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Numan Acar

Numan Acar

Actor, also producer · Born October 7, 1974 (52) · Kozoglu, Turkey

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 7, 1974 (52)
From
Kozoglu, Turkey
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 15% in 30 days

What are Numan Acar's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Bonds
25%
Survival
20%
Self
13%
Power
11%
Society
5%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
8
Dread
6
Thrilling
4
Joyful
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Numan Acar's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Numan Acar's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Untitled Mummy Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Butterfly(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Fix(2026)

    as Nadir

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Legends(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Hakan

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Desert Warrior(2025)

    as Ebn Wael

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Young Sherlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Esad Kasgarli

  • Banksters(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Muhammed Arslan

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Suitcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Paradise(2023)

    as Nowak

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Together, We Shall Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Co-Producer

  • In the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Spider-Man: Far from Home(2019)

    as Dimitri

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Aladdin(2019)

    as Hakim

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Jack Ryan(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tony Ahmet Demir

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • In the Fade(2017)

    as Nuri Sekerci

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Lore(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Dirvick Mirandesh

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • The Great Wall(2016)

    as Najid

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Promise(2016)

    as Mustafa

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ali and Nino(2016)

    as Seyid Mustafa

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Rosewater(2014)

    as Rahim

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Cut(2014)

    as Alpasan leader of Deserters (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Racing Hearts(2014)

    as Karadeniz

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Vergrabene Stimmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · as Kaan

  • Crossing Lines(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Borz Dudayev

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Achtung Polizei! - Alarm um 11 Uhr 11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Taifun

  • The Berlin File(2013)

    as Abdul

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Blutadler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mamoot

  • Berlin Kaplani(2012)

    Line Producer · as Hodcha

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Labyrinth(2011)

    as BK44

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Homeland(2011)

    Show 14 episodes · as Haissam Haqqani

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Nina sieht es ...!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Santini

  • Nina Undercover - Agentin mit Kids(2011)

    as Jussuf

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Kokowääh(2011)

    as Arbeiter

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Coming Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Saudischer Diplomat

  • Takiye: Allah Yolunda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Mesut

  • Times Change You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Jussuf

  • Lasko – Die Faust Gottes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamal al Raschid

  • Dot(2008)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Fire! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Rashid

  • Homicide Unit Istanbul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Cemil

  • Der Bibelcode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Victor

  • For a Moment, Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Run for Your Life! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Salih

  • Refugee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Azad

  • Musallat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Production Manager

  • Dr. Psycho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jugo

  • Eve Giden Yol 1914 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Vartolu Settar

  • Waiting for Heaven(2006)

    as Dilsiz Mustafa

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Lieben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Fliegende Ratten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Waffen Dealer

  • Killing the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Tıraşçı Ali

  • Die Gerichtsmedizinerin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Metzger

  • Max and Moritz Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Bülent, Fighter

  • Kebab Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Schwertkämpfer

  • Mit einem Rutsch ins Glück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Tangolehrer

  • SOKO Köln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Darko

  • Fast perfekt verlobt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Murder in the Mountains(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Bollywood Film Hero

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Hassan

  • Mother Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ali

  • The Way of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles, 59 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Aladdin (2019)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Legends (2026)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

The Fix (2026)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19962026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2004Screen debut· Kebab Connection
  • 2011Career best· Homeland
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Homeland
  • 2017Career best· In the Fade

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting60 of 62: 57 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting2 of 62: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 62: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 62: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 62: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

62 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s22 · 21 acting · 1 crew2010s25 · 25 acting · 2 crew2020s11 · 10 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
0414

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2015, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Numan Acar's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Desert Warrior (2025)

99th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Homeland (2011)

Midcredits 94th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Numan Acar's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles41–80 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles13–52 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles13–67 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles16–76 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles39–66 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Numan Acar work with?

People who share at least 2 of Numan Acar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dervis Zaim shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers