Fahri Yardım

Acting

Fahri Yardım

Born

1980-08-07 (46)

Place of birth

Hamburg, Germany

Known for

Acting

Credits

99 titles

Fahri Yardim was born in Hamburg, Germany, the son of an academic family of Turkish extraction. Performing on stage in school productions he developed his love of acting. He trained at the Hamburger Bühnenstudio der darstellenden Künste (Hamburg Stage Studio of the Performing Arts) and appeared in theatre productions in Berlin and Hamburg. Fahri represents a generation that focuses on character rather than nationality. He is a naturalist who avoids ethnic stereotype, and his versatility is mirrored in his choice of roles: He portrayed an Anatolian in Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland (2011), a Greek in Kebab Connection (2004), a German Sinte in Chiko(2008), a German in Mogadischu (2008), a…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

2010s · 37 titles

The Physician poster
7.3

England, 1021: Born in a miserable mining town, Robert Cole swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.

The Physician

2013

Four Against the Bank poster
5.9

After losing their respective nest eggs thanks to a bumbling bank employee, three men use him to plot a bold and batty heist to get their money back.

Four Against the Bank

2016

Rocca Changes the World poster
7.4

11-year-old Rocca, a clever, creative and brave girl who lives all by herself in defiance of her teachers and the authorities has to fight to keep her independence and prove to everyone that a child also has the power to change the world.

Rocca Changes the World

2019

Nick: Off Duty poster
4.9

Day in, day out, Niklas ‘Nick’ Tschiller and his partner Yalcin Gümer investigate crimes that are happening in Hamburg. But at some point even the policeman needs a break to spend time with his daughter Lenny. Then it says: Tschiller a.D. - out of service - goodbye to Hamburg. However, simply relaxing is easier said than done, because crime never sleeps and a new, very personal case throws a spanner in the works for Nick's plans for a well-deserved break. Even on vacation, the criminal investigator is not sure about his job and so a wild journey soon takes him across Europe, including to Istanbul and Moscow.

Nick: Off Duty

2016

Don't. Get. Out! poster
6.4

Taking his kids to school with the car, Berlin real estate developer Karl gets a call from a blackmailer: If he doesn’t pay up, the car will blow up. A deadly race against time begins.

Don't. Get. Out!

2018

Kokowääh poster
6.2

Henry is a playboy who has no idea that he is the father of a beautiful, cute girl out of a One-night-Stand. Her mother left the daughter in front of Henry door after her husband realized after 8 years of marriage that he is not the father so their relationship now is breaking up... By the way: Kokowääh, is how a German (in this case an 8 Year old child) that has never heard the dish before - would pronounce "Coq Au Vin" (chicken in a wine sauce).

Kokowääh

2011

Men in the City 2 poster
6.3

The sequel of the "Men in the city" movie which reunites all the characters.

Men in the City 2

2011

Half Brothers poster
5.7

Julian, Yasin and Addi learn from the executor of their deceased mother's will that the three men, who had previously been complete strangers, are brothers. The news hits like a bomb. A German family man with a penchant for tricks, a spoiled, ambitious Turk and a rapping African – the three siblings immediately hate each other and it would all be nice if their paths were to separate again soon.

Half Brothers

2015

The Guardians poster
6.1

15-year-old Nina witnesses a terrible crime that puts her life in danger. Being an orphan, she has nobody she can trust. When corrupt businessman Thomas Backer sends five killers after Nina, witness protection officer, Max, a former special-forces soldier, is responsible for her safety. They soon overcome their initial distance to find common ground. While on the run from the ruthless Backer, Rudi, one of Max’s former comrades, comes to their rescue – and continues to help the two out of some precarious situations. Even Max’s ex-girlfriend Sara is not just there to help him as a federal prosecutor. Nevertheless, Nina and Max face ever-increasing danger, and soon the teenager is not the only one in need of a guardian angel – Max could use one too.

The Guardians

2012

Godless Youth poster
6.1

German students compete to enter one of the country's elite schools.

Godless Youth

2017

Head Full of Honey poster
7.3

Before eleven years old Tilda's parents can put her beloved grandfather in an old people's home due to his progressing Alzheimer disease, she takes him on one last adventure that subliminally threatens to tear her family apart.

Head Full of Honey

2014

Cut Off poster
6.6

A coroner finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.

