Vedat Erincin

Vedat Erincin (born 1957, Istanbul) is a German actor of Turkish origin. The co-founder of the Wuppertal-based Wupper-Theater and former head of the Arkadaş Theater, he is dedicated to intercultural theatrical work. His former wife is fellow actress Lilay Huser.

Career

Erincin came to Germany in 1978 and started a textile study here. In 1983 his first daughter, Pinar Erincin, was born. In addition, he had already directed plays in Turkish clubs. In 1986, he joined the ensemble of Arkadaş Theatre as a professional actor. In 1991, he was co-founder of the Wupper-Theater in Wuppertal, where he worked until 2003. Afterwards, he worked as an actor, director and children's theater author again at the Arkadaş Theatre and took over there, until 2006, the direction of the theater. He also participated in radio play as a speaker, among other things. He acted in the WDR production Fremde Heimat (1992) by Ismail Dogan and Nursel Köses Der Schlangenbrunnen (2000). Erincin also belonged to the ensemble of the premiere of Sema Merays Wegen der Ehre (2008).^[1]

His first film and television appearances include the role of Kadir in Evet, I Do! [de] (2008). In the German-Turkish film Almanya: Welcome to Germany, which was invited to the competition program of the Berlinale 2011, he took over the leading role of the Hüseyin. In the same year, he was nominated for a Deutscher Filmpreis for his supporting role as an enlightened Islamic cleric in Shahada.

Filmography (selection)

2008: Evet, I Do! [de]
2010: Shahada
2010: Wilsberg – Gefahr im Verzug
2011: Almanya: Welcome to Germany
2011: Franzi (TV series, episode: Sitar und Dudelsack)
2011: Tatort – Der Weg ins Paradies
2012: Brüder
2012: Kuma
2012: Alarm für Cobra 11: Gier
2012: Foreign Deployment [de]
2012: Leipzig Homicide: Gefrorenes Blut
2012: Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt
2013: Willkommen bei Habib
2013: Wie Tag und Nacht
2013: 300 Worte Deutsch [de]
2014: Lost in Karastan
2015: Macho Man [de]
2015: Alarm für Cobra 11: Vendetta
2016: Plötzlich Türke
2020: Nasipse Adayız
2020: Çukur
2021: Gölgelerin İçinde
2023: The Tailor
2023: Hesitation Wound

References

^ "WEGEN DER EHRE/NAMUS ICIN" [BECAUSE OF HONOR/NAME - ICIN]. 10 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

External links

Vedat Erincin at IMDb
Agentcy profile of Vedat Erincin

[1] "WEGEN DER EHRE/NAMUS ICIN" [BECAUSE OF HONOR/NAME - ICIN]. 10 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

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