Adam Bousdoukos ( gr, Αδάμ Μπουσδούκος; born 25 January 1974) is a German actor of Greek origin. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1995.
Life
Growing up as the son of Greek parents in the
Hamburg
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district of Altona, Bousdoukos played smaller roles in commercials as a teenager and later took classes at the Stage School Hamburg.
In 1998, Bousdoukos had a role in
Fatih Akin
Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer of Turkish descent. He has won numerous awards for his films, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film '' Head- ...
's '' Short Sharp Shock'' and, together with the other two leading actors
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Mehmet Kurtuluş (born 27 April 1972) is a Turkish-German actor. He is best known for his work with German director Fatih Akin.
Life and career
Kurtuluş was born in Uşak, Turkey, and moved at the age of 18 months to Germany, where he grew up ...
and Aleksandar Jovanovic, received the Leopard award at the
Locarno Festival
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in 1998 and the
Grimme-Preis
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In addition, Bousdoukos appeared in a number of other movie and TV roles. He also ran the "Sotiris" restaurant in the
Ottensen
Ottensen () (old name: Ottenhusen) located in Hamburg, Germany in the Altona borough on the right bank of the Elbe river, is a former town. It is a now one of the 104 quarters of Hamburg.
History
The first record of Ottensen dates from 1310. In ...
district of Hamburg for almost ten years.
Charity work
Adam Bousdoukos with friends has been supporting the Soul Kids association since 2009. The organization raises funds through various events and activities, which are donated to selected non-profit associations, institutions and projects.
Die Pfefferkörner
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The Peppercorns are five friends from Hamburg: Jana Holstein Coutre (Anna-Elena Herzog), Natasha "Tascha" Jaonzäns (Vije ...
* 2002:
Solino
''Solino'' is a 2002 Italian-German movie directed by Fatih Akın and starring Moritz Bleibtreu
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* 2003:
Adelheid und ihre Mörder
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(Episode: ''Millionenpuzzle'')
* 2004:
Kebab Connection
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Plot
Ibo (Denis Moschitto) is a young Turkish-German man who is an aspiring filmmaker. A clash of cultures and pre-p ...
Chalet Girl
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* 2011–2019:
Großstadtrevier
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Leipzig Homicide
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(TV series, 1 episode)
* 2013:
Stuttgart Homicide
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(TV series, 1 episode)
* 2014:
Der letzte Bulle
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Plot
The show is set in Essen, in the center of th ...
(TV series, 7 episodes)
* 2014: The Cut
* 2014–2015:
Lindenstraße
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The Golden Glove
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