Acting
Merab Ninidze
Born Nov 3, 1965 · Tbilisi, 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.
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Acting
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt
2026
Drama · TV Movie · Romance
Behind the Door
2026
A Working Man
2025
Action · Crime · Thriller
April
2025
Drama
In the Name of Blood
2025
Thriller
Conclave
2024
Drama · Thriller
The last season
2023
Drama
Sirens
2022
Slow Horses
2022
Crime · Drama · Mystery
House Arrest
2021
Drama
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021
Action · Thriller · War
Doktor Ballouz
2021
Drama
Vom Geben und Nehmen – Der Usedom-Krimi
2020
Crime · TV Movie
Schmerzgrenze – Der Usedom-Krimi
2020
Nachtschatten – Der Usedom-Krimi
2020
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Das Gesetz sind wir
2020
TV Movie · Comedy · Crime
Freud
2020
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Courier
2020
Thriller · History · Drama
Russian Whispers
2019
Comedy · Crime
Strandgut – Der Usedom-Krimi
2019
Treadstone
2019
Action & Adventure
Mutterliebe – Der Usedom-Krimi
2019
Crime
Percht
2018
Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod
2018
Crime · TV Movie
McMafia
2018
Crime · Drama
Jupiter's Moon
2017
Science Fiction
I Watch Her Sleep
2017
Drama · Fantasy
My Happy Family
2017
Drama
Hostages
2017
Drama
Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free
2016
Drama · History
The Puppet Syndrome
2015
Drama
Bridge of Spies
2015
Thriller · Drama
Thank You for Bombing
2015
Drama
Deutschland
2015
Drama
Under Electric Clouds
2015
Drama · Science Fiction
B/W
2015
Science Fiction · Comedy · Crime
Neben der Spur
2015
After Love
2015
Drama · Romance
Bis zum Ende der Welt
2014
Drama
Unter Feinden
2013
Crime
Invasion
2013
Thriller · Comedy · Drama
Blutadler
2012
TV Movie · Thriller · Crime
Love with an Accent
2012
Comedy · Romance · Adventure
Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen
2012
Drama · TV Movie
Letzte Spur Berlin
2012
Crime · Drama
The Fourth State
2012
Thriller
Russisch Roulette
2012
Thriller
Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht
2011
Comedy
Winter's Daughter
2011
Family · TV Movie · Drama
Homeland
2011
Drama · War & Politics · Crime
4 Days in May
2011
Drama · War
From Tokyo
2011
Drama
Frühling
2011
Family
My Best Enemy
2011
Comedy · Drama
Shades of Happiness
2011
Drama
The Cameramurderer
2010
Romance · Thriller
Schnell ermittelt
2009
Crime · Drama
Paper Soldier
2008
Drama
Homicide Unit Istanbul
2008
Crime · Action & Adventure · Drama
The Rainbowmaker
2008
Romance · Drama
Mediator
2008
Drama · Crime
Mord in bester Gesellschaft
2007
Crime
Not All Were Murderers
2006
Drama · History · TV Movie
Himmel über Australien
2006
Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau
2005
Comedy · Crime
Vienna Crime Squad
2005
Crime
Schön, dass es Dich gibt
2005
TV Movie · Comedy · Romance
Georgisches Liebeslied
2005
Romance · Comedy
Das Bernstein-Amulett
2004
Drama
SOKO Köln
2003
Crime
August der Glückliche
2002
Comedy
Icarus
2002
Drama
Nowhere in Africa
2001
Drama
Murder in the Mountains
2001
Crime
Ene mene muh – und tot bist du
2001
Comedy · Crime
Bride of the Wind
2001
Romance · Drama · Music
Leipzig Homicide
2001
Crime · Drama
Donna Leon
2000
Crime · Drama
In Heaven
1999
Drama
Luna Papa
1999
Drama · Comedy
Suzie Washington
1998
Drama
Debt of Love
1998
Drama
Yugofilm
1997
Drama
Küstenwache
1997
Crime · Action & Adventure · Drama
Inspector Rex
1994
Crime · Mystery · Drama
Hasenjagd – Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen
1994
History · War · Drama
Doppelter Einsatz
1994
Crime
Ein starkes Team
1994
Drama · Crime
Bella Block
1993
Drama · Crime
Crossroad
1991
Oh, How Sweet Is This Tender Sadness of Separation
1991
Drama
Coming Closer
1989
Drama
Roots
1987
Drama
Temo
1987
Drama
Repentance
1987
Drama · Comedy
The Step
1987
Drama
Full Circle
1986
Drama
In a Small Town
1985
Drama
A Case For Two
1981
Drama · Crime
Polizeiruf 110
1971
Crime
Scene of the Crime
1970
Drama · Crime