Hilmi Sözer

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*.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Manitou's Shoe (2001) — Hombre
2. 7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald (2004) — Türsteher
3. Bang, Boom, Bang (1999) — Hilmi
4. Scene of the Crime (1970) — Aka Özkan
5. Jerichow (2009) — Ali Özkan
6. Ballermann 6 (1997) — Mario
7. Voll Normaaal (1994) — Mario
8. If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer (2002) — Kümmel
9. Vollidiot (2007) — Incident Commander
10. It's for Your Own Good (2020) — Yus
11. The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes (2020) — Wachtmeister Schnappauf
12. Die Superbullen (2011) — Mario
13. Train Birds (1998) — Harry, Assistent
14. Brother and Sister (2016) — Marcos
15. Die Musterknaben (1997) — Alibaba
16. Die Bademeister – Weiber, saufen, Leben retten (1999) — Böller
17. Das Phantom (2000) — Pit
18. Kanak Attack (2000) — Pfandleiher
19. A man, a fjord! (2009) — Kemal
20. Pura Vida Ibiza (2004) — Hermes
21. Red Zora (2008) — Begović
22. Zimmer frei! (1996) — Self
23. Süperseks (2004) — Tarik
24. Kiss me Kismet (2006) — Süleyman
25. The Secret of the Ark (2011) — Hayk Sherian
26. The First Semester (1997)
27. Germanikus (2004) — Roman Slave Hunter
28. Sandstern (2018) — Sabri
29. Südsee, eigene Insel (1999) — Taxifahrer
30. SOKO Köln (2003) — Markus Roggisch
31. Die Kanzlei (2015)
32. Balko (1995) — Samir Pascha
33. Süßer Rausch (2022) — Robert
34. Wen küsst die Braut? (2002) — Taxifahrer
35. Das Amt (1997) — Giancarlo Paloni
36. 2 ½ Minuten (1996)
37. Playa del Futuro (2005) — Rudi
38. Hördur - Between the Worlds (2015) — Hasan
39. Zeit der Wünsche (2005) — Yaşar
40. Blackout - Die Erinnerung ist tödlich (2006) — Turgut Algan