Acting credits
97
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Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Merab Ninidze
Acting
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Movies: 67Series: 30
TMDB ID: 17817
IMDb ID: nm0632457
Known for: Acting
Born: November 3, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Tbilisi, Georgia SSR, USSR
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1970 - 2025
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q1701306
Biography
Merab Ninidze (born 3 November 1965) is a Georgian actor. He is best known for the roles of Oleg Penkovsky in The Courier, Walter Redlich in Nowhere in Africa, and Giulio Sabbadin in Conclave. Ninidze was born into an artistic family and was introduced to acting at a young age. He was heavily involved in the theatrical world in Georgia. At the age of 13, he successfully auditioned for the role of Prince Edward in Shakespeare's Richard III at the Rustaveli State Academic Theatre in Tbilisi, which premiered in 1979 and toured the UK three times. From 1982 to 1985, he studied at the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Georgia State Film Institute under the guidance of Gizo Jordania, which eventually led him to become a full-fledged member of the Theatre Company. Later, he would perform in plays such as Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, The Diary of Anne Frank, and David Kldiashvili's Step-Mother. Ninidze's first major film role was in Tengiz Abuladze's 1984 film Repentance, in which he played Tornike Aravidze. At the age of 25, Ninidze immigrated from Georgia following the Civil War in Georgia. During this time, he was offered a role in Goran Rebic's Yugofilm, which led him to work in Vienna for several months. For more than 20 years, Ninidze has worked in Georgian, Russian, German, and English-language film and TV.
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Movie credits linked with Merab Ninidze.
6.7
A Working Man
as Yuri
2025 Movie
6.7
April
as Chief Physician
2025 Movie
5.8
In the Name of Blood
2025 Movie
7.2
Conclave
as Sabbadin
2024 Movie
6.2
House Arrest
as David
2021 Movie
6.9
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
as Andrej Vaseliev
2021 Movie
6.0
Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
2020 Movie
6.6
Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
2020 Movie
5.3
Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
2020 Movie
5.0
Das Gesetz sind wir
as Djamal Issa
2020 Movie
7.0
The Courier
as Oleg Penkovsky
2020 Movie
Russian Whispers
as Viktor
2019 Movie
6.3
Strandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
2019 Movie
6.0
Mutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
2019 Movie
Percht
as Truck Driver‘s Voice
2018 Movie
3.4
Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod
as Witrenko
2018 Movie
5.6
Jupiter's Moon
as Gabor Stern
2017 Movie
7.4
My Happy Family
as Soso
2017 Movie
6.1
Hostages
as Levan
2017 Movie
6.5
Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free
as Friedrich Carl Andreas
2016 Movie
6.0
The Puppet Syndrome
as Boris
2015 Movie
7.2
Bridge of Spies
as Soviet Main Interrogator
2015 Movie
5.0
Thank You for Bombing
2015 Movie
6.1
Under Electric Clouds
as Nikolai
2015 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Merab Ninidze.
7.2
Sirens
16 eps
2022 Series
5.5
Doktor Ballouz
as Amin Ballouz • 18 eps
2021 Series
7.1
Freud
as Josef Breuer • 8 eps
2020 Series
7.1
Treadstone
as Yuri Leniov • 3 eps
2019 Series
7.3
McMafia
as Vadim Kalyagin • 8 eps
2018 Series
7.4
Deutschland
1 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Neben der Spur
as Alexej Kuznet • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Letzte Spur Berlin
as Khalil Rahimi • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.6
Homeland
as Mirov • 3 eps
2011 Series
6.2
Frühling
as Cem Oktay • 4 eps
2011 Series
Schicksalsjahre
as Niklas Psathos • 3 eps
2011 Series
4.1
Schnell ermittelt
as Besim Kasapi • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.2
Homicide Unit Istanbul
as Ahmet Demir • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.0
Mord in bester Gesellschaft
as Dr. Ernesto Mendez • 1 eps
2007 Series
4.0
Himmel über Australien
as Phil • 2 eps
2006 Series
4.6
Vienna Crime Squad
as Hakim Kostres • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.0
Das Bernstein-Amulett
as Michael Belajew • 2 eps
2004 Series
6.7
SOKO Köln
as Luan Kreshnik • 1 eps
2003 Series
3.8
SOKO Kitzbühel
as Andreas Johannis • 1 eps
2001 Series
5.9
SOKO Leipzig
as Theo Gregoriladse • 1 eps
2001 Series
2.0
Einsatz in Hamburg
as Dr.Rixen • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.3
Donna Leon
as Filippo Guarino • 1 eps
2000 Series
5.4
Küstenwache
as Zlatko Ilic • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.2
Inspector Rex
as Fritz Posch • 1 eps
1994 Series