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.

Filmography (107 Appearances)

The Price of Peace

TBA

Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt

2026

A Working Man

2025

April

2025

In the Name of Blood

2025

Conclave

2024

The last season

2023

Sirens

2022

House Arrest

2021

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

2021

Doktor Ballouz

2021

Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi

2020

Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi

2020

Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi

2020

Das Gesetz sind wir

2020

Freud

2020

The Courier

2020

Russian Whispers

2019

Strandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi

2019

Treadstone

2019

Mutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi

2019

Percht

2018

Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod

2018

McMafia

2018

Jupiter's Moon

2017

My Happy Family

2017

Hostages

2017

Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free

2016

The Puppet Syndrome

2015

Bridge of Spies

2015

Thank You for Bombing

2015

Deutschland

2015

Under Electric Clouds

2015

B/W

2015

Neben der Spur

2015

After Love

2015

Bis zum Ende der Welt

2014

Unter Feinden

2013

Invasion

2013

Blutadler

2012

Love with an Accent

2012

Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen

2012

Letzte Spur Berlin

2012

The Fourth State

2012

Russisch Roulette

2012

Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht

2011

Winter's Daughter

2011

Homeland

2011

4 Days in May

2011

From Tokyo

2011

Frühling

2011

My Best Enemy

2011

Shades of Happiness

2011

The Cameramurderer

2010

Schnell ermittelt

2009

Paper Soldier

2008

Homicide Unit Istanbul

2008

The Rainbowmaker

2008

Mediator

2008

Mord in bester Gesellschaft

2007

Not All Were Murderers

2006

Liebes Leid und Lust

2006

Himmel über Australien

2006

Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau

2005

Vienna Crime Squad

2005

Schön, dass es Dich gibt

2005

Die Gerichtsmedizinerin

2005

Georgisches Liebeslied

2005

Sterne leuchten auch am Tag

2004

Das Bernstein-Amulett

2004

Cattolica

2004

SOKO Köln

2003

Postalioni

2003

August der Glückliche

2002

Icarus

2002

Verlorenes Land

2002

Nowhere in Africa

2001

SOKO Kitzbühel

2001

Ene mene muh – und tot bist du

2001

Bride of the Wind

2001

SOKO Leipzig

2001

Einsatz in Hamburg

2000

Donna Leon

2000

England!

2000

In Heaven

1999

Luna Papa

1999

Suzie Washington

1998

Debt of Love

1998

Yugofilm

1997

Küstenwache

1997

Inspector Rex

1994

Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen

1994

Doppelter Einsatz

1994

Ein starkes Team

1994

Bella Block

1993

Crossroad

1991

Oh, How Sweet is This Tender Sadness of Separation

1991

Coming Closer

1989

Roots

1987

Temo

1987

Repentance

1987

The Step

1987

Full Circle

1986

In a Small Town

1985 Debut

A Case For Two

1981

Polizeiruf 110

1971

Scene of the Crime

1970
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