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Elyas M'Barek

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Elyas M'Barek
M'Barek at the Romy awards in 2016
Born (1982-05-29) 29 May 1982 (age 42)
Munich, West Germany
CitizenshipAustria[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Elyas M'Barek (German: [eˈliːas əmˈbaːʁɛk]; born 29 May 1982)[2] is an Austrian actor based in Germany. He gained recognition for his roles in the comedy television series Türkisch für Anfänger and the 2013 comedy film Fack ju Göhte.

Early life

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M'Barek was born in Munich,[2] to an Austrian mother and a Tunisian father. His younger brother Joseph is also an actor and lives in Germany. At the age of 22, M'Barek finished school.

Career

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He began acting in 2001 in Dennis Gansel's sex comedy Mädchen, Mädchen. He is best known for playing Cem Öztürk, a young Turk, in Türkisch für Anfänger (2006). Alongside Arnel Taci, who in Türkisch für Anfänger was his best friend,[3] he acted in the TV series "Abschnitt 40".

In 2008, he appeared in Gansel's acclaimed drama film Die Welle, in the role of Sinan, a student who embraces fascism. In 2012, he reunited with Mädchen, Mädchen and Die Welle co-star Max Riemelt in the drama film Heiter bis Wolkig opposite Jessica Schwarz and Anna Fischer and played a lead in the Turkish for Beginners [de] feature film. He played a vampire in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013).[4]

In 2013, he starred in Fack ju Göhte, which was seen by three million people in 17 days and became the most successful German film of the year.[5] The same year he had a supporting role in the adventure film The Physician,[6] which was also a box-office hit in Germany.[7] The same year, he voiced Art in the German version of Monsters University.

Filmography

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Film

Television films

  • 2002: Ich schenk dir einen Seitensprung - Rosenverkäufer
  • 2002: Die Stimmen
  • 2005: Deutschmänner - Machmuts Kumpel
  • 2009: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde: Kalif Storch
  • 2010: Undercover Love [de] - Sam McPhearson
  • 2011: Rottmann schlägt zurück - Deniz Öktay
  • 2011: Biss zur großen Pause – Das Highschool Vampir Grusical

Television series

References

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  1. ^ "Elyas M'Barek will österreichischen Pass abgeben". n-tv (in German). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Elyas M'Barek". moviesection.de (in German). Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.
  3. ^ Inc.(tm), Website Brands. "Elyas M'Barek". Coolspotters. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ "German Star Elyas M'Barek Cast as Vampire in 'Mortal Instruments'".
  5. ^ FACK JU GÖHTE knackt die 3 Mio-Besuchermarke asapissimo, retrieved 25 November 2013
  6. ^ Debruge, Peter (6 December 2014). "Film Review: 'The Physician'". Variety. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Excellent box-office start for Der Medicus (The Physician)". RTL Group. 1 June 2014.
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