Merab Ninidze
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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Films (73)
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt
2026 · Yamen Nicholls
Behind the Door
2026
La parole d'un homme
2025 · Yuri
April
2025 · Chief Physician
In the Name of Blood
2025
Conclave
2024 · Sabbadin
House Arrest
2021 · David
Sans aucun remords
2021 · Andrej Vaseliev
Das Gesetz sind wir
2020 · Djamal Issa
Un espion ordinaire
2020 · Oleg Penkovsky
Russian Whispers
2019 · Viktor
Percht
2018 · Truck Driver‘s Voice
Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod
2018 · Witrenko
La Lune de Jupiter
2017 · Gabor Stern
I Watch Her Sleep
2017
Une famille heureuse
2017 · Soso
Hostages
2017 · Levan
Lou Andreas-Salomé
2016 · Friedrich Carl Andreas
The Puppet Syndrome
2015 · Boris
Le Pont des espions
2015 · Soviet Main Interrogator
Thank You for Bombing
2015
Under Electric Clouds
2015 · Nikolai
B/W
2015 · Нурик
After Love
2015 · The Painter
Bis zum Ende der Welt
2014 · Zano
Entre ennemis
2013 · Idris Maher
Invasion
2013 · Konstantin
Blutadler
2012 · Wassyl Witrenko
Love with an Accent
2012
Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen
2012 · Nikolai Ilinescu
Le Quatrième pouvoir
2012
Frühlings Erwachen
2012 · The Stranger
Russisch Roulette
2012 · Alexej Romanowitsch
Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht
2011 · Alex
Winter's Daughter
2011 · Alexei
4 jours en mai
2011 · Major
From Tokyo
2011 · Rescuer
Mon meilleur ennemi
2011 · Moritz Haiden
The Cameramurderer
2010 · Thomas
Soldat de papier
2008 · Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky
L'arc-en-ciel
2008 · Datho
Mediator
2008 · Hitman
Ce n'étaient pas tous des assassins
2006 · Russischer Offizier
Liebes Leid und Lust
2006 · André Schott
Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau
2005 · Thomas Landsberg
Schön, dass es Dich gibt
2005 · Peters Freund Gérard
Georgisches Liebeslied
2005
Sterne leuchten auch am Tag
2004 · Ruben Costa
Cattolica
2004 · Martin
Postalioni
2003
August der Glückliche
2002
Icarus
2002 · Milan
Terre perdue
2002 · Jean-Pierre
Nowhere in Africa
2001 · Walter Redlich
Ene mene muh – und tot bist du
2001
Alma, la fiancée du vent
2001 · russischer Soldat
England!
2000 · Pavel
In Heaven
1999 · Levi
Luna Papa
1999 · Alik
Suzie Washington
1998 · Resa Madani
Debt of Love
1998 · Unknown Man
Yugofilm
1997 · Sascha
Hasenjagd – Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen
1994 · Nikolai
Crossroad
1991
Oh, How Sweet Is This Tender Sadness of Separation
1991 · orpheos
Coming Closer
1989
Roots
1987
Temo
1987
Repentance
1987 · Tornike
The Step
1987
Full Circle
1986 · Irakliy
In a Small Town
1985
The Price of Peace
· Joseph Stalin
Séries (34)
The last season
2023
Sirens
2022
Les déshonorés
2022 · Vassily Rasnokov
Doktor Ballouz
2021 · Amin Ballouz
Freud
2020 · Josef Breuer
Treadstone
2019 · Yuri Leniov
McMafia
2018 · Vadim Kalyagin
Deutschland
2015 · Alexej Stepanov
Neben der Spur
2015 · Alexej Kuznet
The Nordic Murders
2014 · Lucjan Gadocha
Letzte Spur Berlin
2012 · Khalil Rahimi
Homeland
2011 · Mirov
Frühling
2011 · Cem Oktay
Shades of Happiness
2011 · Niklas Psathos
Schnell ermittelt
2009 · Besim Kasapi
Homicide Unit Istanbul
2008 · Ahmet Demir
Meurtres en haute société
2007 · Dr. Ernesto Mendez
Himmel über Australien
2006 · Phil
Police Action
2005 · Hakim Kostres, Boris Aljechin
Die Gerichtsmedizinerin
2005 · Piontek
Das Bernstein-Amulett
2004 · Michael Belajew
Division Criminelle
2003 · Luan Kreshnik
Murder in the Mountains
2001 · Andreas Johannis
Leipzig Homicide
2001 · Theo Gregoriladse
Einsatz in Hamburg
2000 · Dr.Rixen
Donna Leon
2000 · Filippo Guarino
Küstenwache
1997 · Zlatko Ilic
Inspector Rex
1994 · Fritz Posch, Jiri Borowjez
Doppelter Einsatz
1994 · Michael Petzold
Ein starkes Team
1994 · Nik 'Warenko, Tamas Mikoladse
Bella Block
1993 · Enver Fishta
A Case For Two
1981 · Dix
Polizeiruf 110
1971 · Victor Koslow
Scene of the Crime
1970 · Richard Herzog, Roman Rustaveli, Peter Tobel, Vater Petkow