René Ifrah
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Officer Bracken
1999
Series
Law & Order
Sid Maxwell
1990
Series
Law & Order
Alex Chambers
1990
Series
The Blacklist
Junior Boswell
2013
Series
Homeland
Bibi Hamed
2011
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
George Lombardi
2001
Series
Marvel's The Punisher
Officer Jack
2017
ZIBB
Self
2003
Volle Kanne
Self
1999
Series
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Hiob
1996
Series
Damages
Uniform Cop #2
2007
Series
SOKO München
Malik Sellal
1978
Series
The Equalizer
Detective Gene 'Oz' Oswaldo
2021
Series
SOKO Köln
Suleimann Gaz
2003
Series
SOKO Leipzig
Amir Mahrous
2001
Series
SOKO Leipzig
Stefan Bach
2001
Series
Royal Pains
Israeli Bodyguard #1
2009
Series
The Affair
Detective Romero
2014
Series
Nurse Jackie
Officer Ryan
2009
Series
Sneaky Pete
Wali
2015
Series
Life on Mars
The Groom
2008
Series
SK Kölsch
Selim Özdogan
1999
Series
Der letzte Zeuge
Madan Sansawar
1998
Series
Donna Leon
Kellner Lorenzo Alberi
2000
Series
Kommissar Stolberg
Tommaso Rino
2006
Series
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
Agent Silas Beresford
2020
Series
Kommissarin Lucas
Mehmet
2003
Series
Kommissarin Lucas
Mehmet Özgür
2003
Film
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Money Car Shotgun
2009
Series
Berlin, Berlin
Dimitri
2002
Einsatz in Hamburg
Tonio Forster
2000
Series
GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben
Omar Madani
2007
Film
Hart's War
Pvt. T.S. Krasner
2002
Series
OP ruft Dr. Bruckner
Leo Westerheide
1996
Film
Fay Grim
Technician in CIA Van
2007
Film
Nancy
Jake Lee
2018
Series
Blood of the Templars
Shareef
2004
Film
Die Frau des Schläfers
Zaid Ben Yakin
2010
Film
The Investigation
Zeuge 31
2024
Film
Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden
Dr. Antonio Alvarez
2015
Film
Katie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe
Philipp Anderson
2012
Eine Handvoll Glück
Niccu
2001
Film
Shakespeares letzte Runde
Petruchio
2016
Polaroid
Jürgen
2024
Film
The Stoning
Mahmoud Milani
2006
Film
Die Kinder meiner Tochter
Baran Amedi
2013
Film
Die Pastorin
Dr. Antonio Alvarez
2013
Film
Last Performance
Stranger
2006
Film
Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer
Howard Harper
2016
Film
Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini
Francesco Sabrini
2012
Email to Bill Gates
Mr. Brill
2007
Film
Grüße aus Kaschmir
Sharif Mishra
2004
Zores
Leo Rosen
2006
Film
Rosamunde Pilcher: Liebe ist unberechenbar
Gerald Cameron
2022
Film
Katie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York
Alejandro
2014
Film
Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte
Heino
2005
Film
I'd Like to Die a Thousand Times
Hotel Manager
2007