Acting · Tbilisi, Georgia SSR, USSR · Born November 3, 1965
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.
MovieRosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt
2026
as Yamen Nicholls
MovieBehind the Door
2026
MovieA Working Man
2025
as Yuri
MovieApril
2025
as Chief Physician
MovieIn the Name of Blood
2025
MovieConclave
2024
as Sabbadin
TVThe last season
2023
TVSirens
2022
MovieHouse Arrest
2021
as David
MovieTom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021
as Andrej Vaseliev
TVDoktor Ballouz
2021
as Amin Ballouz
MovieVom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi
2020
as Lucjan Gadocha
MovieSchmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi
2020
as Lucjan Gadocha
MovieNachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi
2020
as Lucjan Gadocha
MovieDas Gesetz sind wir
2020
as Djamal Issa
TVFreud
2020
as Josef Breuer
MovieThe Courier
2020
as Oleg Penkovsky
MovieRussian Whispers
2019
as Viktor
MovieStrandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi
2019
as Lucjan Gadocha
TVTreadstone
2019
as Yuri Leniov
MovieMutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi
2019
as Lucjan Gadocha
MoviePercht
2018
as Truck Driver‘s Voice
MovieCarneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod
2018
as Witrenko
TVMcMafia
2018
as Vadim Kalyagin
MovieJupiter's Moon
2017
as Gabor Stern
MovieMy Happy Family
2017
as Soso
MovieHostages
2017
as Levan
MovieLou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free
2016
as Friedrich Carl Andreas
MovieThe Puppet Syndrome
2015
as Boris
MovieBridge of Spies
2015
as Soviet Main Interrogator
MovieThank You for Bombing
2015
TVDeutschland
2015
MovieUnder Electric Clouds
2015
as Nikolai
MovieB/W
2015
as Нурик
TVNeben der Spur
2015
as Alexej Kuznet
MovieAfter Love
2015
as The Painter
MovieBis zum Ende der Welt
2014
as Zano
MovieUnter Feinden
2013
as Idris Maher
MovieInvasion
2013
as Konstantin
MovieBlutadler
2012
as Wassyl Witrenko
MovieLove with an Accent
2012
MovieDas Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen
2012
as Nikolai Ilinescu
TVLetzte Spur Berlin
2012
as Khalil Rahimi
MovieThe Fourth State
2012
MovieRussisch Roulette
2012
as Alexej Romanowitsch
MovieWeihnachtsengel küsst man nicht
2011
as Alex
MovieWinter's Daughter
2011
as Alexei
TVHomeland
2011
as Mirov
Movie4 Days in May
2011
as Major
MovieFrom Tokyo
2011
as Rescuer
TVFrühling
2011
as Cem Oktay
MovieMy Best Enemy
2011
as Moritz Haiden
TVShades of Happiness
2011
as Niklas Psathos
MovieThe Cameramurderer
2010
as Thomas
TVSchnell ermittelt
2009
as Besim Kasapi
MoviePaper Soldier
2008
as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky
TVHomicide Unit Istanbul
2008
as Ahmet Demir
MovieThe Rainbowmaker
2008
as Datho
MovieMediator
2008
as Hitman
TVMord in bester Gesellschaft
2007
as Dr. Ernesto Mendez
MovieNot All Were Murderers
2006
as Russischer Offizier
Liebes Leid und Lust
2006
as André Schott
TVHimmel über Australien
2006
as Phil
MovieConny und die verschwundene Ehefrau
2005
as Thomas Landsberg
TVVienna Crime Squad
2005
as Hakim Kostres
MovieSchön, dass es Dich gibt
2005
as Peters Freund Gérard
Die Gerichtsmedizinerin
2005
as Piontek
MovieGeorgisches Liebeslied
2005
Sterne leuchten auch am Tag
2004
as Ruben Costa
TVDas Bernstein-Amulett
2004
as Michael Belajew
Cattolica
2004
as Martin
TVSOKO Köln
2003
as Luan Kreshnik
Postalioni
2003
MovieAugust der Glückliche
2002
MovieIcarus
2002
as Milan
Verlorenes Land
2002
as Jean-Pierre
MovieNowhere in Africa
2001
as Walter Redlich
TVMurder in the Mountains
2001
as Andreas Johannis
MovieEne mene muh – und tot bist du
2001
MovieBride of the Wind
2001
as russischer Soldat
TVSOKO Leipzig
2001
as Theo Gregoriladse
Einsatz in Hamburg
2000
as Dr.Rixen
TVDonna Leon
2000
as Filippo Guarino
England!
2000
as Pavel
MovieIn Heaven
1999
as Levi
MovieLuna Papa
1999
as Alik
MovieSuzie Washington
1998
as Resa Madani
MovieDebt of Love
1998
as Unknown Man
MovieYugofilm
1997
as Sascha
TVKüstenwache
1997
as Zlatko Ilic
TVInspector Rex
1994
as Fritz Posch
MovieHasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen
1994
as Nikolai
TVDoppelter Einsatz
1994
as Michael Petzold
TVEin starkes Team
1994
as Nik 'Warenko
TVBella Block
1993
as Enver Fishta
MovieCrossroad
1991
MovieOh, How Sweet is This Tender Sadness of Separation
1991
as orpheos
MovieComing Closer
1989
MovieRoots
1987
MovieTemo
1987
MovieRepentance
1987
as Tornike
MovieThe Step
1987
MovieFull Circle
1986
as Irakliy
MovieIn a Small Town
1985
TVA Case For Two
1981
as Dix
TVPolizeiruf 110
1971
as Victor Koslow
TVScene of the Crime
1970
as Richard Herzog
The Price of Peace
as Joseph Stalin
