Biography

Adnan G. Köse (19.10.1976) is a German director, screenwriter, showrunner, casting director, and actor, known for his emotionally charged and socially conscious storytelling. Some of his earlier credits appear under the name Adnan Köse.His career began with award-winning screenplays such as Kleine Morde (NRW Screenplay Award) and the acclaimed TV debut Mein großer Freund, starring Günter Lamprecht and Hannelore Elsner, which was nominated for Best Cinematography at the German Television Awards.

As a trained actor and literature graduate, Köse brings psychological depth, poetic language, and dramaturgical precision to his work. He served as showrunner for the primetime drama Bis in die Spitzen (Sat.1), and as creative producer, casting director, and writer for the international project Broken Bonds. He is also actively involved as casting director and co-producer for the upcoming feature How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone (Enigma Film), where he also serves as writer and director. Theatrical release is scheduled for autumn 2026.

All of Köse's films have been supported by major German film funding bodies, including Filmstiftung NRW, FFA, FFF Bayern, Hessen Invest, and others. His last three feature films were released by StudioCanal.

His recent work includes the series Theo Weihnacht - Last Santa, Seeger - The Mercy of God, To the Beach, and the feature Glückauf, Almanya.

Köse's storytelling blends intimate character arcs with broader political and philosophical themes. As a multidisciplinary filmmaker and actor, his work is marked by authenticity, emotional gravity, and a strong social conscience - always striving to create meaningful and resonant cinema.
- IMDb mini biography by: Adnan G. Köse

The Producer, Actor, Director and Writer Adnan G. Köse, member of the German and European Film Academy, stems from a German-Turkish miner's family. After his A-levels he studied German Philology, History and American Philology at the Mercator University in Duisburg. At the acting school "Der Keller" in Cologne he studied acting and drama and started his acting career at the city theatre in Oberhausen after his actor-diploma in 1992. In between theatre work as actor and stage director he focused on additional training as a screenwriter and filmmaker, both in Germany and the US, by attending seminars and workshops and made his debut film in 1999. "My friend Balou" was a TV road movie (ARTE / WDR) with Hannelore Elster and Günter Lamprecht in the leading roles. His most successful feature film up to date is the Anti Drug drama "Run for your life - from Junkie to Ironman" with Max Riemelt and Uwe Ochsenknecht as leading actors, produced by enigma film and distributed - like all his films - by Studiocanal. "How the soldier repairs the gramophone" about the Bosnien war, produced by Enigma Film in co production with EPO Film (Theatrical Distribution: Pandora Film), is his next international movie as Writer, Director and Creative Producer, which based on the bestselling-novel by Sasa Stanisic. He also founded the production company New Dakota Studios (New Dakota Independent). The first fiction production of his young company is the short "A Short Chronicle of Murder", written by him self and directed by newcomer Jochen Isensee.
- IMDb mini biography by: Adnan G. Köse