Erdogan Atalay was born in Hannover, Germany, on September 22, 1966 to a Turkish father and a German mother. Erdogan took up acting classes at "Hochschule fur Musik und darstellende Kunst" in Hamburg in 1984. After guest-starring in various TV movies and series, Erdogan landed the leading role of Detective Superintendent "Semir Gerkhan" in the series "Alarm fur Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei" in 1995 - this until today.
