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

• Süßer Rausch — Robert
• 2020It's for Your Own Good — Yus
• 2020The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes — Wachtmeister Schnappauf
• 2018Sandstern — Sabri
• 2016Brother and Sister — Marcos
• 2016Der Hodscha und die Piepenkötter — Nuri Hodscha
• Die Kanzlei
• 2015Hördur - Between the Worlds — Hasan
• 2011Das Ende einer Maus ist der Anfang einer Katze — Erol Ozak
• 2011Die Superbullen — Mario
• 2011The Secret of the Ark — Hayk Sherian
• 2009A man, a fjord! — Kemal
• 2008Die dunkle Seite — Menemenci
• 2008Jerichow — Ali Özkan
• 2008Red Zora — Begović
• 2008Zwei Zivis zum Knutschen — Heimleiter Dr. Bernd Müller
• 2007Vollidiot — Incident Commander
• 2006Alles bleibt anders — Ali Tüfekci
• Blackout - Die Erinnerung ist tödlich — Turgut Algan
• Die ProSieben Märchenstunde — Yago
• 2006Kiss me Kismet — Süleyman
• Ladyland — Hausmeister Brettschneider
• 2005Drei gegen Troja — Ali
• KRIMI.DE — Erol Arslan
• 2005Playa del Futuro — Rudi
• 2005Zeit der Wünsche — Yaşar
• 20047 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald — Türsteher
• 2004Germanikus — Roman Slave Hunter
• 2004Pura Vida Ibiza — Hermes
• 2004Süperseks — Tarik
• 2003Lassie
• SOKO Köln — Markus Roggisch
• 2002Alles getürkt! — Cem
• 2002Die Frauenversteher - Männer unter sich — Pizza-Verkäufer Ali Baba
• 2002Elephant Heart — Cem
• 2002If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer — Kümmel
• 2002Wen küsst die Braut? — Taxifahrer
• 2001Manitou's Shoe — Hombre
• 2001Sind denn alle netten Männer schwul — Selim
• 2000Das Phantom — Pit
• 2000Die Verwegene - Kämpfe um deinen Traum — Emir Pnin
• Einsatz in Hamburg — Drago
• 2000Kanak Attack — Pfandleiher
• 2000Neonnächte - Der U-Bahn-Schlitzer
• 2000Tour Abroad — Zeki
• 1999A Good Opportunity — Drakonin
• 1999Bang, Boom, Bang — Hilmi
• 1999Die Bademeister – Weiber, saufen, Leben retten — Böller
• 1999Südsee, eigene Insel — Taxifahrer
• 1998Train Birds — Harry, Assistent
• 1997Ballermann 6 — Mario
• Das Amt — Giancarlo Paloni
• 1997Die Musterknaben — Alibaba
• 1997The First Semester
• 19962 ½ Minuten
• Balko — Samir Pascha
• 1995Tot auf Halde — Achmed
• Der König — Ali
• Die Wache — Mehmet
• 1994Just Desserts — Mario
• Scene of the Crime — Aka Özkan

Appearances as themselves (2)

• Blondes Gift — self
• Zimmer frei! — Self