Numan Acar

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

Numan Acar
Born (1974-10-07) 7 October 1974
Kelkit, Turkey
OccupationActor, producer
Years active2003–present

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.

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
Year Title Role Note
2003 Angelina Murat Short film
2003 Linie X 1. Türke Short film
2004 Riechen Mann Short film
2004 Kebab Connection Schwertkämpfer
2005 Max and Moritz Reloaded Bülent, Fighter
2006 7 Short film
2006 Killing the Shadows (Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?) Trasci Ali
2006 Lieben Hakan
2006 Cenneti Beklerken Mustafa
2006 Eve Giden Yol 1914 Vartolu Settar
2007 Refugee (Mülteci) Azad
2008 Run for Your Life! (Lauf um Dein Leben – Vom Junkie zum Ironman) Salih
2008 For a Moment, Freedom (Ein Augenblick Freiheit)
2008 Dot (Punkt)
2008 Pure Random The Killed Short film
2008 Last Look Boom Operator
2009 Fire! Rashid
2009 The Basement Terek
2010 Time You Change (Zeiten ändern dich) Jussuf
2010 Takiye: Allah yolunda Mesut
2010 The Coming Days (Die kommenden Tage) Botschafter
2011 Kokowääh Arbeiter Gewerbehof
2011 Labirent Bk44
2012 Berlin Kaplani Hodcha
2012 Schutzengel TV Reporter Türkei
2013 The Berlin File Abdul
2013 The Immortalizer Hassan Short film
2014 Vergrabene Stimmen Kaan
2014 Flying Home Karadeniz
2014 Rosewater Rahim
2014 The Cut Alpasan Uncredited
2015 Point Break Turkish Doorman
2016 Ali and Nino Seyid Mustafa
2016 The Promise Mustafa
2016 The Great Wall Najid
2016 Sister Moon Feuerwolf Short film
2017 In the Fade Nuri Sekerci
2018 12 Strong Mullah Razzan
2019 Aladdin Hakim
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Dimitri Smerdyakov

Television
Year Title Role Note
2003 Fast perfekt verlobt TV film
2003 Nach so vielen Jahren Stage Worker TV film
2003 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"
2006 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
2007 CÖT (Cok Özel Tim) Mahir 1 episode
2007 Menekşe ile Halil Mehmet Episode: "The Escape"
2008 Bible Code (Der Bibelcode) Victor TV film
2008 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"
2011 Mother 007 (Nina Undercover – Agentin mit Kids) Jussuf TV film
2011 Nina sieht es ...!!! Santini TV film
2011 Männer ticken, Frauen anders Rezeptionist TV film
2012 Cologne P.D. (SOKO Köln) Darko Episode: "Fischer gegen Fischer"
2012 Blutadler Mamoot TV film
2013 Achtung Polizei! Taifun TV film
2014, 2020 Homeland Haissam Haqqani Recurring
2015 Crossing Lines Borz Dudayev Episode: "Expose"
2017 Prison Break Abu Ramal 3 episodes
2018 Jack Ryan Tony Episode: "Sources and Methods"

References
  1. Actors' profile (in German)
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