Acting · Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany [now Germany] · Born January 2, 1972
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.
Polaroid
2024
as Jürgen
MovieThe Investigation
2024
as Zeuge 31
MovieRosamunde Pilcher: Liebe ist unberechenbar
2022
as Gerald Cameron
TVThe Equalizer
2021
as Detective Gene 'Oz' Oswaldo
TVLincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
2020
as Agent Silas Beresford
MovieNancy
2018
as Jake Lee
TVMarvel's The Punisher
2017
as Officer Jack
MovieShakespeares letzte Runde
2016
as Petruchio
MovieKatie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer
2016
as Howard Harper
TVSneaky Pete
2015
as Wali
MovieFranziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden
2015
as Dr. Antonio Alvarez
MovieKatie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York
2014
as Alejandro
TVThe Affair
2014
as Detective Romero
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Junior Boswell
MovieDie Kinder meiner Tochter
2013
as Baran Amedi
MovieDie Pastorin
2013
as Dr. Antonio Alvarez
MovieDas Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini
2012
as Francesco Sabrini
MovieKatie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe
2012
as Philipp Anderson
TVHomeland
2011
as Bibi Hamed
MovieDie Frau des Schläfers
2010
as Zaid Ben Yakin
MovieThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Money Car Shotgun
TVNurse Jackie
2009
as Officer Ryan
TVRoyal Pains
2009
as Israeli Bodyguard #1
TVLife on Mars
2008
as The Groom
Email to Bill Gates
2007
as Mr. Brill
TVDamages
2007
as Uniform Cop #2
MovieFay Grim
2007
as Technician in CIA Van
MovieI'd Like to Die a Thousand Times
2007
as Hotel Manager
TVGSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben
2007
as Omar Madani
TVKommissar Stolberg
2006
as Tommaso Rino
MovieLast Performance
2006
as Stranger
MovieThe Stoning
2006
as Mahmoud Milani
Zores
2006
as Leo Rosen
MovieWarum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte
2005
as Heino
TVBlood of the Templars
2004
as Shareef
MovieGrüße aus Kaschmir
2004
as Sharif Mishra
ZIBB
2003
as Self
TVSOKO Köln
2003
as Suleimann Gaz
TVKommissarin Lucas
2003
as Mehmet
TVBerlin, Berlin
2002
as Dimitri
MovieHart's War
2002
as Pvt. T.S. Krasner
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as George Lombardi
Eine Handvoll Glück
2001
as Niccu
TVSOKO Leipzig
2001
as Amir Mahrous
Einsatz in Hamburg
2000
as Tonio Forster
TVDonna Leon
2000
as Kellner Lorenzo Alberi
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Officer Bracken
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
TVSK Kölsch
1999
as Selim Özdogan
TVDer letzte Zeuge
1998
as Madan Sansawar
TVOP ruft Dr. Bruckner
1996
as Leo Westerheide
TVAlarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996
as Hiob
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Sid Maxwell
TVSOKO München
1978
as Malik Sellal
