Elyas M'Barek

Known for ActingBorn 1982-05-29 (age 43)Munich, Germany

Elyas M’Barek is an Austrian actor. M’Barek made his first feature film appearance while still in school, playing the character "Blaubart" in Dennis Gansel’s *Mädchen, Mädchen*. In the ARD early-evening series *Türkisch für Anfänger* (Turkish for Beginners), he played Cemil (Cem) Öztürk—a macho character of Turkish descent whose father moves in with a German woman and her children. In 2006, he was awarded the German Television Prize in the category "Best Lead Actor in a Series" for this role. That same year, the series itself received the German Television Prize in the category "Best Series." M’Barek played one of the lead roles in the film *Wholetrain*, which is set within the graffiti scene. In 2008, he portrayed the Turkish teenager Sinan in the film adaptation of the novel *Die Welle* (The Wave). From 2009 to 2011, he appeared in the medical series *Doctor’s Diary*, and in 2010, he played the young Bushido in *Zeiten ändern dich*. He also appeared as Flo in the film *Teufelskicker*. Filming began on September 21, 2010, for the movie *What a Man*, which was released in German cinemas in August 2011. Also in 2011, he appeared in the film *Biss zur großen Pause – Das Highschool Vampir Grusical* (Bite Until the Big Break – The High School Vampire Musical), a production of ProSieben's *Funny Movie* series. In 2012, M’Barek could be seen in the feature films *Türkisch für Anfänger*, *Fünf Freunde* (Five Friends), *Offroad*, and *Heiter bis wolkig*. On October 25, 2012, the animated feature *Hotel Transylvania* was released, in which he—alongside Josefine Preuß—lent his voice to one of the lead roles. In September 2012, M’Barek’s role in the film adaptations of *The Mortal Instruments* book series was confirmed. In November 2013, the comedy *Fack ju Göhte* was released, in which he took on the role of Zeki Müller. He reprised this role in the sequel *Fack ju Göhte 2*, which hit theaters in September 2015. In the film adaptation *The Physician*, M’Barek starred alongside Tom Payne and Ben Kingsley. In February 2015, he appeared on the big screen as Joseph in the comedy *Traumfrauen*, in which he played a leading role alongside Hannah Herzsprung, Karoline Herfurth, Palina Rojinski, and Iris Berben. In November 2016, the comedy *Welcome to Germany*—in which M’Barek appears as the doctor Tarek Berger—was released in theaters.Read more

Movies & web series

Kino Plus

Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen

Epsteins Nacht

Tietjen und Bommes

Romy Award

Bambi

German Television Award

Inas Nacht

Wer stiehlt mir die Show?

Who Am I

LOL: Last One Laughing

The Collini Case

The Wave

This Crazy Heart

The Physician

Türkisch für Anfänger

Im Namen des Gesetzes

Suck Me Shakespeer

Old White Man

Das Quiz

Babo: The Haftbefehl Story

Verdammt Verliebt

KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst

Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben

The Perfect Secret

Suck Me Shakespeer 2

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

Doctor's Diary

Famous Five

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

The Devil's Kickers

Wholetrain

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

Abschnitt 40

Kölner Treff

Welcome to Hartmanns

Partly Sunny

NDR Talk Show

Nightlife

Men in the City

Rieke's Love

Suck Me Shakespeer 3

Turkish for Beginners

Nachtschicht

A Thousand Lines

TV total

Biss zur großen Pause - Das Highschool Vampir Grusical

Undercover Love