Erdoğan Atalay (born 22 September 1966) is a German actor. He is known for his role as police detective Semir Gerkhan in '' Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei''.

Early life and career

Atalay was born in

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, to a Turkish father and German mother. He was a member of the Theater-AG at the IGS Garbsen. At age 18, he made his first appearance as a supporting role in "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" at the National Theatre of Hanover before studying acting at the

Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg The Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg is one of the larger College or university school of music, universities of music in Germany. It was founded in 1950 as ''Staatliche Hochschule für Musik'' (Public college of music) on the base of t ...

. Afterwards he took on guest roles in several German television series such as ''Music Groschenweise'', ''Einsatz für Lohbeck'', ''Doppelter Einsatz'' and ''Die Wache''. In March 1996, Action Concept cast Atalay in what would become his breakthrough role, starring as Semir Gerkhan, a police detective of Turkish origin. Atalay co-wrote the screenplay for one of the series' episodes, titled "Checkmate," and is a consulting producer for the series as of 2016. In 2005, Atalay published a short story, "Die Türkei ist da oben" ("Turkey is Up There"), in the German-Turkish anthology ''Was lebbt du?''. In September 2012 he shot together with Ilka Bessin (Cindy from Marzahn) the short film "Alarm for Cindy 11", a parody of Alarm for Cobra 11. The short film was broadcast on September 15, 2012, in the program.

Personal life

Atalay's first marriage was to film and theatre actress Astrid Pollmann in 2004; the couple separated in late 2009. They have one daughter, Pauletta, who has also starred alongside her father in ''Alarm für Cobra 11'' as Ayda Gerkhan, the middle child of Semir Gerkhan. His second child was born in mid-2012 to makeup artist and manager Katja Ohneck, with whom he is married as of 2017.

Filmography

Film *1997: Sperling und der falsche Freund *1998: Der Clown *2000: Liebe Pur *2002: *2006: Hammer und Hart *2011: *2015: Macho Man *2018: Asphaltgorillas TV *1990: Musik Groschenweise *1994: Die Wache *1995: Doppelter Einsatz *1996–present:

Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei ALARM (Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile) is a British anti-radiation missile designed primarily to destroy enemy radars for the purpose of Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD). It was used by the RAF and is still used by the Royal Saudi ...

*1999–2000: Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast (3 episodes) *2003: *2010: C.I.S. – Chaoten im Sondereinsatz *2012: SOKO 5113 *2012: Cindy aus Marzahn und die jungen Wilden *2013: Mordkommission Istanbul *2016: SOKO Stuttgart – Fluch des Geldes *since 2019: Die Martina Hill Show (7 episodes, ''Alarm für Mutti 11'') Theatre *1984: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (Staatstheater Hannover)

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1966 births German male stage actors German male television actors Living people German people of Turkish descent Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg alumni 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors Male actors from Hanover {{Germany-stage-actor-stub