Elyas M'Barek

Elyas M'Barek (born 29 May 1982)[1] 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.

Elyas M'Barek
M'Barek at the Romy awards in 2016
Born (1982-05-29) 29 May 1982
Munich, West Germany
NationalityAustrian
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor
Years active2001–present

Early life

M'Barek was born in Munich,[1] 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

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,[2] 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 feature film. He played a vampire in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013).[3]

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.[4] The same year he had a supporting role in the adventure film The Physician,[5] which was also a box-office hit in Germany.[6] The same year, he voiced Art in the German version of Monsters University.

Filmography

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 - Sam McPhearson
  • 2011: Rottmann schlägt zurück - Deniz Öktay
  • 2011: Biss zur großen Pause – Das Highschool Vampir Grusical

Television series

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