Merab Ninidze
Born: 1965-11-03 in Tbilisi, Georgia SSR, USSR
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt as Yamen Nicholls
- Behind the Door
2025
- A Working Man as Yuri
- April as Chief Physician
- In the Name of Blood
2024
- Conclave as Sabbadin
2023
2022
2021
- Tom Clancy's Without Remorse as Andrej Vaseliev
- Doktor Ballouz as Amin Ballouz
- House Arrest as David
2020
- The Courier as Oleg Penkovsky
- Freud as Josef Breuer
- Das Gesetz sind wir as Djamal Issa
- Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi as Lucjan Gadocha
- Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi as Lucjan Gadocha
- Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi as Lucjan Gadocha
2019
- Treadstone as Yuri Leniov
- Mutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi as Lucjan Gadocha
- Strandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi as Lucjan Gadocha
- Russian Whispers as Viktor
2018
- McMafia as Vadim Kalyagin
- Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod as Witrenko
- Percht as Truck Driver‘s Voice
2017
- Hostages as Levan
- Jupiter's Moon as Gabor Stern
- My Happy Family as Soso
2016
- Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free as Friedrich Carl Andreas
2015
- Bridge of Spies as Soviet Main Interrogator
- Deutschland
- Neben der Spur as Alexej Kuznet
- B/W as Нурик
- The Puppet Syndrome as Boris
- Under Electric Clouds as Nikolai
- After Love as The Painter
- Thank You for Bombing
2014
- Bis zum Ende der Welt as Zano
2013
- Invasion as Konstantin
- Unter Feinden as Idris Maher
2012
- Letzte Spur Berlin as Khalil Rahimi
- The Fourth State
- Love with an Accent
- Blutadler as Wassyl Witrenko
- Russisch Roulette as Alexej Romanowitsch
- Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen as Nikolai Ilinescu
2011
- Homeland as Mirov
- Frühling as Cem Oktay
- My Best Enemy as Moritz Haiden
- Shades of Happiness as Niklas Psathos
- 4 Days in May as Major
- From Tokyo as Rescuer
- Winter's Daughter as Alexei
- Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht as Alex
2010
- The Cameramurderer as Thomas
2009
- Schnell ermittelt as Besim Kasapi
2008
- Homicide Unit Istanbul as Ahmet Demir
- Paper Soldier as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky
- The Rainbowmaker as Datho
- Mediator as Hitman
2007
- Mord in bester Gesellschaft as Dr. Ernesto Mendez
2006
- Himmel über Australien as Phil
- Liebes Leid und Lust as André Schott
- Not All Were Murderers as Russischer Offizier
2005
- Vienna Crime Squad as Hakim Kostres
- Die Gerichtsmedizinerin as Piontek
- Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau as Thomas Landsberg
- Schön, dass es Dich gibt as Peters Freund Gérard
- Georgisches Liebeslied
2004
- Das Bernstein-Amulett as Michael Belajew
- Cattolica as Martin
- Sterne leuchten auch am Tag as Ruben Costa
2003
- SOKO Köln as Luan Kreshnik
- Postalioni
2002
- Icarus as Milan
- August der Glückliche
- Verlorenes Land as Jean-Pierre
2001
- SOKO Leipzig as Theo Gregoriladse
- SOKO Kitzbühel as Andreas Johannis
- Nowhere in Africa as Walter Redlich
- Bride of the Wind as russischer Soldat
- Ene mene muh – und tot bist du
2000
- Donna Leon as Filippo Guarino
- Einsatz in Hamburg as Dr.Rixen
- England! as Pavel
1998
- Debt of Love as Unknown Man
- Suzie Washington as Resa Madani
1997
- Küstenwache as Zlatko Ilic
- Yugofilm as Sascha
1994
- Inspector Rex as Fritz Posch
- Ein starkes Team as Nik 'Warenko
- Doppelter Einsatz as Michael Petzold
- Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen as Nikolai
1993
- Bella Block as Enver Fishta
1991
1989
1987
- Repentance as Tornike
- Roots
- The Step
- Temo
1986
- Full Circle as Irakliy
1985
1981
- A Case For Two as Dix
1971
- Polizeiruf 110 as Victor Koslow
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Richard Herzog