Merab Ninidze
Biography
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.
Known For
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
Homeland
2011
SOKO Köln
2003
Leipzig Homicide
2001
Polizeiruf 110
1971
Murder in the Mountains
2001
Küstenwache
1997
A Case For Two
1981
Vienna Crime Squad
2005
Filmography
Scene of the Crime
as Richard Herzog · 1970
Scene of the Crime
as Roman Rustaveli · 1970
Scene of the Crime
as Peter Tobel · 1970
Scene of the Crime
as Vater Petkow · 1970
Homeland
as Mirov · 2011
SOKO Köln
as Luan Kreshnik · 2003
Leipzig Homicide
as Theo Gregoriladse · 2001
Polizeiruf 110
as Victor Koslow · 1971
Murder in the Mountains
as Andreas Johannis · 2001
Küstenwache
as Zlatko Ilic · 1997
A Case For Two
as Dix · 1981
Vienna Crime Squad
as Hakim Kostres · 2005
Vienna Crime Squad
as Boris Aljechin · 2005
Inspector Rex
as Fritz Posch · 1994
Inspector Rex
as Jiri Borowjez · 1994
A Working Man
as Yuri · 2025
Frühling
as Cem Oktay · 2011
Letzte Spur Berlin
as Khalil Rahimi · 2012
Ein starkes Team
as Nik 'Warenko · 1994
Ein starkes Team
as Tamas Mikoladse · 1994
Conclave
as Sabbadin · 2024
McMafia
as Vadim Kalyagin · 2018
Bridge of Spies
as Soviet Main Interrogator · 2015
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
as Andrej Vaseliev · 2021
Doppelter Einsatz
as Michael Petzold · 1994
Deutschland
· 2015
Deutschland
as Alexej Stepanov · 2015
Donna Leon
as Filippo Guarino · 2000
The Courier
as Oleg Penkovsky · 2020
Treadstone
as Yuri Leniov · 2019
Schnell ermittelt
as Besim Kasapi · 2009
Bella Block
as Enver Fishta · 1993
Doktor Ballouz
as Amin Ballouz · 2021
Homicide Unit Istanbul
as Ahmet Demir · 2008
Freud
as Josef Breuer · 2020
Einsatz in Hamburg
as Dr.Rixen · 2000
Mord in bester Gesellschaft
as Dr. Ernesto Mendez · 2007
Neben der Spur
as Alexej Kuznet · 2015
Die Gerichtsmedizinerin
as Piontek · 2005
Shades of Happiness
as Niklas Psathos · 2011
Jupiter's Moon
as Gabor Stern · 2017
Sirens
· 2022
My Happy Family
as Soso · 2017
Nowhere in Africa
as Walter Redlich · 2001
My Best Enemy
as Moritz Haiden · 2011
Repentance
as Tornike · 1987
The Fourth State
· 2012
April
as Chief Physician · 2025
Hostages
as Levan · 2017
Georgisches Liebeslied
· 2005
Under Electric Clouds
as Nikolai · 2015
4 Days in May
as Major · 2011
Not All Were Murderers
as Russischer Offizier · 2006
Das Bernstein-Amulett
as Michael Belajew · 2004
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt
as Yamen Nicholls · 2026
Luna Papa
as Alik · 1999
Bride of the Wind
as russischer Soldat · 2001
Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free
as Friedrich Carl Andreas · 2016
Himmel über Australien
as Phil · 2006
The Price of Peace
as Joseph Stalin
Frühlings Erwachen
as The Stranger · 2012
Winter's Daughter
as Alexei · 2011
I Watch Her Sleep
· 2017
Yugofilm
as Sascha · 1997
Blutadler
as Wassyl Witrenko · 2012
The Rainbowmaker
as Datho · 2008
The last season
· 2023
Thank You for Bombing
· 2015
In the Name of Blood
· 2025
Mutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha · 2019
Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht
as Alex · 2011
Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha · 2020
In Heaven
as Levi · 1999
Strandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha · 2019
Percht
as Truck Driver‘s Voice · 2018
House Arrest
as David · 2021
Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod
as Witrenko · 2018
Postalioni
· 2003
Bis zum Ende der Welt
as Zano · 2014
Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha · 2020
Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen
as Nikolai Ilinescu · 2012
Debt of Love
as Unknown Man · 1998
Ene mene muh – und tot bist du
· 2001
Russian Whispers
as Viktor · 2019
Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen
as Nikolai · 1994
Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi
as Lucjan Gadocha · 2020
Invasion
as Konstantin · 2013
Liebes Leid und Lust
as André Schott · 2006
Schön, dass es Dich gibt
as Peters Freund Gérard · 2005
Cattolica
as Martin · 2004
Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau
as Thomas Landsberg · 2005
Oh, How Sweet is This Tender Sadness of Separation
as orpheos · 1991
From Tokyo
as Rescuer · 2011
Love with an Accent
· 2012
Paper Soldier
as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky · 2008
After Love
as The Painter · 2015
Sterne leuchten auch am Tag
as Ruben Costa · 2004
Roots
· 1987
Suzie Washington
as Resa Madani · 1998
Coming Closer
· 1989
Behind the Door
· 2026
August der Glückliche
· 2002
Das Gesetz sind wir
as Djamal Issa · 2020
Crossroad
· 1991
In a Small Town
· 1985
B/W
as Нурик · 2015
Temo
· 1987
Icarus
as Milan · 2002
Mediator
as Hitman · 2008
The Step
· 1987
The Cameramurderer
as Thomas · 2010
England!
as Pavel · 2000
Unter Feinden
as Idris Maher · 2013
The Puppet Syndrome
as Boris · 2015
Verlorenes Land
as Jean-Pierre · 2002
Full Circle
as Irakliy · 1986
Russisch Roulette
as Alexej Romanowitsch · 2012