René Ifrah
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1972-01-02 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (30)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Officer Bracken
Law & Order
1990
as Sid Maxwell / Alex Chambers
The Blacklist
2013
as Junior Boswell
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as George Lombardi
Homeland
2011
as Bibi Hamed
Marvel's The Punisher
2017
as Officer Jack
Volle Kanne
1999
as Self
ZIBB
2003
as Self
SOKO München
1978
as Malik Sellal
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
1996
as Hiob
Damages
2007
as Uniform Cop #2
SOKO Köln
2003
as Suleimann Gaz
SOKO Leipzig
2001
as Amir Mahrous / Stefan Bach
The Equalizer
2021
as Detective Gene 'Oz' Oswaldo
Royal Pains
2009
as Israeli Bodyguard #1
The Affair
2014
as Detective Romero
Nurse Jackie
2009
as Officer Ryan
Sneaky Pete
2015
as Wali
Life on Mars
2008
as The Groom
Der letzte Zeuge
1998
as Madan Sansawar
SK Kölsch
1999
as Selim Özdogan
Kommissar Stolberg
2006
as Tommaso Rino
Donna Leon
2000
as Kellner Lorenzo Alberi
Kommissarin Lucas
2003
as Mehmet / Mehmet Özgür
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
2020
as Agent Silas Beresford
Berlin, Berlin
2002
as Dimitri
Einsatz in Hamburg
2000
as Tonio Forster
GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben
2007
as Omar Madani
OP ruft Dr. Bruckner
1996
as Leo Westerheide
Blood of the Templars
2004
as Shareef
Movies (24)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Money Car Shotgun
Hart's War
2002
as Pvt. T.S. Krasner
Fay Grim
2007
as Technician in CIA Van
Nancy
2018
as Jake Lee
The Stoning
2006
as Mahmoud Milani
The Investigation
2024
as Zeuge 31
Shakespeares letzte Runde
2016
as Petruchio
Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer
2016
as Howard Harper
Katie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe
2012
as Philipp Anderson
Grüße aus Kaschmir
2004
as Sharif Mishra
Die Pastorin
2013
as Dr. Antonio Alvarez
Die Kinder meiner Tochter
2013
as Baran Amedi
Eine Handvoll Glück
2001
as Niccu
Email to Bill Gates
2007
as Mr. Brill
Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden
2015
as Dr. Antonio Alvarez
Zores
2006
as Leo Rosen
Die Frau des Schläfers
2010
as Zaid Ben Yakin
Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte
2005
as Heino
Polaroid
2024
as Jürgen
Last Performance
2006
as Stranger
Katie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York
2014
as Alejandro
Rosamunde Pilcher: Liebe ist unberechenbar
2022
as Gerald Cameron
Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini
2012
as Francesco Sabrini
I'd Like to Die a Thousand Times
2007
as Hotel Manager
About René Ifrah
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… With 54 credits spanning from 1978 to 2024, René Ifrah has appeared in 24 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular René Ifrah Movies
- The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) — as Money Car Shotgun
- Hart's War (2002) — as Pvt. T.S. Krasner
- Fay Grim (2007) — as Technician in CIA Van
- Nancy (2018) — as Jake Lee
- The Stoning (2006) — as Mahmoud Milani
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