | Lasko – Die Faust Gottes | Prinz Jamal al Raschid | Episode: "Der Ölprinz" |
| 2011 | Homicide Unit Istanbul (Mordkommission Istanbul) | Cemil | Episode: "Der Preis des Lebens" |
| Kung Fu Mama | Jussuf | TV film | |
| Nina sieht es ...!!! | Santini | TV film | |
| Men Are Wired One Way, Women Another | Rezeptionist | TV film | |
| 2012 | Cologne P.D. (SOKO Köln) | Darko | Episode: "Fischer gegen Fischer" |
| Blood Eagle | Mamoot | TV film | |
| 2013 | Achtung Polizei! | Taifun | TV film |
| 2014–2020 | Homeland | Haissam Haqqani | Main Cast (seasons 4, 8) |
| 2015 | Crossing Lines | Borz Dudayev | Episode: "Expose" |
| 2017 | Prison Break | Abu Ramal | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Lore | Dirvick Mirandesh | Episode: "Prague Clock: The Curse of Orloj" |
| 2018–2022 | Jack Ryan | Tony | 2 episodes |
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