René Ifrah

Birthday: 1972-01-02
Birthplace: Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany [now Germany]
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2024-09-29	Polaroid	Jürgen
	2024-07-25	The Investigation	Zeuge 31
	2022-05-15	Rosamunde Pilcher: Liebe ist unberechenbar	Gerald Cameron
	2018-06-08	Nancy	Jake Lee
	2016-04-27	Shakespeares letzte Runde	Petruchio
	2016-03-28	Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer	Howard Harper
	2015-03-29	Franziskas Welt: Hochzeiten und andere Hürden	Dr. Antonio Alvarez
	2014-12-14	Katie Fforde: Eine Liebe in New York	Alejandro
	2013-05-04	Die Kinder meiner Tochter	Baran Amedi
	2013-04-13	Die Pastorin	Dr. Antonio Alvarez
	2012-03-04	Das Geheimnis der Villa Sabrini	Francesco Sabrini
	2012-02-12	Katie Fforde - Diagnose Liebe	Philipp Anderson
	2010-07-02	Die Frau des Schläfers	Zaid Ben Yakin
	2009-06-10	The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3	Money Car Shotgun
	2007-12-04	Email to Bill Gates	Mr. Brill
	2007-05-18	Fay Grim	Technician in CIA Van
	2007-04-26	I'd Like to Die a Thousand Times	Hotel Manager
	2006-09-20	Last Performance	Stranger
	2006-09-09	The Stoning	Mahmoud Milani
	2006-08-30	Zores	Leo Rosen
	2005-12-15	Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte	Heino
	2004-11-10	Grüße aus Kaschmir	Sharif Mishra
	2002-02-15	Hart's War	Pvt. T.S. Krasner
	2001-02-14	Eine Handvoll Glück	Niccu