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René Ifrah
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany [now Germany]
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 retu…
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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.
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2024
Polaroid
Movie Jürgen
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2024
The Investigation
Movie Zeuge 31
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2022
Rosamunde Pilcher: Liebe ist unberechenbar
Movie Gerald Cameron
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2021
The Equalizer
TV show Detective Gene 'Oz' Oswaldo
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2020
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
TV show Agent Silas Beresford
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2018
Nancy
Movie Jake Lee
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2017
Marvel's The Punisher
TV show Officer Jack
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2016
Shakespeares letzte Runde
Movie Petruchio
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2016
Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer
Movie Howard Harper
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2015
Sneaky Pete
TV show Wali
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2015
Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden
Movie Dr. Antonio Alvarez
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2014
Katie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York
Movie Alejandro
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2014
The Affair
TV show Detective Romero
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2013
The Blacklist
TV show Junior Boswell
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2013
Die Kinder meiner Tochter
Movie Baran Amedi
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2013
Die Pastorin
Movie Dr. Antonio Alvarez
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2012
Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini
Movie Francesco Sabrini
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2012
Katie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe
Movie Philipp Anderson
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2011
Homeland
TV show Bibi Hamed
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2010
Die Frau des Schläfers
Movie Zaid Ben Yakin
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2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Movie Money Car Shotgun
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2009
Nurse Jackie
TV show Officer Ryan
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2009
Royal Pains
TV show Israeli Bodyguard #1
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2008
Life on Mars
TV show The Groom
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2007
Email to Bill Gates
Movie Mr. Brill
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2007
Damages
TV show Uniform Cop #2
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2007
Fay Grim
Movie Technician in CIA Van
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2007
I'd Like to Die a Thousand Times
Movie Hotel Manager
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2007
GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben
TV show Omar Madani
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2006
Kommissar Stolberg
TV show Tommaso Rino
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2006
Last Performance
Movie Stranger
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2006
The Stoning
Movie Mahmoud Milani
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2006
Zores
Movie Leo Rosen
- 2005
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2004
Blood of the Templars
TV show Shareef
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2004
Grüße aus Kaschmir
Movie Sharif Mishra
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2003
ZIBB
TV show Self
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2003
SOKO Köln
TV show Suleimann Gaz
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2003
Kommissarin Lucas
TV show Mehmet Özgür
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2002
Berlin, Berlin
TV show Dimitri
