Merab Ninidze (born 3 November 1965) is a Georgian actor. He is best known for the roles of Oleg Penkovsky in The Courier, Walter Redlich in Nowhere in Africa, and Giulio Sabbadin in Conclave. Ninidze was born into an artistic family and was introduced to acting at a young age. He was heavily involved in the theatrical world in Georgia. At the age of 13, he successfully auditioned for the role of Prince Edward in Shakespeare's Richard III at the Rustaveli State Academic Theatre in Tbilisi, which premiered in 1979 and toured the UK three times. From 1982 to 1985, he studied at the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Georgia State Film Institute under the guidance of Gizo Jordania, which eventually led him to become a full-fledged member of the Theatre Company. Later, he would perform in plays such as Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, The Diary of Anne Frank, and David Kldiashvili's Step-Mother. Ninidze's first major film role was in Tengiz Abuladze's 1984 film Repentance, in which he played Tornike Aravidze. At the age of 25, Ninidze immigrated from Georgia following the Civil War in Georgia. During this time, he was offered a role in Goran Rebic's Yugofilm, which led him to work in Vienna for several months. For more than 20 years, Ninidze has worked in Georgian, Russian, German, and English-language film and TV.
75 movies · 32 shows
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt
2026·0.0
Behind the Door
2026·0.0
A Working Man
2025·6.7
April
2025·6.8
In the Name of Blood
2025·5.9
Conclave
2024·7.2
House Arrest
2021·6.2
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021·6.9
Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi
2020·6.2
Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi
2020·6.6
Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi
2020·5.3
Das Gesetz sind wir
2020·5.0
The Courier
2020·7.0
Russian Whispers
2019·0.0
Strandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi
2019·6.3
Mutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi
2019·6.3
Percht
2018·0.0
Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod
2018·3.4
Jupiter's Moon
2017·5.6
My Happy Family
2017·7.4
Hostages
2017·6.1
Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free
2016·6.5
The Puppet Syndrome
2015·6.0
Bridge of Spies
2015·7.2
Thank You for Bombing
2015·5.0
Under Electric Clouds
2015·6.1
B/W
2015·5.2
After Love
2015·2.0
Bis zum Ende der Welt
2014·7.5
Unter Feinden
2013·6.6
Invasion
2013·4.3
Blutadler
2012·6.8
Love with an Accent
2012·5.4
Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen
2012·6.0
The Fourth State
2012·6.0
Russisch Roulette
2012·4.4
Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht
2011·6.0
Winter's Daughter
2011·5.6
4 Days in May
2011·6.1
From Tokyo
2011·6.5
My Best Enemy
2011·5.8
The Cameramurderer
2010·4.9
Paper Soldier
2008·5.4
The Rainbowmaker
2008·4.7
Mediator
2008·5.0
Not All Were Murderers
2006·6.7
Liebes Leid und Lust
2006·2.0
Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau
2005·2.0
Schön, dass es Dich gibt
2005·5.5
Georgisches Liebeslied
2005·8.0
Sterne leuchten auch am Tag
2004·8.0
Cattolica
2004·10.0
Postalioni
2003·10.0
August der Glückliche
2002·8.0
Icarus
2002·5.5
Verlorenes Land
2002·3.0
Nowhere in Africa
2001·7.1
Ene mene muh – und tot bist du
2001·3.8
Bride of the Wind
2001·4.2
England!
2000·7.0
In Heaven
1999·9.0
Luna Papa
1999·6.2
Suzie Washington
1998·5.6
Debt of Love
1998·8.0
Yugofilm
1997·5.8
Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen
1994·6.0
Crossroad
1991·7.0
Oh, How Sweet is This Tender Sadness of Separation
1991·0.0
Coming Closer
1989·5.2
Roots
1987·6.2
Temo
1987·6.5
Repentance
1987·7.1
The Step
1987·6.8
Full Circle
1986·9.0
In a Small Town
1985·10.0