René Ifrah
24 movies · 28 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 2, 1972 (age 54)
- 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!*.
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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
René Ifrah: movies and TV shows
Acting (52)
- 2024 Polaroid
as Jürgen
- 2024 The Investigation
as Zeuge 31
- 2022 Rosamunde Pilcher: Liebe ist unberechenbar
as Gerald Cameron
- 2021
- 2020
- 2018 Nancy
as Jake Lee
- 2017
- 2016 Shakespeares letzte Runde
as Petruchio
- 2016 Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer
as Howard Harper
- 2015
- 2015 Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden
as Dr. Antonio Alvarez
- 2014 Katie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York
as Alejandro
- 2014
- 2013
- 2013 Die Kinder meiner Tochter
as Baran Amedi
- 2013 Die Pastorin
as Dr. Antonio Alvarez
- 2012 Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini
as Francesco Sabrini
- 2012 Katie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe
as Philipp Anderson
- 2011
- 2010 Die Frau des Schläfers
as Zaid Ben Yakin
- 2009 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Money Car Shotgun
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007 Email to Bill Gates
as Mr. Brill
- 2007
- 2007 Fay Grim
as Technician in CIA Van
- 2007 I'd Like to Die a Thousand Times
as Hotel Manager
- 2007
- 2006
- 2006 Last Performance
as Stranger
- 2006 The Stoning
as Mahmoud Milani
- 2006 Zores
as Leo Rosen
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004 Grüße aus Kaschmir
as Sharif Mishra
- 2003
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002 Hart's War
as Pvt. T.S. Krasner
- 2001
- 2001 Eine Handvoll Glück
as Niccu
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998
- 1996
- 1996
- 1990
- 1978
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2003 ZIBB
1 episode
- 1999 Volle Kanne
1 episode