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
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt
as Yamen Nicholls
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt
as Yamen Nicholls
Behind the Door
Behind the Door
A Working Man
as Yuri
A Working Man
as Yuri
April
as Chief Physician
April
as Chief Physician
In the Name of Blood
In the Name of Blood
Conclave
as Sabbadin
Conclave
as Sabbadin
House Arrest
as David
House Arrest
as David
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
as Andrej Vaseliev
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
as Andrej Vaseliev
Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
Das Gesetz sind wir
as Djamal Issa
Das Gesetz sind wir
as Djamal Issa
The Courier
as Oleg Penkovsky
The Courier
as Oleg Penkovsky
Russian Whispers
as Viktor
Russian Whispers
as Viktor
Strandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
Strandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
Mutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
Mutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha
Percht
as Truck Driver‘s Voice
Percht
as Truck Driver‘s Voice
Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod
as Witrenko
Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod
as Witrenko
Jupiter's Moon
as Gabor Stern
Jupiter's Moon
as Gabor Stern
I Watch Her Sleep
I Watch Her Sleep
My Happy Family
as Soso
My Happy Family
as Soso
Hostages
as Levan
Hostages
as Levan
Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free
as Friedrich Carl Andreas
Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free
as Friedrich Carl Andreas
The Puppet Syndrome
as Boris
The Puppet Syndrome
as Boris
Bridge of Spies
as Soviet Main Interrogator
Bridge of Spies
as Soviet Main Interrogator
Thank You for Bombing
Thank You for Bombing
Under Electric Clouds
as Nikolai
Under Electric Clouds
as Nikolai
B/W
as Нурик
B/W
as Нурик
After Love
as The Painter
After Love
as The Painter
Bis zum Ende der Welt
as Zano
Bis zum Ende der Welt
as Zano
Unter Feinden
as Idris Maher
Unter Feinden
as Idris Maher
Invasion
as Konstantin
Invasion
as Konstantin
Blutadler
as Wassyl Witrenko
Blutadler
as Wassyl Witrenko
Love with an Accent
Love with an Accent
Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen
as Nikolai Ilinescu
Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen
as Nikolai Ilinescu
The Fourth State
The Fourth State
Frühlings Erwachen
as The Stranger
Frühlings Erwachen
as The Stranger
Russisch Roulette
as Alexej Romanowitsch
Russisch Roulette
as Alexej Romanowitsch
Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht
as Alex
Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht
as Alex
Winter's Daughter
as Alexei
Winter's Daughter
as Alexei
4 Days in May
as Major
4 Days in May
as Major
From Tokyo
as Rescuer
From Tokyo
as Rescuer
My Best Enemy
as Moritz Haiden
My Best Enemy
as Moritz Haiden
The Cameramurderer
as Thomas
The Cameramurderer
as Thomas
Paper Soldier
as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky
Paper Soldier
as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky
The Rainbowmaker
as Datho
The Rainbowmaker
as Datho
Mediator
as Hitman
Mediator
as Hitman
Not All Were Murderers
as Russischer Offizier
Not All Were Murderers
as Russischer Offizier
Liebes Leid und Lust
as André Schott
Liebes Leid und Lust
as André Schott
Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau
as Thomas Landsberg
Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau
as Thomas Landsberg
Schön, dass es Dich gibt
as Peters Freund Gérard
Schön, dass es Dich gibt
as Peters Freund Gérard
Georgisches Liebeslied
Georgisches Liebeslied
Sterne leuchten auch am Tag
as Ruben Costa
Sterne leuchten auch am Tag
as Ruben Costa
Cattolica
as Martin
Cattolica
as Martin
Postalioni
Postalioni
August der Glückliche
August der Glückliche
Icarus
as Milan
Icarus
as Milan
Verlorenes Land
as Jean-Pierre
Verlorenes Land
as Jean-Pierre
Nowhere in Africa
as Walter Redlich
Nowhere in Africa
as Walter Redlich
Ene mene muh – und tot bist du
Ene mene muh – und tot bist du
Bride of the Wind
as russischer Soldat
Bride of the Wind
as russischer Soldat
England!
as Pavel
England!
as Pavel
In Heaven
as Levi
In Heaven
as Levi
Luna Papa
as Alik
Luna Papa
as Alik
Suzie Washington
as Resa Madani
Suzie Washington
as Resa Madani
Debt of Love
as Unknown Man
Debt of Love
as Unknown Man
Yugofilm
as Sascha
Yugofilm
as Sascha
Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen
as Nikolai
Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen
as Nikolai
Crossroad
Crossroad
Oh, How Sweet is This Tender Sadness of Separation
as orpheos
Oh, How Sweet is This Tender Sadness of Separation
as orpheos
Coming Closer
Coming Closer
Roots
Roots
Temo
Temo
Repentance
as Tornike
Repentance
as Tornike
The Step
The Step
In a Small Town
In a Small Town