Hassan Akkouch was born 1988 in Lebanon and graduated from the Otto Falckenger Schule in Munich.. He appeared in theatre productions, film and television whilst still in his studies and was heavily engaged in acrobatics, break dance and rap. From 2006 to 2009 he starred in the award winning documentary Neukölln Unlimited, which follows him and his siblings through Neukölln. Akkouch can be seen on both Berlin and Munich stages, amongst them HAU, Ballhaus Naunynstraße and the Gorki, where he presented his dance performance Der Mann, der über seinen Schatten springen wollte by Nevin Aladağ as part of the Berliner Herbstsalon.
