
Acting
Born November 3, 1965 · Tbilisi, Georgia SSR, USSR
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.

A Working Man
2025

April
2025

In the Name of Blood
2025

Conclave
2024

House Arrest
2021

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021

Vom Geben und Nehmen - Der Usedom-Krimi
2020

Schmerzgrenze - Der Usedom-Krimi
2020

Nachtschatten - Der Usedom-Krimi
2020

Das Gesetz sind wir
2020

The Courier
2020

Russian Whispers
2019

Strandgut - Der Usedom-Krimi
2019

Mutterliebe - Der Usedom-Krimi
2019

Percht
2018

Carneval - Der Clown bringt den Tod
2018

Jupiter's Moon
2017

My Happy Family
2017

Hostages
2017

Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity to be Free
2016

The Puppet Syndrome
2015

Bridge of Spies
2015

Thank You for Bombing
2015

Under Electric Clouds
2015

B/W
2015

After Love
2015

Bis zum Ende der Welt
2014

Unter Feinden
2013

Invasion
2013

Blutadler
2012

Love with an Accent
2012

Das Geheimnis in Siebenbürgen
2012

The Fourth State
2012

Russisch Roulette
2012

Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht
2011

Winter's Daughter
2011

4 Days in May
2011

From Tokyo
2011

My Best Enemy
2011

The Cameramurderer
2010

Paper Soldier
2008

The Rainbowmaker
2008

Mediator
2008

Not All Were Murderers
2006
Liebes Leid und Lust
2006

Conny und die verschwundene Ehefrau
2005

Schön, dass es Dich gibt
2005

Georgisches Liebeslied
2005
Sterne leuchten auch am Tag
2004
Cattolica
2004
Postalioni
2003

August der Glückliche
2002

Icarus
2002
Verlorenes Land
2002

Nowhere in Africa
2001

Ene mene muh – und tot bist du
2001

Bride of the Wind
2001
England!
2000

In Heaven
1999

Luna Papa
1999

Suzie Washington
1998

Debt of Love
1998

Yugofilm
1997

Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen
1994

Crossroad
1991

Oh, How Sweet is This Tender Sadness of Separation
1991

Coming Closer
1989

Roots
1987

Temo
1987

Repentance
1987

The Step
1987

Full Circle
1986

In a Small Town
1985