Numan Acar

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Numan Acar
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Born (1974-10-07) 7 October 1974 (age 49)
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active2003–present

Numan Acar (born 7 October 1974) is a Turkish-German actor and film producer. [1]

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Life and career

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNote
2003AngelinaMuratShort film
2003Linie X1. TürkeShort film
2004RiechenMannShort film
2004 Kebab Connection Schwertkämpfer
2005Max and Moritz ReloadedBülent, Fighter
20067Short film
2006Killing the Shadows (Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?)Trasci Ali
2006LiebenHakan
2006Cenneti BeklerkenMustafa
2006Eve Giden Yol 1914Vartolu Settar
2007Refugee (Mülteci)Azad
2008 Run for Your Life!  [ de ]Salih
2008For a Moment, Freedom (Ein Augenblick Freiheit)
2008Dot (Punkt)
2008Pure RandomThe KilledShort film
2008Last LookBoom Operator
2009Fire!Rashid
2009The BasementTerek
2010 Time You Change (Zeiten ändern dich) Jussuf
2010Takiye: Allah yolundaMesut
2010 The Coming Days Botschafter
2011 Kokowääh Arbeiter Gewerbehof
2011LabirentBk44
2012Berlin KaplaniHodcha
2012 Schutzengel TV Reporter Türkei
2013 The Berlin File Abdul
2013The ImmortalizerHassanShort film
2014Vergrabene StimmenKaan
2014 Flying Home Karadeniz
2014 Rosewater Rahim
2014 The Cut AlpasanUncredited
2015 Point Break Turkish doorman
2016 Ali and Nino Seyid Mustafa
2016 The Promise Mustafa
2016 The Great Wall Najid
2016Sister MoonFeuerwolfShort film
2017 In the Fade Nuri Sekerci
2018 12 Strong Mullah Razzan
2019 Aladdin Hakim
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Dimitri Smerdyakov
TBA The Way of the Wind

Television

YearTitleRoleNote
2003Fast perfekt verlobtTV film
2003Nach so vielen JahrenStage WorkerTV film
2003Mit einem Rutsch ins GlückTango lehrerTV film
2005Die GerichtsmedizinerinMetzgerEpisode: "Die letzte Reise"
2006 SOKO Kitzbühel Bollywood Film HeroEpisode: "Blumen für die Diva"
2006Freunde für immer – Das Leben ist rundIndischer TaxifahrerEpisode: "Elf Freunde"
2007 Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich Jugo2 episodes
2007CÖT (Cok Özel Tim)Mahir1 episode
2007 Menekşe ile Halil MehmetEpisode: "The Escape"
2008 Bible Code (Der Bibelcode)VictorTV film
2008 Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei HassanEpisode: "Am Ende der Jugend"
2009 Lasko – Die Faust Gottes Prinz Jamal al RaschidEpisode: "Der Ölprinz"
2011 Homicide Unit Istanbul (Mordkommission Istanbul) CemilEpisode: "Der Preis des Lebens"
2011 Kung Fu Mama JussufTV film
2011Nina sieht es ...!!!SantiniTV film
2011Men Are Wired One Way, Women AnotherRezeptionistTV film
2012 Cologne P.D. (SOKO Köln) DarkoEpisode: "Fischer gegen Fischer"
2012 Blood Eagle  [ de ]MamootTV film
2013Achtung Polizei!TaifunTV film
2014, 2020 Homeland Haissam HaqqaniMain Cast
2015 Crossing Lines Borz DudayevEpisode: "Expose"
2017 Prison Break Abu Ramal3 episodes
2018, 2022 Jack Ryan Tony2 episodes

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References

  1. 1 2 Actors' profile (in German)
  2. N'Duka, Amanda (17 July 2018). "'Spider-Man: Far From Home' Adds Numan Acar". Deadline. Retrieved 6 April 2021.