Biography
Actor Merab Ninidze did the first steps in the career on the theater stage and in Soviet films, but was forced to throw everything and flee from his native Georgia. Starting from zero life on a foreign land, he achieved success in the European and Russian cinema, and after 50 years decided to declare himself in Hollywood.Childhood and youth
Merab was born on November 3, 1965 and grew up in a creative family in Tbilisi. His grandmother taught music and instilled love for classic works and grandson. The grandfather of the boy worked by theater director, so the childhood of Merab passed behind the scenes.
At 7 years of age, parents gave the Son to Tbilisi Classical Gymnasium. In parallel, Ninidze Jr. took the lessons of music and acting. Having received a certificate of secondary education, the Merabi entered the acting faculty of the Schotaelney Chalo, theater Institute.
Theater and films
In the late 70s, the teenager was audition and received the first role of Prince Edward in the formulation of the Tbilisi Academic Theater Richard III. The performance enjoyed great success in the audience and even toured three times in the UK.
As a student, Ninidze debuted in Ribe "Repentance" in the small role of Torny Arabidze. The picture became a sign for the Soviet cinema and took the Grand Prix in Cannes in 1987. Since then, the Merab filmography from year to year was replenished with the works of Georgian directors.
After graduating from the university, the young actor entered the main troupe of the Shotaveli Shotaveli. He played in several productions, and in 1992, when civil war broke out in Georgia, emigrated to the UK. After 2 years, the Merabic moved to Vienna.
The first foreign work of Ninidze became the military drama "Hunting of Zaitsev", in which the actor got the main role of the runaway Soviet prisoner of war. Then the Merabi was taken out in several foreign films, including the German tragicomedy "Lunar Dad" of the joint production of eight countries. Russian actors Chulpan Hamatov and Nikolay Fomenko became colleagues Ninidze.
The next successful picture was the German drama "Nowhere in Africa" with Ninidze in the lead role. The film received several prestigious premiums, including Oscar as the best film in a foreign language.
In 2008, the creative biography of Merab was replenished with the Russian drama "Paper Soldiers", in which he played with Chulpan Hamaya. For the best director, the film was awarded the "silver lion" of the Venetian film festival.
After such a loud success of the actor noted Russian directors who invited Ninidze to the main and episodic roles. So, Merab was filmed in the Military Drama "4 days in May" with Alexey Guskov and Andrei Merzlikin, the comedy "Love with an emphasis" with Vakhtang Kikabidze, Nani Bregvadze and others, tragicomedia "Ch / B" with Alexey Chadov and other Russian-made films.
Then 50-year-old Merab went to conquer Hollywood. In 2015, the actor appeared in the episodic role of an officer in the drama "Spy Bridge", then played a secondary character - Russian mafios in the TV series "Macmafia" of the joint production of BBC and AMC television companies. In 2018, Ninidze lit up in a Motherland's Motheric Thriller, and after a couple of years, he portrayed the Soviet intelligence officer Oleg Penkovsky in the historical drama "Games of Spies" with Benedict Cumberbets.
Personal life
The personal life of the Merab is keeping in the strictest secret and never applies to the family in an interview. It is known that the actor is married for many years in one woman, but about who she is and whether they have common children, Ninidze is silent. Only once the artist appeared on his arm with his wife on the Red Walkway of the 65th Venetian Film Festival, which became a big surprise for the media.Embed from getty imagesIn Personal Instagram account, the Merabic mainly publishes frames from the shooting sites and sometimes shares a photo with colleagues in an informal setting.
Growth of the artist 178 cm.
Merab Ninidze now
Now Ninidze continues to conquer the filmology. In 2021, the actor appeared in the episode of the American militant "without pity" with Michael B. Jordan in the lead role. Also played the leading character of David in the Russian drama "Case", where Anna Mikhalkov, Rosa Khyrullina, Svetlana Khodchenkova and other stars became colleagues in the shooting platform.
Another major role is a doctor with an extravagant character and fancy treatments - got a meraba in the German TV series "Dr. Beloseu".
Filmography
- 1986 - "Stage"
- 1996 - Southeart
- 2001 - "Nowhere in Africa"
- 2008 - "Paper Soldier"
- 2010 - "Killer with the Camera"
- 2012 - "Love with an accent"
- 2015 - "Parsley Syndrome"
- 2015 - "Under electric clouds"
- 2016 - "Berlin Residency"
- 2017 - "Satellite of Jupiter"
- 2017 - "My Happy Family"
- 2018 - "Motherland"
- 2018 - "Macmafia"
- 2020 - Freud
- 2021 - "Case"
- 2021 - "No pity"
- 2021 - "Dr. Belosez"