René Ifrah
Born: 1972-01-02 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany [now Germany]
Known For: Acting
Biography
René David Ifrah (born January 2, 1972, in Frankfurt am Main) is a German-American actor. René David Ifrah grew up in Frankfurt am Main, Sicily, and later in Brooklyn. After returning to Germany in the early 1990s, he began his acting career, completing his training at the LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York, as well as taking private acting lessons in Los Angeles. He landed his first roles in series such as *Praxis Bülowbogen* and *Mensch, Pia!*. Ifrah garnered significant attention in 2003 for his role in the drama film *September*, directed by Max Färberböck, which screened at the Cannes International Film Festival. This was followed by appearances in international productions such as *Hart's War* (released in Germany as *Das Tribunal*), alongside Bruce Willis, and *Beyond the Sea*, starring Kevin Spacey. For his lead role in the drama *Grüße aus Kaschmir*, he was nominated for the German Film Promotion Award and, in 2005, was awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize. On German television, Ifrah has appeared in numerous films and series, including *Kommissarin Lucas*, *Donna Leon*, *Die Pastorin*, several films in the ZDF *Katie Fforde* series, and *SOKO Leipzig*. He also achieved international recognition for his recurring role as the jihadist Bibi Hamed in the US series *Homeland*. His roles are frequently characterized by their international scope and culturally complex nature.
Filmography
2024
- The Investigation as Zeuge 31
- Polaroid as Jürgen
2022
- Rosamunde Pilcher: Liebe ist unberechenbar as Gerald Cameron
2021
- The Equalizer as Detective Gene 'Oz' Oswaldo
2020
- Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector as Agent Silas Beresford
2018
- Nancy as Jake Lee
2017
- Marvel's The Punisher as Officer Jack
2016
- Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer as Howard Harper
- Shakespeares letzte Runde as Petruchio
2015
- Sneaky Pete as Wali
- Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden as Dr. Antonio Alvarez
2014
- The Affair as Detective Romero
- Katie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York as Alejandro
2013
- The Blacklist as Junior Boswell
- Die Kinder meiner Tochter as Baran Amedi
- Die Pastorin as Dr. Antonio Alvarez
2012
- Katie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe as Philipp Anderson
- Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini as Francesco Sabrini
2011
- Homeland as Bibi Hamed
2010
- Die Frau des Schläfers as Zaid Ben Yakin
2009
- Nurse Jackie as Officer Ryan
- Royal Pains as Israeli Bodyguard #1
- The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 as Money Car Shotgun
2008
- Life on Mars as The Groom
2007
- Damages as Uniform Cop #2
- GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben as Omar Madani
- Fay Grim as Technician in CIA Van
- Email to Bill Gates as Mr. Brill
- I'd Like to Die a Thousand Times as Hotel Manager
2006
- Kommissar Stolberg as Tommaso Rino
- The Stoning as Mahmoud Milani
- Zores as Leo Rosen
- Last Performance as Stranger
2005
2004
- Blood of the Templars as Shareef
- Grüße aus Kaschmir as Sharif Mishra
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- SOKO Köln as Suleimann Gaz
- Kommissarin Lucas as Mehmet
2002
- Berlin, Berlin as Dimitri
- Hart's War as Pvt. T.S. Krasner
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as George Lombardi
- SOKO Leipzig as Amir Mahrous
- Eine Handvoll Glück as Niccu
2000
- Donna Leon as Kellner Lorenzo Alberi
- Einsatz in Hamburg as Tonio Forster
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Officer Bracken
- Volle Kanne as Self
- SK Kölsch as Selim Özdogan
1998
- Der letzte Zeuge as Madan Sansawar
1996
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police as Hiob
- OP ruft Dr. Bruckner as Leo Westerheide
1990
- Law & Order as Sid Maxwell
1978
- SOKO München as Malik Sellal