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Merab Ninidze

Merab Ninidze

Acting

Born: November 3, 1965Tbilisi, Georgia SSR, USSR

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.

Known For
Filmography
A Working Man

A Working Man

Yuri

2025
April

April

Chief Physician

2025
In the Name of Blood

In the Name of Blood

2025
Conclave

Conclave

Sabbadin

2024
House Arrest

House Arrest

David

2021
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

Andrej Vaseliev

2021
Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi

Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi

Lucjan Gadocha

2020
Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi

Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi

Lucjan Gadocha

2020
Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi

Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi

Lucjan Gadocha

2020
Das Gesetz sind wir

Das Gesetz sind wir

Djamal Issa

2020
The Courier

The Courier

Oleg Penkovsky

2020
Russian Whispers

Russian Whispers

Viktor

2019
Strandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi

Strandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi

Lucjan Gadocha

2019
Mutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi

Mutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi

Lucjan Gadocha

2019
Percht

Percht

Truck Driver‘s Voice

2018
Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod

Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod

Witrenko

2018
Jupiter's Moon

Jupiter's Moon

Gabor Stern

2017
My Happy Family

My Happy Family

Soso

2017
Hostages

Hostages

Levan

2017
Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free

Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free

Friedrich Carl Andreas

2016
The Puppet Syndrome

The Puppet Syndrome

Boris

2015
Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies

Soviet Main Interrogator

2015
Thank You for Bombing

Thank You for Bombing

2015
Under Electric Clouds

Under Electric Clouds

Nikolai

2015
B/W

B/W

Нурик

2015
After Love

After Love

The Painter

2015
Bis zum Ende der Welt

Bis zum Ende der Welt

Zano

2014
Unter Feinden

Unter Feinden

Idris Maher

2013
Invasion

Invasion

Konstantin

2013
Blutadler

Blutadler

Wassyl Witrenko

2012
Love with an Accent

Love with an Accent

2012
Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen

Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen

Nikolai Ilinescu

2012
The Fourth State

The Fourth State

2012
Russisch Roulette

Russisch Roulette

Alexej Romanowitsch

2012
Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht

Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht

Alex

2011
Winter's Daughter

Winter's Daughter

Alexei

2011
4 Days in May

4 Days in May

Major

2011
From Tokyo

From Tokyo

Rescuer

2011
My Best Enemy

My Best Enemy

Moritz Haiden

2011
The Cameramurderer

The Cameramurderer

Thomas

2010
Paper Soldier

Paper Soldier

Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky

2008
The Rainbowmaker

The Rainbowmaker

Datho

2008
Mediator

Mediator

Hitman

2008
Not All Were Murderers

Not All Were Murderers

Russischer Offizier

2006

Liebes Leid und Lust

André Schott

2006
Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau

Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau

Thomas Landsberg

2005
Schön, dass es Dich gibt

Schön, dass es Dich gibt

Peters Freund Gérard

2005
Georgisches Liebeslied

Georgisches Liebeslied

2005

Sterne leuchten auch am Tag

Ruben Costa

2004

Cattolica

Martin

2004

Postalioni

2003
August der Glückliche

August der Glückliche

2002
Icarus

Icarus

Milan

2002

Verlorenes Land

Jean-Pierre

2002
Nowhere in Africa

Nowhere in Africa

Walter Redlich

2001
Ene mene muh – und tot bist du

Ene mene muh – und tot bist du

2001
Bride of the Wind

Bride of the Wind

russischer Soldat

2001

England!

Pavel

2000
In Heaven

In Heaven

Levi

1999
Luna Papa

Luna Papa

Alik

1999
Suzie Washington

Suzie Washington

Resa Madani

1998
Debt of Love

Debt of Love

Unknown Man

1998
Yugofilm

Yugofilm

Sascha

1997
Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen

Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen

Nikolai

1994
Crossroad

Crossroad

1991
Oh, How Sweet is This Tender Sadness of Separation

Oh, How Sweet is This Tender Sadness of Separation

orpheos

1991
Coming Closer

Coming Closer

1989
Roots

Roots

1987
Temo

Temo

1987
Repentance

Repentance

Tornike

1987
The Step

The Step

1987
Full Circle

Full Circle

Irakliy

1986
In a Small Town

In a Small Town

1985