Acting
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 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
The Investigation
Film · 2024
Polaroid
Film · 2024
Rosamunde Pilcher: Liebe ist unberechenbar
Film · 2022
The Equalizer
Series · 2021
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
Series · 2020
Nancy
Film · 2018
Marvel's The Punisher
Series · 2017
Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer
Film · 2016
Shakespeares letzte Runde
Film · 2016
Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden
Film · 2015
Sneaky Pete
Series · 2015
Katie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York
Film · 2014
The Affair
Series · 2014
Die Kinder meiner Tochter
Film · 2013
Die Pastorin
Film · 2013
The Blacklist
Series · 2013
Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini
Film · 2012
Katie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe
Film · 2012
Homeland
Series · 2011
Die Frau des Schläfers
Film · 2010
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Film · 2009
Royal Pains
Series · 2009
Nurse Jackie
Series · 2009
Life on Mars
Series · 2008
Email to Bill Gates
Film · 2007
I'd Like to Die a Thousand Times
Film · 2007
Fay Grim
Film · 2007
GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben
Series · 2007
Damages
Series · 2007
The Stoning
Film · 2006
Zores
Film · 2006
Last Performance
Film · 2006
Kommissar Stolberg
Series · 2006
Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte
Film · 2005
Grüße aus Kaschmir
Film · 2004
Blood of the Templars
Series · 2004
Kommissarin Lucas
Series · 2003
Kommissarin Lucas
Series · 2003
SOKO Köln
Series · 2003
ZIBB
Series · 2003
Hart's War
Film · 2002
Berlin, Berlin
Series · 2002
Eine Handvoll Glück
Film · 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
Leipzig Homicide
Series · 2001
Leipzig Homicide
Series · 2001
Donna Leon
Series · 2000
Einsatz in Hamburg
Series · 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
SK Kölsch
Series · 1999
Volle Kanne
Series · 1999
Der letzte Zeuge
Series · 1998
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Series · 1996
OP ruft Dr. Bruckner
Series · 1996
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
SOKO München
Series · 1978