Cast & creator
Elyas M'Barek
Best known for DAS!, Volle Kanne, Morgenmagazin
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.
Also known as: Elyas M'barek
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television credits
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1948–2027 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (95)
Showing 95 of 95 credits
DAS!
Self
1991Volle Kanne
Self
1999
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992
Leute heute
Self
1997
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
SOKO München
Mesut Wenz
1978
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Tim Basna
1996
Kölner Treff
Self
1976
Großstadtrevier
Sven Klawitter
1986
Hamburg Dockland
Hassan Demir
2007Im Namen des Gesetzes
Mehmet Karan
1994
Bambi
Self
1948German Film Award
Self - Host
1951
Inas Nacht
Self
2007Tietjen und Bommes
Self
1997
Late Night Berlin
Self
2018
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Self
2011
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Self
1980Romy Award
Self
1990
Circus Halligalli
2013
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
Self
2019
Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
Self
2021
Danni Lowinski
Rasoul Abbassi
2010
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
Self
1999
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
Timur
2007
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Vampire Leader
2013
LOL: Last One Laughing
Self
2021Menschen
Self
1982
Nachtschicht
Assistent der Handelskammer
2003
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
Ralph Denham
2026Goldene Henne
Self
1995
Abschnitt 40
Rajel Kalifeh
2001
Rosa Roth
Nejo Gül
1994
Das Duell um die Geld
2016
The Physician
Karim
2013
Who Am I
Max
2014
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
Self
1996
The Wave
Sinan
2008
Doctor's Diary
Maurice Knechtlsdorfer
2008Im Leben von …
Self
2012
Türkisch für Anfänger
Cem Öztürk
2006
Der Medicus
Karim
2014
Das Quiz
Self
2008
Schoolgirls
Ali Can
2002
Suck Me Shakespeer
Zeki Müller
2013
The Collini Case
Caspar Leinen
2019
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Einsatz für Team 2
Erhan Ükül
2003
Experte für alles
Self
2025
Verdammt Verliebt
Mike Berger
2002
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
Zeki Müller
2017
TV total
Self
1999
Chantal in Fairyland
Zeki Müller
2024
Rabbit Without Ears 2
Samy
2009
Babo: The Haftbefehl Story
Producer
2025Frankie
Richard Gold
2027
Girls on Top
Blaubart
2001
This Crazy Heart
Lenny Reinhard
2017
Kommissarin Seiler ermittelt
2003
Famous Five
Vince
2012
Love Thing
Marvin
2022
Bully's Sitcom
Elyas M’Barek
2013Rieke's Love
2001
What We Wanted
Niklas
2020
Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods
Kerkerwächter #2
2011
Epsteins Nacht
Epstein (19 Jahre)
2002
The Perfect Holiday
Leo
2026
Turkish for Beginners
Cem Öztürk
2012
Suck Me Shakespeer 2
Zeki Müller
2015
Welcome to Hartmanns
Dr. Tarek Berger
2016
Smillas Gespür für Schnee
Rahid Youseffi
2025
Nightlife
Milo
2020
Teenosaurus Rex
himself
2017
The Perfect Secret
Leo
2019
Ich schenk dir einen Seitensprung
Rosenverkäufer
2002
Undercover Love
Sam McPhearson
2010
What a Man
Okke
2011
The Devil's Kickers
Flo
2010
Beginner gegen Gewinner
Self
2017
Rottmann schlägt zurück
Deniz Öktay
2011
Bullyparade: The Movie
2017
Men in the City
Aggro Berlin Member
2009
Biss zur großen Pause - Das Highschool Vampir Grusical
Günni Wolfenstein
2011
Times Change You
Young Anis
2010
Old White Man
Älex Sahavi
2024
The Man Cave
Errol
2014
Dreamgirls
Joseph
2015Sprich mit! – Deutsch lernen ist cool!
Yussuf
2011
A Thousand Lines
Juan Romero
2022
Das perfekte Weihnachten
Leo
Chantal im Märchenland 2
Zeki Müller
Deutschmänner
Machmuts Kumpel
2006
Partly Sunny
Can
2012
Offroad
Salim
2012
Wholetrain
Elyas
2006
Klaus
Verdeckter Ermittler
2011