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Nilam Farooq
Photo: Martin Kraft · CC BY-SA 4.0

Actress

Nilam Farooq German Actress From Berlin

Nilam Farooq · actor and voice actor · German

37years old
16credits listed
1MYouTube, July 2025
2social accounts

Known for

Biography

Nilam Farooq is a German actress born on 26 September 1989 in Berlin. Her best-known title on this site is Manta, Manta: Legacy (2023).

Career

She appears in Letters from Santiago (2014), the earliest title among her listed credits. My Blind Date With Life (2017) and Haunted Hospital: Heilstätten (2018) are among her 2010s credits. In the 2020s, she appeared in Contra (2021, as Naima Hamid) and The Four of Us (2021).

She has 15 films and one TV series on record from 2014 to 2026. Take the Money and Run (2026) is the newest entry in her credits. She has 1M subscribers on YouTube, as counted in July 2025.

Recognition

Her awards include an award at the Jupiter Awards (2019) for Haunted Hospital: Heilstätten. Her other honours include an award at the Bavarian Film Awards (2020) for Contra.

Filmography

16 credits
YearTitleRoleType
2026–Take the Money and RunRuja IgnatovaTV series
2023Early BirdsFilm
2023Home Sweet Home – Where Evil LivesFilm
2023Manta, Manta: LegacySiriFilm
2023Wild HeartFilm
2022Locked-in SocietyFilm
2022The PoolFilm
2021ContraNaima HamidFilm
2021The Four of UsFilm
2019Rate Your DateFilm
2019SweetheartsFilm
2018Haunted Hospital: HeilstättenFilm
2018Verpiss Dich, SchneewittchenFilm
2017My Blind Date With LifeFilm
2015Polizeiruf 110: GrenzgängerFilm
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YearTitleRoleType
2014Letters from SantiagoFilm

Awards and nominations

2 won, 0 nominated
YearAwardForResult
2020Bavarian Film AwardsContraWon
2019Jupiter AwardsHaunted Hospital: HeilstättenWon

Nilam Farooq on Social Media

Counts with the date they were read
YouTube Nilam 1M 1,030,000 subscribers,
Instagram @nilam.farooq 403K 402,792 followers,

Nilam Farooq Photos

  • Nilam Farooq
    Photo: User:Menschohnekopf · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Nilam Farooq
    Photo: Webvideopreis Deutschland from Düsseldorf, Deutschland · CC BY 2.0
  • Nilam Farooq
    Photo: Webvideopreis Deutschland from Düsseldorf, Deutschland · CC BY 2.0

Frequently asked questions

How old is Nilam Farooq?

Nilam Farooq is 37 years old, born on 26 September 1989 in Berlin.

What is Nilam Farooq known for?

Nilam Farooq is known for playing Siri in Manta, Manta: Legacy (2023).

What is Nilam Farooq’s nationality?

Nilam Farooq is German, born in Berlin.

Has Nilam Farooq won any awards?

Yes. 2 awards are on record, including Bavarian Film Awards (2020) for Contra.

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q1310400), accessed October 2026
  • Follower counts: dated individually above
  • Photo: Martin Kraft · CC BY-SA 4.0

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