Numan Acar (born 7 October 1974) is a Turkish-German actor and film producer.
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Life and career
Acar was born in 1974 in Kozoglu, a small village in the Kelkit
Kelkit is a town and district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 39,547 of which 13,784 live in the town of Kelkit. The district covers an area of , and the town l ...
district of Turkey; he lived in the nearby city of Erzincan
Erzincan (; ku, Erzîngan), historically Yerznka ( hy, Երզնկա), is the capital of Erzincan Province in Eastern Turkey. Nearby cities include Erzurum, Sivas, Tunceli, Bingöl, Elazığ, Malatya, Gümüşhane, Bayburt, and Giresun. The ...
until 1982, when his family emigrated to Germany. Acar earned a degree in civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...
, 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
A homeland is a place where a cultural, national, or racial identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethn ...
''. He reprised the role in 2020 for ''Homeland'' eighth and final season.
He portrayed Dmitri Smerdyakov in the 2019 Marvel film, '' Spider-Man: Far From Home''.Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitu ...
, speaks several languages fluently including German, Turkish, Spanish and English and has knowledge of Kurdish, Azerbaijani and Arabic.[
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Filmography
Film
Television
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1974 births
Living people
20th-century Turkish male actors
21st-century Turkish male actors
People from Kelkit
Turkish emigrants to Germany
Turkish film producers
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male television actors