Hilmi Sözer

Hilmi Sözer born March 9 1970 in Çubuk Ankara is a GermanTurkish 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 1990sprimarily 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 Herbigs 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 Beckers Kanak Attack the awardwinning TV comedy Meine verrückte türkische Hochzeit and Christian Petzolds 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