Cut Off

2018

Almanya: Welcome to Germany poster
6.6

After living 45 years in Germany, the Turkish Hüseyin Yilmaz, seventy, announces to his family that he has bought a house in Turkey and they should return to make the necessary reforms. The idea is unwelcome and causes very heated discussions. In addition, Canan, a granddaughter of Hüseyin, announces she is pregnant and the father is her English boyfriend, and no one knew anything.

Almanya: Welcome to Germany

2011

Brothers poster
NR

Cengiz and Savaş are two unlike brothers. Cengiz is an associate in a respected law firm and Savaş is serving a prison sentence because of several violent offences. After their father’s death Cengiz gets his brother out for one day. Savaş doesn’t know that his brother is heavily in debt.

Brothers

2012

Wir machen durch bis morgen früh poster
4.5

Ali misses the lavish party nights in Hamburg's Kiez: Ms. Melanie, Baby Bobby and the family's tile company have been his everyday life since he became a father. How can he make it clear to the young mother that there is still life next to the baby? Melanie can be persuaded to a wellness weekend with the friends, but only if Ali takes his father's role seriously.

Wir machen durch bis morgen früh

2014

Men Do what Men Can poster
6.1

Confirmed bachelor Paul falls for Iris, who’s unfortunately as good as married. Although his friends have women problems of their own, and all end up moving into Paul’s apartment, they concoct a daring plan to help Paul save Iris from marrying the wrong man.

Men Do what Men Can

2012

Men Have to Go through This poster
5.0

Paul is done with love - until he meets Lena. Now he has to convince her family on Mallorca of himself being the right one for their daughter. Lena's mother though would prefer Patrick by her side, a hedge funds manager and Lena's ex-boyfriend. Paul is challenged by Patrick to a duel among men and is glad that his three best friends are there to support him...

Men Have to Go through This

2015

8:28 AM poster
4.6

A married woman runs a successful gallery and falls for a man she met accidentally.

8:28 AM

2010

Wer's glaubt wird selig poster
6.1

The snow is staying away from the Bavarian ski village of Haunzenberg, and so are the skiers. Business is failing and so is Georg's relationship with Emilie. During his attempt to reignite the fires of passion, the wooden cross in the next room falls down, crushing Emilie's very Catholic mother Daisy. Wracked with guilt, Georg and his drinking buddies hatch a plan to have Daisy canonized by the Church, hoping to save both the village and his relationship. Everything goes according to plan until the Vatican sends a Priest to examine the miracles of Saint Daisy... Written by Anthony Parkhurst

Wer's glaubt wird selig

2012

Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake poster
6.3

In the second part of the German remake of the Winnetou films, Winnetou's sister Nscho Tschi is kidnapped by a brutal crook who wants to find a mythical Apache treasure. Old Shatterhead and Winnetou get forced to search for the precious in the silver sea by their evil opponent El Mas Loco.

Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake

2016

8 Seconds poster
6.1

Esra leads two parallel lives. In her daily life the vivacious and spirited Esra adores her family but feels caged in her relationships. In her dream life, she yearns to discover the identity of the man who visits her dreams. While in waking life she struggles in vain, in her dream life she evolves in secret. But what if waking and dreaming were never separate and the real secret is shored by all?

8 Seconds

2015

Kreutzer kommt ... ins Krankenhaus poster
7.2

No synopsis available yet.

Kreutzer kommt ... ins Krankenhaus

2012

Unter Frauen poster
3.2

Macho Alex is smart and good-looking. He is known among women as an unscrupulous hunter. He wraps the women in rows around his fingers and then disappears into his sports car. For him, love is something for men who pee while sitting. The womanizer Alex then pushes it a little too far, because three love affairs at the same time are too many even for the greatest professional.

Unter Frauen

2012

Everything is Love poster
5.6

Follows the lives of different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic few days before Christmas in Frankfurt, Germany.

Everything is Love

2014

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick poster
5.5

The no-ear bunny can do everything just as well as the other bunnies. But because he has no ears, nobody wants to play with him. When one day an egg is left on his doorstep, he has no idea that this is the start of a wonderful friendship. He experiences many exciting adventures with the two-eared bunny, right up to the fulfillment of their greatest wishes. Because if you have a real friend, you can do anything. And have a lot of fun doing it.

Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick

2013

Male Mistakes poster
6.0

Daniel and Thomas are two friends who are trying to catch girls in various therapy groups.

