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
Postalioni (2003)
Actor
Temo (1987)
Actor
Coming Closer (1989)
Actor
Georgisches Liebeslied (2005)
Actor
In Heaven (1999)
as Levi
The Rainbowmaker (2008)
as Datho
Oh, How Sweet is This Tender Sadness of Separation (1991)
as orpheos
In a Small Town (1985)
Actor
Cattolica (2004)
as Martin
The Step (1987)
Actor
My Happy Family (2017)
as Soso
Bride of the Wind (2001)
as russischer Soldat
Percht (2018)
as Truck Driver‘s Voice
The Fourth State (2012)
Actor
Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht (2011)
as Alex
Yugofilm (1997)
as Sascha
The Price of Peace (—)
as Joseph Stalin
Nowhere in Africa (2001)
as Walter Redlich
Winter's Daughter (2011)
as Alexei
Invasion (2013)
as Konstantin
From Tokyo (2011)
as Rescuer
My Best Enemy (2011)
as Moritz Haiden
Paper Soldier (2008)
as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky
Behind the Door (2026)
Actor
Thank You for Bombing (2015)
Actor
Repentance (1987)
as Tornike
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt (2026)
as Yamen Nicholls
Blutadler (2012)
as Wassyl Witrenko
Not All Were Murderers (2006)
as Russischer Offizier
Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free (2016)
as Friedrich Carl Andreas
Mutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi (2019)
as Lucjan Gadocha
April (2025)
as Chief Physician
Jupiter's Moon (2017)
as Gabor Stern
Crossroad (1991)
Actor
Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi (2020)
as Lucjan Gadocha
Strandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi (2019)
as Lucjan Gadocha
In the Name of Blood (2025)
Actor
Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi (2020)
as Lucjan Gadocha
Love with an Accent (2012)
Actor
Bis zum Ende der Welt (2014)
as Zano
After Love (2015)
as The Painter
Roots (1987)
Actor
House Arrest (2021)
as David
Sterne leuchten auch am Tag (2004)
as Ruben Costa
Verlorenes Land (2002)
as Jean-Pierre
4 Days in May (2011)
as Major
Luna Papa (1999)
as Alik
Debt of Love (1998)
as Unknown Man
Schön, dass es Dich gibt (2005)
as Peters Freund Gérard
Hostages (2017)
as Levan
Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod (2018)
as Witrenko
Das Gesetz sind wir (2020)
as Djamal Issa
Suzie Washington (1998)
as Resa Madani
Russisch Roulette (2012)
as Alexej Romanowitsch
The Puppet Syndrome (2015)
as Boris
The Cameramurderer (2010)
as Thomas
Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen (2012)
as Nikolai Ilinescu
England! (2000)
as Pavel
August der Glückliche (2002)
Actor
Liebes Leid und Lust (2006)
as André Schott
Russian Whispers (2019)
as Viktor
B/W (2015)
as Нурик
Unter Feinden (2013)
as Idris Maher
Under Electric Clouds (2015)
as Nikolai
Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen (1994)
as Nikolai
Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau (2005)
as Thomas Landsberg
Mediator (2008)
as Hitman
Full Circle (1986)
as Irakliy
Icarus (2002)
as Milan
Ene mene muh – und tot bist du (2001)
Actor
Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi (2020)
as Lucjan Gadocha