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René Ifrah

René Ifrah

Known for: Acting

Born 02/01/1972
Place of birth Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany [now Germany]

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series ★ 7,9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Officer Bracken

1999

Law & Order Series ★ 7,3

Law & Order

Sid Maxwell

1990

Law & Order Series ★ 7,3

Law & Order

Alex Chambers

1990

The Blacklist Series ★ 7,6

The Blacklist

Junior Boswell

2013

Homeland Series ★ 7,6

Homeland

Bibi Hamed

2011

Law & Order: Criminal Intent Series ★ 7,6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

George Lombardi

2001

Marvel's The Punisher Series ★ 8,2

Marvel's The Punisher

Officer Jack

2017

Series ★ 7,0

ZIBB

Self

2003

Series ★ 4,4

Volle Kanne

Self

1999

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police Series ★ 6,6

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

Hiob

1996

Damages Series ★ 7,5

Damages

Uniform Cop #2

2007

SOKO München Series ★ 5,9

SOKO München

Malik Sellal

1978

The Equalizer Series ★ 7,3

The Equalizer

Detective Gene 'Oz' Oswaldo

2021

SOKO Köln Series ★ 7,1

SOKO Köln

Suleimann Gaz

2003

SOKO Leipzig Series ★ 6,2

SOKO Leipzig

Amir Mahrous

2001

SOKO Leipzig Series ★ 6,2

SOKO Leipzig

Stefan Bach

2001

Royal Pains Series ★ 6,7

Royal Pains

Israeli Bodyguard #1

2009

The Affair Series ★ 6,7

The Affair

Detective Romero

2014

Nurse Jackie Series ★ 7,1

Nurse Jackie

Officer Ryan

2009

Sneaky Pete Series ★ 7,5

Sneaky Pete

Wali

2015

Life on Mars Series ★ 6,4

Life on Mars

The Groom

2008

SK Kölsch Series ★ 5,5

SK Kölsch

Selim Özdogan

1999

Der letzte Zeuge Series ★ 5,0

Der letzte Zeuge

Madan Sansawar

1998

Donna Leon Series ★ 7,3

Donna Leon

Kellner Lorenzo Alberi

2000

Kommissar Stolberg Series ★ 1,0

Kommissar Stolberg

Tommaso Rino

2006

Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector Series ★ 7,5

Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector

Agent Silas Beresford

2020

Kommissarin Lucas Series ★ 5,8

Kommissarin Lucas

Mehmet

2003

Kommissarin Lucas Series ★ 5,8

Kommissarin Lucas

Mehmet Özgür

2003

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Film ★ 6,4

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Money Car Shotgun

2009

Berlin, Berlin Series ★ 6,1

Berlin, Berlin

Dimitri

2002

Series ★ 2,0

Einsatz in Hamburg

Tonio Forster

2000

GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben Series ★ 6,4

GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben

Omar Madani

2007

Hart's War Film ★ 6,4

Hart's War

Pvt. T.S. Krasner

2002

OP ruft Dr. Bruckner Series ★ 10,0

OP ruft Dr. Bruckner

Leo Westerheide

1996

Fay Grim Film ★ 5,6

Fay Grim

Technician in CIA Van

2007

Nancy Film ★ 5,8

Nancy

Jake Lee

2018

Blood of the Templars Series ★ 4,8

Blood of the Templars

Shareef

2004

Die Frau des Schläfers Film ★ 6,2

Die Frau des Schläfers

Zaid Ben Yakin

2010

The Investigation Film ★ 6,7

The Investigation

Zeuge 31

2024

Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden Film ★ 5,0

Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden

Dr. Antonio Alvarez

2015

Katie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe Film ★ 4,7

Katie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe

Philipp Anderson

2012

Film ★ 7,0

Eine Handvoll Glück

Niccu

2001

Shakespeares letzte Runde Film ★ 4,3

Shakespeares letzte Runde

Petruchio

2016

Film

Polaroid

Jürgen

2024

The Stoning Film ★ 3,8

The Stoning

Mahmoud Milani

2006

Die Kinder meiner Tochter Film ★ 4,6

Die Kinder meiner Tochter

Baran Amedi

2013

Die Pastorin Film

Die Pastorin

Dr. Antonio Alvarez

2013

Last Performance Film ★ 6,0

Last Performance

Stranger

2006

Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer Film ★ 5,8

Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer

Howard Harper

2016

Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini Film ★ 5,0

Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini

Francesco Sabrini

2012

Film ★ 7,0

Email to Bill Gates

Mr. Brill

2007

Grüße aus Kaschmir Film ★ 4,5

Grüße aus Kaschmir

Sharif Mishra

2004

Film ★ 8,0

Zores

Leo Rosen

2006

Rosamunde Pilcher: Liebe ist unberechenbar Film ★ 3,3

Rosamunde Pilcher: Liebe ist unberechenbar

Gerald Cameron

2022

Katie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York Film ★ 3,9

Katie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York

Alejandro

2014

Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte Film ★ 8,0

Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte

Heino

2005

I'd Like to Die a Thousand Times Film

I'd Like to Die a Thousand Times

Hotel Manager

2007