Male Mistakes

2014

Gravity poster
5.9

The story of a seemingly settled bank employee who breaks the shackles of his everyday life and becomes a wanderer between worlds. Frederik is an up-and-coming young bank employee who lives an ordinary life. When a bank customer, whom Frederik has denied a loan in the face of the bank crisis, shoots himself in front of Frederik, he snaps. Together with ex-con Vince,he begins to live out a new, dark side of himself. He robs his rich bank customers' homes and gives the money to the needy. The initial rush of crossing social boundaries soon develops into an addiction to ever greater thrills.

Gravity

2010

Whatever Happens poster
6.2

Hannah and Julian have separated and meet for a last time to empty out their shared apartment. But nothing goes as planned, and their last night together becomes a turbulent roller-coaster ride.

Whatever Happens

2017

The Secret of the Ark poster
6.5

A research vessel finds a sunken Crusader ship off the Turkish Mediterranean coast. The ship sank in 1369 en route from Cyprus to Armenia .

The Secret of the Ark

2011

Marry Me! poster
5.4

Kishori, unmarried and mother to a daughter, and her sister Sonal live in a house in Berlin. The house and a cafe on the ground floor are led by Kishori. All of a sudden, her strict and traditional grandmother comes for a visit from India. She wants to sell the house unless Kishori agrees to marry the father of her daughter, Robert. As Kishori feels obliged to all the befriended inhabitants of the house, including Robert, to keep the house, Kishori und Robert prepare to have a traditional Indian wedding.

Marry Me!

2015

Und weg bist Du poster
6.0

It could be as simple as this: He is Death and a young woman is on his list. With polite words, he tries to convey the ominous message gently to Jela Becker. But the vivacious young lady never dreamed of surrendering to death without protest. how could she She's only 31! Her husband and nine-year-old daughter Lucy need her. Death hesitates for just a moment - enough time for Jela to flee...

Und weg bist Du

2012

Tot im Wald poster
5.3

A couple have disappeared without a trace on their way home after a medieval festival. This calls not only the officers from Brandenburg onto the scene, but also the currently sidelined investigator Lucy and her former colleague Hannah. During their investigations, they come across the widowed Harald Kurtz and his father-in-law Meckenstock, who live on an outlying farm. Meanwhile, Hannah suffers from hallucinations and finds out more about the family.

Tot im Wald

2013

Das Leben ist keine Autobahn poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Das Leben ist keine Autobahn

2011

The Pasta Detectives 3 poster
5.7

The friends and amateur detectives Rico and Oskar experiencing their last adventure together. Here everything is really only one well, because now they live next door to. Ricos mother Tanya and Buhl are together, Oskar is with his father Lars pulled to Rico into the house. But dies as the grumpy Fitzke, the trouble begins. The stone Breeder inherited Rico his beloved stone-collection over which the boy also very pleased - but then he and his buddy note that Rico's favorite stone calf stone was stolen. The task now is to make the thieves apprehended. And because there are on the way to the Baltic Sea, Rico and Oskar must as soon as possible afterwards. Glad Tanja is flown by Buhl in the "snogging holiday" ...

The Pasta Detectives 3

2016

Geisterfahrer poster
8.0

Freddy Kowalski and Emile Ramzy are paramedics in Hamburg and race night after night through the city, regardless of congested intersections, red lights and oncoming traffic. They are real life savers. One day they witness a murder and decide to go to the bottom of the thing itself. They come across an explosive corruption scandal that brings them in danger. Without knowing it, they hold the most important keys to investigate the crime itself in their hands.

Geisterfahrer

2012

Unter Feinden poster
6.5

Police officers Kessel and Driller are supposed to be on the lookout for an internationally wanted war criminal. But Kessel is a junkie, gets into a fight with a young dealer and runs the man over. His colleague Driller covers all the tracks, but cannot prevent an ambitious public prosecutor from trying to solve the incident. However, the two of them have a much bigger problem: the crime has made Kessel vulnerable to blackmail.

Unter Feinden

2013

No artwork available
7.0

Undocumented Honduran cleaner Maria navigates a precarious life in Germany, separated from her children. Upon learning of their abuse back home, she scrapes loans to bring them over, facing housing, schooling, and isolation challenges. As her world unravels, a sympathetic employer offers unexpected support.

Schutzlos

2010

2000s · 14 titles

1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde poster
4.3

The story of Lanze who is in love with the princess. One day the princess is kidnapped by the Dark Knight and Lanze starts his journey to rescue her. But he is not alone because Erdal, a turk, joins him on his journey.

1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde

2008

One Way poster
5.6

To cover up his infidelities and protect his upcoming marriage, a star advertiser helps free an accused rapist by giving a false alibi and suffers the brutal revenge of the victim.

