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Numan Acar

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Numan Acar

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  • Born
    October 7, 1974 · Kozoglu, Kelkit District, Turkey
  • Nickname
    • Numan
  • Height
    1.83 m

Biography

    • Numan Acar is passionate actor and storyteller. He was born in Kozoglu, Kelkit District, and grow up in Erzincan in Turkey. He emigrated to Germany where he become a civil engineer. After completion of his studies he started an acting career. Numan had his international breakthrough as "Haissam Haqqani" in the prestigious US TV show Homeland, season 4. Further roles followed in the shows Prison Break, 5th season and Jack Ryan, 1st season. Numan worked in feature films with several award-winning directors, Zhang Yimou (China), Ryoo Seung Wan (South Korea), Fatih Akin (Germany), Terry George (Ireland), Guy Ritchie and Asif Kapadi (England). He speaks several languages fluently including German, Turkish, Spanish and English and has knowledge of Kurdish, Arabic and Pashto. As a storyteller Numan's focused on telling stories with high diversity aspects. He is a member of the European Film Academy.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Acar Entertainment

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    Male

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  • He was named as ''The Best Breakthrough Artist'' by The Hollywood Reporter with his role in Fatih Akin's Paramparça (In the Fade) movie which was received awards at The Golden Globe and Cannes.
  • He started his acting career in 2003, taking part in TV series and movies in Germany.
  • In Kayseri (Turkey) filming for 'Cenneti Beklerken'.

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