Ethan Rains (born as Iman Nazemzadeh on February 19, 1981, in Tehran, Iran)[1] is an Iranian-American actor, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Leo Julian on the second season of SOAPnet's General Hospital: Night Shift,[2] a 13-episode prime time spin-off of the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. In December 2011, he guest starred on Days of Our Lives as a bad guy in a storyline involving illegal internet gambling.[3]
Ethan Rains | |
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Born | Iman Nazemzadeh (1981-02-19) 19 February 1981 (age 41) Tehran, Iran |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Relatives | Dominic Rains (brother) |
Rains' brother Dominic, Rains had played the role in the series' first season in 2007; when he was unavailable for the series' second season in July 2008, Ethan was cast in the role starting 22 July 2008.[4]
In 2009, Rain was featured in the horror film Open Graves as the character Tomás.[5][6]
In 2019, Rain stars in the movie Samir with Sprague Grayden, Michelle Lukes, and Peter Greene.[7][8]
He attended The Colony High School and graduated in 1999. He also attended Southern Methodist University and majored in Theatre.[9]
Year | Work | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Dragon Ball GT | Son Para[10] | |
2004 | Poltergeist Report: Yu Yu Hakusho | Asato Kido | |
2004–2005 | LAX | Joe | 5 episodes |
2005 | The Young and the Restless | Zach | 3 episodes |
Judging Amy | Jusef Said | 1 episode "The New Normal" | |
The Closer | Faraz Mokhtari | 1 episode "LA Woman" | |
2006 | E-Ring | Adil Al-Masadi | 1 episode "Brothers in Arms" |
2006 | The Unit | Iranian Embassy Guard | |
2006 | Courting Alex | Buddy | 2 episodes |
2008 | General Hospital: Night Shift | Dr. Leo Julian | 14 episodes |
2010 | CSI: Miami | Brian Nassir | 1 episode "Dishonor" |
24 | Ali | 5 episodes | |
2011 | Days of Our Lives | Horace | 2 episodes |
2011 | Teen Wolf | Stockton | |
2013–2014 | NCIS | Kevin Hussein "IT Kevin" |
2 episodes "Canary", "Twenty Klicks" |
2014 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Mack | 1 episode "Tuhon" |
2018 | Into the Dark | Doug | 1 episode
"Good Boy" |
2019 | Defrost: The Virtual Series | Eduardo Perez | TV short |
2021 | NCIS: Hawai'i | Dr. Dunne | 2 episodes |
2022 | The Old Man | Wahid | 2 episodes |
Year | Work | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Saving Jessica Lynch | Iman Nazemzadeh (Iraqi Deserter) | TV movie |
2004 | Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound | Kogu[10] | |
2004 | Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy | Bully | TV movie |
2005 | Sin City | Bozo #4 | |
2009 | Open Graves | Tomás | |
2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Lead EMT | |
2018 | The 15:17 to Paris | Ben Zomerdyk | |
2019 | Samir | Samir |
Year | Work | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Additional Voices[10] | |
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