Cem Akın

Cem Akın — Biography

Cem Akın is a film actor based in Hamburg who pursues acting not as a full-time profession but as a side occupation. His main job is at the Turkish consulate in Hamburg. The older brother of director Fatih Akın, he has appeared on screen mainly in his brother's multi-award-winning films, in some of which he did more than make a passing appearance. His birth year is given as 1970.

His screen journey began in 1998 with the role of Gabriel's brother in Kısa ve Acısız (Short Sharp Shock). He then appeared in his brother's Temmuz'da (In July, 2000) and Duvara Karşı (Head-On, 2004), and in the same year in Kebab Connection. In 2009 he played the character Milli in Aşka Ruhunu Kat (Soul Kitchen). Also credited as an assistant director, Akın stood in front of his brother's camera again in 2017, in Paramparça (In the Fade), as a customer in an office.