Erdoğan Atalay (born on September 22, 1966 in Hanover, Germany) is a Turkish-German actor. After making his first appearance as a minor actor in "Aladdin and the miracle lamp" at the National Theatre of Hanover, he took part in several television series such as Music Groschenweise, Employment for Lohbeck, Double Employment and The Guard. He is currently playing the role of Semir Gerkhan in the German television series "Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei".