René Ifrah

Known for ActingBorn 1972-01-02 (age 54)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.Read more

Movies & web series

OP ruft Dr. Bruckner

Marvel's The Punisher

Zores

Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Blacklist

Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector

Homeland

Sneaky Pete

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Damages

The Equalizer

Donna Leon

Law & Order

Nurse Jackie

SOKO Köln

Email to Bill Gates

ZIBB

Eine Handvoll Glück

The Investigation

The Affair

Royal Pains

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

Life on Mars

GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Hart's War

Die Frau des Schläfers

SOKO Leipzig

Berlin, Berlin

Last Performance

Nancy

Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer

Kommissarin Lucas

Fay Grim

SOKO München

SK Kölsch

Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden

Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini

Der letzte Zeuge

Blood of the Templars

Katie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe

Die Kinder meiner Tochter

Grüße aus Kaschmir

Shakespeares letzte Runde

Volle Kanne

Katie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York

The Stoning