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