Name
René Ifrah
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1972-01-02 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany [now Germany]
Biography
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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- 2007 Email to Bill Gates as Mr. Brill
- 2004 Grüße aus Kaschmir as Sharif Mishra
- 2012 Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini as Francesco Sabrini
- 2010 Die Frau des Schläfers as Zaid Ben Yakin
- 2022 Rosamunde Pilcher: Liebe ist unberechenbar as Gerald Cameron
- 2001 Eine Handvoll Glück as Niccu
- 2024 The Investigation as Zeuge 31
- 2013 Die Kinder meiner Tochter as Baran Amedi
- 2016 Shakespeares letzte Runde as Petruchio
- 2015 Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden as Dr. Antonio Alvarez
- 2012 Katie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe as Philipp Anderson
- 2018 Nancy as Jake Lee
- 2009 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 as Money Car Shotgun
- 2013 Die Pastorin as Dr. Antonio Alvarez
- 2006 Zores as Leo Rosen
- 2007 Fay Grim as Technician in CIA Van
- 2006 The Stoning as Mahmoud Milani
- 2014 Katie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York as Alejandro
- 2006 Last Performance as Stranger
- 2016 Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer as Howard Harper
- 2005 Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte as Heino
- 2007 I'd Like to Die a Thousand Times as Hotel Manager
- 2024 Polaroid as Jürgen
- 2002 Hart's War as Pvt. T.S. Krasner
- 1998 Der letzte Zeuge ( 1 episode ) as Madan Sansawar
- 2017 Marvel's The Punisher ( 1 episode ) as Officer Jack
- 2003 Kommissarin Lucas ( 1 episode ) as Mehmet
- 2003 Kommissarin Lucas ( 1 episode ) as Mehmet Özgür
- 2000 Donna Leon ( 1 episode ) as Kellner Lorenzo Alberi
- 2000 Einsatz in Hamburg ( 1 episode ) as Tonio Forster
- 2002 Berlin, Berlin ( 1 episode ) as Dimitri
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Sid Maxwell
- 2013 The Blacklist ( 1 episode ) as Junior Boswell
- 2004 Blood of the Templars ( 2 episodes ) as Shareef
- 2006 Kommissar Stolberg ( 1 episode ) as Tommaso Rino
- 2021 The Equalizer ( 1 episode ) as Detective Gene 'Oz' Oswaldo
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as George Lombardi
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Alex Chambers
- 2007 GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben ( 1 episode ) as Omar Madani
- 2020 Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector ( 1 episode ) as Agent Silas Beresford
- 2015 Sneaky Pete ( 5 episodes ) as Wali
- 1978 SOKO München ( 1 episode ) as Malik Sellal
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Officer Bracken
- 2001 SOKO Leipzig ( 1 episode ) as Amir Mahrous
- 1999 SK Kölsch ( 1 episode ) as Selim Özdogan
- 1996 Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police ( 1 episode ) as Hiob
- 2001 SOKO Leipzig ( 1 episode ) as Stefan Bach
- 1999 Volle Kanne ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 OP ruft Dr. Bruckner ( 1 episode ) as Leo Westerheide
- 2003 SOKO Köln ( 1 episode ) as Suleimann Gaz
- 2008 Life on Mars ( 1 episode ) as The Groom
- 2009 Royal Pains ( 1 episode ) as Israeli Bodyguard #1
- 2003 ZIBB ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 Damages ( 1 episode ) as Uniform Cop #2
- 2009 Nurse Jackie ( 5 episodes ) as Officer Ryan
- 2011 Homeland ( 7 episodes ) as Bibi Hamed
- 2014 The Affair ( 3 episodes ) as Detective Romero
