Baran bo Odar (born 18 April 1978) is a German film and television director and screenwriter.

He is of Turkish descent on his mother's side and has Russian ancestry from his paternal grandfather, a former doctor who fled Russia after the October Revolution.

[7] Following the success in Germany of The Silence and Who Am I, Odar attracted the attention of American producers who were searching for a director for Sleepless, an action thriller to which Jamie Foxx was already attached.

[7] After Odar came on board, Michelle Monaghan was cast as Foxx's co-star, and the film was shot in Atlanta.

[8] Odar was honored with a Grimme-Preis, Germany's most prestigious television award, in 2018 for his direction of Dark's first season.