Tijan Njie is a German actor active in film and television since 2016. After training at the Film Acting School Cologne, he appeared in numerous TV productions.

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He made his screen debut as Robert Pilatus in the Milli Vanilli biopic "Girl You Know It’s True", gaining international notice. For this performance he won the 2024 Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Actor and earned a German Film Award nomination; with Kathrin Menzinger he also reached the semi-finals of Let’s Dance.

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On Instagram he inspires over 125,000 followers and partners with BOSS, Coca-Cola, Johnnie Walker and Westwing. Since 2025 he has been a Volkswagen brand ambassador.

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He lives in Cologne.

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2025 - Tatort - Wenn man nur einen retten könnte (ARD)

2023 - Girl You Know It's True (Leonine)

2022 - Alles was zählt