A Cologne-born actress of Afghan and German descent, Mina Tander entered the German screen landscape after early roles that included the 2003 film Fremder Freund, directed by her husband Elmar Fischer, and a 2009 appearance in the crime series Der Kriminalist. She gained broader recognition portraying BfV agent Esther Krug in the international thriller series Berlin Station from 2016 to 2019, a pa…