Hilmi Sözer
Actor
- Born
- March 9, 1970 (age 56) · Ankara, Turkey
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.
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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*.
Known for
Manitou's Shoe
July 11, 2001
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
October 28, 2004
Bang, Boom, Bang
August 26, 1999
Jerichow
September 7, 2008
Ballermann 6
October 16, 1997
Just Desserts
November 10, 1994
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer
March 7, 2002
Vollidiot
April 11, 2007
It's for Your Own Good
October 8, 2020
The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes
January 23, 2020
Die Superbullen
January 5, 2011
Train Birds
July 9, 1998
Acting48
- 2020It's for Your Own Good as Yus
- 2020The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes as Wachtmeister Schnappauf
- 2018Sandstern as Sabri
- 2016Brother and Sister as Marcos
- 2016Der Hodscha und die Piepenkötter as Nuri Hodscha
- 2015Hördur - Between the Worlds as Hasan
- 2011Das Ende einer Maus ist der Anfang einer Katze as Erol Ozak
- 2011The Secret of the Ark as Hayk Sherian
- 2011Die Superbullen as Mario
- 2009