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