While studying at the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management of Bogazici University, he started drawing comics for the Turkish humor magazine Leman. In August 1995 he did his first stand-up comedy show in "Leman Culture Center" performing with no serious career intentions as a comedian. However, after the positive response of the audience, he continued his show to attract larger crowds in Besiktas Cultural Center where he has appeared in over a thousand stand-up comedy shows since, becoming so popular that tickets have sold for 250TL (approx. US$140). His movie career started in 1998 with a co-starring role in the comedy Everything's Gonna Be Great (1998), directed by Ömer Vargi, and continued with a role in Vizontele (2001), directed by Yilmaz Erdogan and Ömer Faruk Sorak. He achieved his greatest success by starring in and writing big-budget science-fiction parody G.O.R.A. (2004), also directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which despite spending several years in production because of financial and other technical problems became a box-office hit and described by Rekin Teksoy as a strong sign that showed that popular cinema was successful in appealing to wide audiences. He maintained this success with a starring role in the comedy feature movie Magic Carpet Ride (2005) AKA 'Magic Carpet Ride', also directed by Yilmaz Erdogan, for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 11th Sadri Alisik Awards, and his directorial debut with The Magician (2006), co-directed by Ali Taner Baltaci, for which he won Best Actor at the 34th Brussels International Independent Film Festival and 12th Sadri Alisik Awards. He has since repeated his box office success with a sequel to G.O.R.A. (2004) called A.R.O.G (2008), also co-directed by Ali Taner Baltaci, and comedy Western parody called Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys (2009), directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak. That same year, he co-starred, alongside veteran actor Sener Sen, in the police drama Hunting Season (2010), written and directed by Yavuz Turgul, and made a special appearance in drama Zefir (2010), written and directed by Belma Bas. After two years he also acted in Ferzan Özpetek's A Magnificent Haunting (2012). After he filmed his last stand-up comedy show CM101MMXI Fundamentals (2013) directed by Murat Dündar, he announced that for the next few years he will stop his stand-up comedy shows to have a rest. Along his professional career, he has won numerous awards and appeared in more than 4000 stand-up comedy shows, took part in 10 movies and contributed as a dubbing performer in 4 movies.
TBACem Yılmaz: Fifty-Fifty as Self
TBAGORA 4 GORA as Arif Işık
2024Mazhar Alanson İle Misafir (1 Episode) as Unknown
2023Do Not Disturb as Ayzek
2023Kavur as Unknown
2022The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri (16 Episodes) as Erşan Kuneri
2021Cem Yılmaz: Diamond Elite Platinum Plus as Self
2020Comidark Films 2: The Pawn as Birol
2020Comidark Films 2: Insane as Güven
2019Comidark Films: The Getaway as Alpay
2019Comidark Films: In Between as Ayzek
2019Tonight with İbrahim Selim (1 Episode) as Unknown
2018Arif V 216: They Made It, But How? as Unknown
2018Arif V 216 as Arif Işık / Erşan Kuneri
2017Phi (1 Episode) as Himself
2017Deli Aşk as Şefik Ercan
201661 Days as Cibar Kemal
2015Ali Baba and the 7 Dwarfs as Ali Şenay / Boris Mancov
2014The Water Diviner as Sgt. Jemal
2014Coming Soon as Zafer Yıldız / Beşir
2013Cem Yılmaz: CM101MMXI Fundamentals as Self
2013CM101MMXI Fundamentals (2013) Extralar as Self
2012A Magnificent Haunting as Yusuf Antep
2011Bifo & CMYLMZ as Unknown
2010Hunting Season as İdris
2010CMYLMZ: Questions & Answers as Self
2009Yahşi Batı as Aziz Vefa
2008A.R.O.G as Arif / Komutan Logar / Kaaya / Koobar / Enigma
2008My Dear Family (1 Episode) as Unknown
2008CMYLMZ as Self
2006The Magician as İskender Tünaydın
2005Magic Carpet Ride as Müslüm Durulmaz
2004G.O.R.A. as Arif / Komutan Logar / Erşan Kuneri
2004The European Side (1 Episode) as Himself
2001Bir Tat Bir Doku: Millennium as Unknown
2001Vizontele as Fikri
2001CMYLMZ 0100111000110000111011 as Cem Yılmaz / Alien 1 / Alien 2 / New Cem Yılmaz
1999Cem Yılmaz: One Taste One Texture as Self
1998Everything's Gonna Be Great as Altan Çamlı
1995Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri (2 Episodes) as Presenter
1973Golden Butterfly Awards (1, 1 Episode) as Self - Winner, Self - Presenter
TBAGalata Monster ... Director
TBACem Yılmaz: Fifty-Fifty ... Director
2023Do Not Disturb ... Director
2023Cennet ... Director
2022The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri (16 Episodes) ... Director
2021Cem Yılmaz: Diamond Elite Platinum Plus ... Director
2020Comidark Films 2: Insane ... Director
2020Comidark Films 2: The Pawn ... Director
2019Comidark Films: The Getaway ... Director
2019Comidark Films: In Between ... Director
2015Ali Baba and the 7 Dwarfs ... Director
2014Coming Soon ... Director
2008A.R.O.G ... Director
2006The Magician ... Director
2001Bir Tat Bir Doku: Millennium ... Director
TBAGalata Monster ... Screenplay
TBACem Yılmaz: Fifty-Fifty ... Writer
TBAGORA 4 GORA ... Writer
2023Do Not Disturb ... Writer
2023Cennet ... Writer
2022The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri (16 Episodes) ... Writer
2020Comidark Films 2: Insane ... Writer
2020Comidark Films 2: The Pawn ... Writer
2019Comidark Films: In Between ... Writer
2019Comidark Films: The Getaway ... Writer
2018Arif V 216 ... Writer
2015Ali Baba and the 7 Dwarfs ... Writer
2014Coming Soon ... Writer
2013Cem Yılmaz: CM101MMXI Fundamentals ... Writer
2013CM101MMXI Fundamentals (2013) Extralar ... Writer
2009Yahşi Batı ... Writer
2008A.R.O.G ... Writer
2008CMYLMZ ... Writer
2006The Magician ... Author
2004G.O.R.A. ... Writer
2001CMYLMZ 0100111000110000111011 ... Screenplay
1999Cem Yılmaz: One Taste One Texture ... Writer
1998Everything's Gonna Be Great ... Writer
2022The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri (16 Episodes) ... Producer
2021Cem Yılmaz: Diamond Elite Platinum Plus ... Producer
2020Comidark Films 2: Insane ... Producer
2020Comidark Films 2: The Pawn ... Producer
2019Comidark Films: In Between ... Producer
2019Comidark Films: The Getaway ... Producer
2018Arif V 216: They Made It, But How? ... Producer
2015Ali Baba and the 7 Dwarfs ... Producer
2014Coming Soon ... Producer
2008A.R.O.G ... Producer
2022The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri ... Creator
2021Cem Yılmaz: Diamond Elite Platinum Plus ... Music