René Ifrah

René Ifrah is an American actor born in Germany and raised in Brooklyn, New York City. He is best known for his role as Bibi Hamed on the Showtime series Homeland, for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. He is also known for his recurring roles on Showtime's crime drama Sneaky Pete, where he played the character of Wali (2017–2018); the Showtime Drama series The Affair (2017); and the Showtime comedy series Nurse Jackie (2009–2011).

Early life Rene Ifrah was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and raised there and in Sicily starring Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell, Ifrah went on to co-star in the German ensemble film September as Ashraf, a Pakistani pizzeria owner in Hamburg, Germany, at odds with his German wife after the September 11 attacks. He then starred in the German film Grüße aus Kaschmir (2004), for which he won a Grimme-Preis (2005) for best ensemble. He then appeared in Beyond the Sea as well as The Taking of Pelham 123.

Television After guest starring roles on shows including NBC's Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and American Broadcasting Company's Life on Mars, Ifrah landed a recurring role in the Showtime comedy series Nurse Jackie.

He had a recurring role as Danny in the Starz miniseries Flesh and Bone before landing the part of Bibi Hamed

Since Homeland, Ifrah has had further recurring parts on Showtime's The Affair and Sneaky Pete 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Ensemble Cast Award (shared with the cast) Homeland: Season 5