One Way

2006

Fast Track: No Limits poster
5.8

Four young thrill-seekers race cars on the streets of Germany.

Fast Track: No Limits

2008

Rabbit Without Ears poster
6.1

Rainbow press reporter Ludo is sentenced to 8 months, but is released on probation. But he has to work 300 hours for a local daycare center and meets Anna who has unfinished business with him.

Rabbit Without Ears

2007

Where Is Fred? poster
6.3

In order to catch a basketball from the favorite team of his girlfriend's spoiled son, Fred poses as a numb, wheelchair-bound fan. But when he catches the ball, he also catches the attention of young, attractive filmmaker Denise, who wants to feature an invalid fan in an image film for the team. Fred has to keep playing his role, while real invalid and really furious fan Ronny might call his bluff at any moment. Worse, still, love sets in...

Where Is Fred?

2006

Men in the City poster
6.2

Follows six very different men and their struggles with women, family and work. Yet, they are somehow connected to each other.

Men in the City

2009

Kebab Connection poster
6.6

In Hamburg, Ibrahim "Ibo" Secmez, of Turkish descent, wants to direct the first German kung-fu movie. For now, he makes commercials for his uncle's kebab restaurant. Titzie, an aspiring actress and Ibo's German girlfriend, finds she's pregnant. Ibo is uncertain about fatherhood - compounded by his father's disowning him for getting a German girl pregnant - so Titzie sends him packing. He makes attempts at getting it right, but as the birth approaches, he's still not ready. In the background are three thugs in search of good tripe soup and a Capulet-Montegue feud between the kebab joint and a Greek taverna across the street. Can Ibo be the glove upon that hand?

Kebab Connection

2004

Chiko poster
6.3

This is the story of Isa, who grows up in a Hamburg suburb. It might be one of the world's richest cities but every beast has its belly and here, in the very underbelly, Chiko lives in a world where violence, staking and keeping a claim, and drug taking are the norm. Where down is not an option, Chiko is determined to rise to the top, whatever and whomever it costs.

Chiko

2008

Sea of Death poster
4.1

In the German North Sea a new cellular life form endangers mankind.

Sea of Death

2009

Mogadischu poster
6.6

The incredible true story of Lufthansa Flight 181, which was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in October of 1977, and the noble efforts of stewardess Gabriele Dillmann (Nadja Uhl) to ensure the safety of the terrified passengers throughout the harrowing ordeal. When terrorists sympathetic to the cause of the German Red Army Faction seize control of the flight, German chancellor Helmut Schmidt refuses to negotiate. Meanwhile, terrorist leader "Captain Martyr Mahmud" grows increasingly agitated, and the Yemeni government refuses to let the plane land on their soil. After Captain Schumann (Thomas Kretschmann) makes an emergency landing in the sand, he is brutally executed in front of the passengers by "Captain Martyr Mahmud" (Said Taghmaoui), who then forces the co-pilot to fly the plane to Somolia. Once there, counter terrorism measures quickly get underway as the passengers brace themselves for the worst.

Mogadischu

2008

66/67 - Fairplay war gestern poster
4.4

For six young men, who could hardly be more different from one another, the fan club of the Eintracht Braunschweig football club is the center of their life and their friendship. 66/67 is the name of their club as well as the year in which Eintracht Braunschweig won the German Championship.

66/67 - Fairplay war gestern

2009

Morgen, ihr Luschen! Der Ausbilder-Schmidt-Film poster
4.8

World peace is under threat - it's a good thing that instructor Schmidt exists. As a sharpshooter with a cigar, sunglasses and beret, he immediately suspects the terrorist conspiracy lurking behind the peace summit at Schwangau Castle. The aim is to unite the strife-torn Kallushistan. Princess Shirin and the pacifist recruit Rainer assist in the hunt for alleged assassins.

Morgen, ihr Luschen! Der Ausbilder-Schmidt-Film

2009

Engel sucht Liebe poster
7.9

Before Christmas, the angels have the mission to make happier 70% of the people. The story is based on angel Uriel and two new angels helping him.

Engel sucht Liebe

2009

Kill Your Darling poster
NR

Young people disappear in Berlin's subway shafts, near the "Kill Your Darling" disco.

Kill Your Darling

2009

Series credits

DAS! poster
4.7

Every evening at 6:45 p.m. sharp, a prominent guest takes a seat on the red sofa—and DAS! provides daily updates on what's hot in the north.

DAS!

1991

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.

Scene of the Crime

1970

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.

Scene of the Crime

1970

Polizeiruf 110 poster
6.2

Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.

