Elyas M'Barek

Elyas M'Barek (born 29 May 1982) is an Austrian actor who was born in Munich.

M'Barek was born in Germany, to an Austrian mother and a Tunisian father. His younger brother Yousef (Joseph) is also an actor, who lives in Germany. At the age of 18 he quit school.

He began acting in 2001 in Dennis Gansel's sex comedy Mädchen, Mädchen. The pinnacle of success in Europe gets the lead role with the sitcom Türkisch für Anfänger where he plays the role of Cem Öztürk, a young guy of Turkish origin. Also on the side of Arnel Taci (who in "Türkisch für Anfänger" was his best friend), also will star in the TV series "Abschnitt 40". In 2008, he also appeared in Gansel's acclaimed film thriller-drama Die Welle, in the role of Sinan, a student that embraces fascism. In 2012 he reunites with Mädchen, Mädchen and Die Welle co-star Max Riemelt in the drama film Heiter bis Wolkig opposite Jessica Schwarz and Anna Fischer and will play a lead in the "Türkisch für Anfänger" feature film. He played a vampire in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013).

In 2013 he had the leading role in Fack ju Göhte, which was seen by three million people in 17 days and became the most successful German film of the year. The same year he had a supporting role in the adventure film The Physician, which was also an immediate box-office hit in Germany.

Movies:

• 2001: Mädchen, Mädchen
• 2001: Epsteins Nacht
• 2006: Wholetrain
• 2008: Morgen, ihr Luschen! Der Ausbilder-Schmidt-Film
• 2008: Die Welle
• 2008: Klaus
• 2008: Männerherzen
• 2009: Zweiohrküken
• 2010: Teufelskicker
• 2010: Zeiten ändern dich
• 2011: What a Man
• 2012: Offroad
• 2012: Türkisch für Anfänger – Der Film
• 2012: Fünf Freunde
• 2012: Heiter bis Wolkig
• 2013: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
• 2013: Fack ju Göhte
• 2013: The Physician
• 2014: Who Am I – No System is Safe
• 2014: Männerhort
• 2015: Traumfrauen
• 2015: Fack ju Göhte 2
• 2016: Willkommen bei den Hartmanns
• 2017: Dieses bescheuerte Herz

TV Movies:

• 2002: Ich schenk dir einen Seitensprung
• 2002: Die Stimmen
• 2005: Deutschmänner
• 2009: Die ProSieben Märchenstunde: Kalif Storch
• 2009: Nachtschicht – Wir sind die Polizei
• 2010: Undercover Love
• 2011: Rottmann schlägt zurück
• 2011: Biss zur großen Pause – Das Highschool Vampir Grusical
• 2017: A.C.A. Demicus

Television Series:

• 2002: Verdammt verliebt
• 2002: Samt und Seide
• 2002: Tatort: Totentanz
• 2003: Schulmädchen
• 2003: Alarm für Cobra 11 – Einsatz für Team 2: Zeugenschutz
• 2005–2006: KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst
• 2005–2006: Abschnitt 40
• 2005–2008: Türkisch für Anfänger
• 2007: Großstadtrevier
• 2007: Im Namen des Gesetzes
• 2008: Rosa Roth: Das Mädchen aus Sumy
• 2009: Tatort: Familienaufstellung
• 2009: Notruf Hafenkante: Knock Out
• 2009–2011: Doctor’s Diary
• 2009–2010: Danni Lowinski
• 2009: Alarm für Cobra 11: Geliebter Feind
• 2010: Großstadtrevier: Das Geheimnis des Hafenpastors (258)