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