Polizeiruf 110

1971

NDR Talk Show poster
6.6

No synopsis available yet.

NDR Talk Show

1979

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police poster
6.6

A long-running German television series about a two-man team of highway police, originally set in Berlin and later in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

1996

Inas Nacht poster
7.8

A late-night show featuring Northern German cabaret artist, singer and presenter Ina Müller - done "Müller-style": talk, comedy and lots and lots of music.

Inas Nacht

2007

Pastewka poster
7.6

Pastewka is a German television sitcom that began airing on German TV channel Sat.1 in 2005. The series, currently in its sixth season, is set in Cologne, with German actor Bastian Pastewka starring as a fictionalized version of himself. It has been compared to Seinfeld and Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm. The series was awarded, among others, the Rose d'Or and the German Television Prize. Series was directed by Joseph Orr and Jan Markus Linhof.

Pastewka

2005

Late Night Berlin poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Late Night Berlin

2018

Neo Magazin Royale poster
7.3

Neo Magazin Royale is a satirical late night show hosted by Jan Böhmermann.

Neo Magazin Royale

2013

Through the Night with... poster
7.9

Durch die Nacht mit … is a German documentary film television series produced by ZDF for Franco-German television channel ARTE. Locations are mainly in France or Germany. The title of the French version is Au cœur de la nuit. Two Celebrities spend an filmed evening together. One of them is the host who sets the location and the program. There is no moderator.

Through the Night with...

2002

Circus Halligalli poster
6.2

A late night talk show, hosted by Joko and Klaas.

Circus Halligalli

2013

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell poster
6.5

Klein gegen Groß – Das unglaubliche Duell is a family game show that has been broadcast on the first channel since 2011, on ORF 1 since March 2017 and on SRF 1 since November 2020. The format is produced by i&u TV. Kai Pflaume acts as host and moderator.

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

2011

jerks. poster
7.9

Best buddies Christian Ulmen and Fahri Yardim can't help to embarrass themselves from time to time. The troublemakers they are they love to test the limits of ethics and political correctness.

jerks.

2017

Nachtschicht poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

Nachtschicht

2003

Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben poster
6.9

No synopsis available yet.

Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben

2004

Wer stiehlt mir die Show? poster
7.7

Three celebrities and a wildcard candidate quiz their way through this show to win the ultimate prize: the show itself.

Wer stiehlt mir die Show?

2021

The Discounters poster
7.6

A group of young supermarket employees face the everyday challenges of the branch. Under the direction of branch manager Thorsten, the employees try to cope with all catastrophes and dramas, such as stealing employees, a mouse plague or dissatisfied customers, from store opening to closing time. It is not uncommon for employees to reach their limits.

The Discounters

2021

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

West.art am Sonntag

2003

Dogs of Berlin poster
7.0

A politically sensitive murder forces two disparate detectives into a battle with the Berlin underworld and a confrontation with their own corruption.

Dogs of Berlin

2018

CopStories poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

CopStories

2013

Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt poster
NR

Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt is a German television series.

Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt

2010

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Im Leben von …

2012

INTIMATE. poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

INTIMATE.

2023

Der Medicus poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Der Medicus

2014

Die beste Show der Welt poster
5.7

Two hosts attempt to create the best show of the world in front of a live audience who can cancel it at anytime. The hosts alternate between their shows and try to get the best approval rating. Each episode is comprised of 6-8 shows.

Die beste Show der Welt

2016

Paare poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

Paare

2015

Paare poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

Paare

2015

Der Upir poster
5.9

No synopsis available yet.

Der Upir

2024

Die Quellen des Bösen - Jagd nach dem Runenmörder poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Die Quellen des Bösen - Jagd nach dem Runenmörder

2024

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kuttner plus Zwei

2014

Diary of an Uber Driver poster
4.0

Uber driver Ben uses what he learns from his passengers to piece together his place in the world.

Diary of an Uber Driver

2020

Weihnachten mit Joko & Klaas poster
8.5

Joko & Klaas celebrate Christmas

Weihnachten mit Joko & Klaas

2018

One Mic Stand poster
1.5

German comedians teach celebrities how to be funny and host their first stand-up.

One Mic Stand

2022

Nick's Law poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nick's Law

2017

No artwork available
7.5

König von Kreuzberg is a German television series.

König von Kreuzberg

2005

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Studio Pille-Palle

2024

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

SaFahri - Eine Reise zu den Elementen

2021

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fahri sucht das Glück

2019

Behind the camera