Hilmi Sözer
Born: 1970-03-09 in Ankara, Turkey
Known For: Acting
Biography
Hilmi Sözer (born March 9, 1970, in Çubuk, Ankara) is a German-Turkish actor and comedian. Hilmi Sözer grew up in the Lower Rhine region and first became involved in acting through theater projects while he was still in school. Without formal acting training, he subsequently found his way into film, rising to prominence in the 1990s—primarily through his appearances in the comedies *Voll normaaal* and *Ballermann 6*, alongside Tom Gerhardt. He also achieved widespread popularity with his role in Michael "Bully" Herbig's cinematic hit *Der Schuh des Manitu*, for which he received an award. In addition to comedy productions, Sözer has appeared in more serious film and television roles, including Lars Becker's *Kanak Attack*, the award-winning TV comedy *Meine verrückte türkische Hochzeit*, and Christian Petzold's drama *Jerichow*, which screened at the 2008 Venice International Film Festival. Furthermore, he has regularly performed on stage, including at the Altonaer Theater in Hamburg. In 2011, he appeared in both the comedy *Die Superbullen* and in the lead role of the television film *Das Ende einer Maus ist der Anfang einer Katze*.
Filmography
2022
- Süßer Rausch as Robert
2020
- The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes as Wachtmeister Schnappauf
- It's for Your Own Good as Yus
2018
- Sandstern as Sabri
2016
- Brother and Sister as Marcos
- Der Hodscha und die Piepenkötter as Nuri Hodscha
2015
- Die Kanzlei
- Hördur - Between the Worlds as Hasan
2011
- The Secret of the Ark as Hayk Sherian
- Das Ende einer Maus ist der Anfang einer Katze as Erol Ozak
- Die Superbullen as Mario
2009
- A man, a fjord! as Kemal
2008
- Jerichow as Ali Özkan
- Zwei Zivis zum Knutschen as Heimleiter Dr. Bernd Müller
- Red Zora as Begović
- Die dunkle Seite as Menemenci
2007
- Vollidiot as Incident Commander
2006
- Die ProSieben Märchenstunde as Yago
- Blackout - Die Erinnerung ist tödlich as Turgut Algan
- Ladyland as Hausmeister Brettschneider
- Kiss me Kismet as Süleyman
- Alles bleibt anders as Ali Tüfekci
2005
- KRIMI.DE as Erol Arslan
- Zeit der Wünsche as Yaşar
- Playa del Futuro as Rudi
- Drei gegen Troja as Ali
2004
- 7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald as Türsteher
- Pura Vida Ibiza as Hermes
- Germanikus as Roman Slave Hunter
- Süperseks as Tarik
2002
- Blondes Gift as self
- If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer as Kümmel
- Die Frauenversteher - Männer unter sich as Pizza-Verkäufer Ali Baba
- Wen küsst die Braut? as Taxifahrer
- Elephant Heart as Cem
- Alles getürkt! as Cem
2001
- Manitou's Shoe as Hombre
- Sind denn alle netten Männer schwul as Selim
2000
- Einsatz in Hamburg as Drago
- Die Verwegene - Kämpfe um deinen Traum as Emir Pnin
- Neonnächte - Der U-Bahn-Schlitzer
- Kanak Attack as Pfandleiher
- Das Phantom as Pit
- Tour Abroad as Zeki
1999
- Bang, Boom, Bang as Hilmi
- Die Bademeister – Weiber, saufen, Leben retten as Böller
- A Good Opportunity as Drakonin
- Südsee, eigene Insel as Taxifahrer
1998
- Train Birds as Harry, Assistent
1997
- Das Amt as Giancarlo Paloni
- Ballermann 6 as Mario
- Die Musterknaben as Alibaba
- The First Semester
1996
- Zimmer frei! as Self
- 2 ½ Minuten
1995
- Balko as Samir Pascha
- Tot auf Halde as Achmed
1994
- Die Wache as Mehmet
- Der König as Ali
- Just Desserts as Mario
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Aka Özkan