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Merab Ninidze (Georgian: მერაბ ნინიძე; born 3 November 1965) is a Georgian actor. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for the roles of Walter Redlich in Nowhere in Africa and Oleg Penkovsky in The Courier.
Actor: McMafia. Merab Ninidze was born on 3 November 1965 in Tbilisi, USSR [now Republic of Georgia]. He is an actor, known for McMafia (2018), Jupiter's Moon (2017) and Repentance (1984).
- January 1, 1
- 1.78 m
- Tbilisi, USSR [now Republic of Georgia]
The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne, and is based on the true story of a British businessman who was recruited by the Secret Intelligence Service to be a message conduit with Russian spy source Oleg Penkovsky (played by Merab Ninidze) in the 1960s.
- $26 million
- Abel Korzeniowski
Mar 18, 2021 · A new spy thriller draws on the fascinating life—and whopping lies—of one of the U.K.’s most famous intelligence agents. Alex Palmer. March 18, 2021. Merab Ninidze and Benedict Cumberbatch ...
Merab Ninidze was born in Georgia and grew up in a theatre family. He played hisfirst stage role as a teenager. He graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts and Film in Tbilisi from 1982 to 1984. Until 1991 he was a member of the Schota Rustaveli State Academic Theatre in Tbilisi. In addition to his stage engagement, Merab Ninidze shot six ...
Mini Bio. Merab Ninidze was born on November 3, 1965 in Tbilisi, USSR [now Republic of Georgia]. He is an actor, known for McMafia (2018), Jupiter's Moon (2017) and Repentance (1984).
Known For. The Courier. Bridge of Spies. Tom Clancy's Without Remorse. Jupiter's Moon. McMafia. Nowhere in Africa. My Happy Family. Freud. Acting. Merab Ninidze is a Georgian actor. He is best known for the roles of Oleg Penkovsky in The Courier and Vadim Kalyagin in McMafia.
