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. Merab Ninidze(1965년생, Tbilisi, Georgia SSR, USSR) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 워킹맨, 더 스파이, 4월이 있으며, 그 외에도 홈랜드, Tatort, SOKO Kitzbühel, SOKO Köln, Polizeiruf 110, SOKO Donau, SOKO Leipzig, Küstenwache, Kommissar Rex, Ein Fall für zwei, 스파이 브릿지, Ein starkes Team 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Rosamunde Pilcher: Wo Liebe aufhört und wo sie beginnt에서 Yamen Nicholls 역을 맡았다. 2026년 დახურულ კარს მიღმა에 출연했다. 2025년 워킹맨에서 Yuri 역을 맡았다.