Merab Ninidze

About

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....

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Slow HorsesSeries • 2022Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970HomelandSeries • 2011Polizeiruf 110Series • 1971SOKO KölnSeries • 2003Leipzig HomicideSeries • 2001A Case For TwoSeries • 1981KüstenwacheSeries • 1997Murder in the MountainsSeries • 2001Vienna Crime SquadSeries • 2005Inspector RexSeries • 1994Ein starkes TeamSeries • 1994A Working ManMovie • 2025Letzte Spur BerlinSeries • 2012ConclaveMovie • 2024Bridge of SpiesMovie • 2015The CourierMovie • 2020FrühlingSeries • 2011Bella BlockSeries • 1993TreadstoneSeries • 2019McMafiaSeries • 2018DeutschlandSeries • 2015Doppelter EinsatzSeries • 1994Schnell ermitteltSeries • 2009