Merab Ninidze

Merab Ninidze is the sort of actor I find myself trusting on sight. Trained in Tbilisi and shaped by Georgian theatre, he carries a gravity that international cinema keeps reaching for, from Nowhere in Africa to The Courier and Conclave. What strikes me is his economy: he can anchor a scene without raising his voice, letting stillness do the heavy lifting. He never seems to be selling himself, and that quiet confidence is increasingly rare. I suspect his best, most layered work is still ahead, and I will keep watching for his name in the credits.

Name (English)

Merab Ninidze

Name (Japanese)

メラブ・ニニゼ

Reading

めらぶ・ににぜ

Born

November 3, 1965 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Snake

Origin

Tbilisi, Georgia Governorate, Georgia

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / actor

University

Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University

• Official sitehttps://ninidze.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merab%20Ninidze
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1701306

Tags

• Georgia Governorate
• stage actor
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.