Merab Ninidze
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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
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A Working Man (2025)
as Yuri
Conclave (2024)
as Sabbadin
Bridge of Spies (2015)
as Soviet Main Interrogator
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)
as Andrej Vaseliev
The Courier (2020)
as Oleg Penkovsky
Jupiter's Moon (2017)
as Gabor Stern
The Fourth State (2012)
Actor
Bride of the Wind (2001)
as russischer Soldat
The Rainbowmaker (2008)
as Datho
Blutadler (2012)
as Wassyl Witrenko
Repentance (1987)
as Tornike
Nowhere in Africa (2001)
as Walter Redlich
Georgisches Liebeslied (2005)
Actor
Paper Soldier (2008)
as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt (2026)
as Yamen Nicholls
Frühlings Erwachen (2012)
as The Stranger
The Price of Peace (—)
as Joseph Stalin
From Tokyo (2011)
as Rescuer
April (2025)
as Chief Physician
In Heaven (1999)
as Levi
Percht (2018)
as Truck Driver‘s Voice
My Happy Family (2017)
as Soso
Yugofilm (1997)
as Sascha
Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free (2016)
as Friedrich Carl Andreas
Winter's Daughter (2011)
as Alexei
Schmerzgrenze – Der Usedom-Krimi (2020)
as Lucjan Gadocha
House Arrest (2021)
as David
Hostages (2017)
as Levan
Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht (2011)
as Alex
I Watch Her Sleep (2017)
Actor
Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod (2018)
as Witrenko
Mutterliebe – Der Usedom-Krimi (2019)
as Lucjan Gadocha
Nachtschatten – Der Usedom-Krimi (2020)
as Lucjan Gadocha
Thank You for Bombing (2015)
Actor
Sterne leuchten auch am Tag (2004)
as Ruben Costa
Invasion (2013)
as Konstantin
Postalioni (2003)
Actor
My Best Enemy (2011)
as Moritz Haiden
4 Days in May (2011)
as Major
After Love (2015)
as The Painter
Cattolica (2004)
as Martin
Not All Were Murderers (2006)
as Russischer Offizier
The Step (1987)
Actor
Strandgut – Der Usedom-Krimi (2019)
as Lucjan Gadocha
Das Gesetz sind wir (2020)
as Djamal Issa
Luna Papa (1999)
as Alik
In the Name of Blood (2025)
Actor
Debt of Love (1998)
as Unknown Man
Love with an Accent (2012)
Actor
Suzie Washington (1998)
as Resa Madani
Hasenjagd – Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen (1994)
as Nikolai
In a Small Town (1985)
Actor
Schön, dass es Dich gibt (2005)
as Peters Freund Gérard
Russisch Roulette (2012)
as Alexej Romanowitsch
Temo (1987)
Actor
B/W (2015)
as Нурик
Bis zum Ende der Welt (2014)
as Zano
Roots (1987)
Actor
Under Electric Clouds (2015)
as Nikolai
Vom Geben und Nehmen – Der Usedom-Krimi (2020)
as Lucjan Gadocha
Oh, How Sweet Is This Tender Sadness of Separation (1991)
as orpheos
Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen (2012)
as Nikolai Ilinescu
Ene mene muh – und tot bist du (2001)
Actor
The Puppet Syndrome (2015)
as Boris
Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau (2005)
as Thomas Landsberg
Coming Closer (1989)
Actor
August der Glückliche (2002)
Actor
Russian Whispers (2019)
as Viktor
Unter Feinden (2013)
as Idris Maher
Liebes Leid und Lust (2006)
as André Schott
Crossroad (1991)
Actor
England! (2000)
as Pavel
Mediator (2008)
as Hitman
Behind the Door (2026)
Actor
The Cameramurderer (2010)
as Thomas
Full Circle (1986)
as Irakliy
Icarus (2002)
as Milan
Verlorenes Land (2002)
as Jean-Pierre