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Elyas M'Barek

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1982-05-29 (Age: 44)

Place of Birth

Munich, Germany

Elyas M'Barek

Biography

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.

Filmography (43)

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⭐ 0 Role: Leo

The Perfect Holiday

2026
⭐ 0 Role: Ralph Denham

Virginia Woolf's Night & Day

2026
⭐ 6.9 Role: Älex Sahavi

Old White Man

2024
⭐ 5.7 Role: Zeki Müller

Chantal in Fairyland

2024
⭐ 6.0 Role: Juan Romero

A Thousand Lines

2022
⭐ 5.4 Role: Marvin

Love Thing

2022
⭐ 5.8 Role: Niklas

What We Wanted

2020
⭐ 6.1 Role: Milo

Nightlife

2020
⭐ 6.5 Role: Leo

The Perfect Secret

2019
⭐ 7.4 Role: Caspar Leinen

The Collini Case

2019
⭐ 7.3 Role: Lenny Reinhard

This Crazy Heart

2017
⭐ 6.1 Role: Zeki Müller

Suck Me Shakespeer 3

2017
⭐ 5.3 Role: Unknown

Bullyparade: The Movie

2017
⭐ 5.3 Role: himself

Teenosaurus Rex

2017
⭐ 6.3 Role: Dr. Tarek Berger

Welcome to Hartmanns

2016