René Ifrah
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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Movies (24)
Polaroid
2024 · Jürgen
The Investigation
2024 · Zeuge 31
Rosamunde Pilcher: Liebe ist unberechenbar
2022 · Gerald Cameron
Nancy
2018 · Jake Lee
Shakespeares letzte Runde
2016 · Petruchio
Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer
2016 · Howard Harper
Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden
2015 · Dr. Antonio Alvarez
Katie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York
2014 · Alejandro
Die Kinder meiner Tochter
2013 · Baran Amedi
Die Pastorin
2013 · Dr. Antonio Alvarez
Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini
2012 · Francesco Sabrini
Katie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe
2012 · Philipp Anderson
Die Frau des Schläfers
2010 · Zaid Ben Yakin
Rescate del metro 123
2009 · Money Car Shotgun
Email to Bill Gates
2007 · Mr. Brill
Fay Grim
2007 · Technician in CIA Van
I'd Like to Die a Thousand Times
2007 · Hotel Manager
Last Performance
2006 · Stranger
The Stoning
2006 · Mahmoud Milani
Zores
2006 · Leo Rosen
Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte
2005 · Heino
Grüße aus Kaschmir
2004 · Sharif Mishra
En defensa del honor
2002 · Pvt. T.S. Krasner
Eine Handvoll Glück
2001 · Niccu
TV shows (30)
The Equalizer
2021 · Detective Gene 'Oz' Oswaldo
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
2020 · Agent Silas Beresford
Marvel - The Punisher
2017 · Officer Jack
Sneaky Pete
2015 · Wali
The Affair
2014 · Detective Romero
The Blacklist
2013 · Junior Boswell
Homeland
2011 · Bibi Hamed
Nurse Jackie
2009 · Officer Ryan
Royal Pains
2009 · Israeli Bodyguard #1
Life on Mars
2008 · The Groom
Damages
2007 · Uniform Cop #2
GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben
2007 · Omar Madani
Kommissar Stolberg
2006 · Tommaso Rino
Blood of the Templars
2004 · Shareef
ZIBB
2003 · Self
SOKO Köln
2003 · Suleimann Gaz
Kommissarin Lucas
2003 · Mehmet, Mehmet Özgür
Berlin, Berlin
2002 · Dimitri
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · George Lombardi
Leipzig Homicide
2001 · Amir Mahrous, Stefan Bach
Einsatz in Hamburg
2000 · Tonio Forster
Donna Leon
2000 · Kellner Lorenzo Alberi
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Officer Bracken
Volle Kanne
1999 · Self
SK Kölsch
1999 · Selim Özdogan
Der letzte Zeuge
1998 · Madan Sansawar
OP ruft Dr. Bruckner
1996 · Leo Westerheide
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996 · Hiob
Law & Order
1990 · Sid Maxwell, Alex Chambers
SOKO München
1978 · Malik Sellal