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Nina Niknafs

Nina Niknafs

Agentur Hübchen GbR (Main agency)
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About me

The German-Iranian actress Nina Niknafs was born in Düsseldorf and now lives in Berlin.

As a child, she was a member of the Young Ensemble at the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus and of Tanzhaus NRW. From 2014 to 2018, Nina Niknafs studied acting in Munich and was, during this time, also a member of the Young Ensemble at the Bavarian State Theatre. In 2016, she appeared in the multiple award-winning feature film Welcome to Germany (Willkommen bei den Hartmanns), which received, among others, a Bambi Award in the category “Best National Film.” That same year, she was invited with the dance theatre ensemble Lab Now! to the Berliner Festspiele.

Further roles in television and theatre productions followed. Among others, she appeared in the Joyn series Singles’ Diaries as Tasmin. In 2022, she played a leading role alongside Udo Samel and Matthias Habich in the world premiere of Herr Klee und Herr Feld at the Hamburger Kammerspiele.

Since 2024, she has been playing the leading role of Ismene in the German-Swedish co-production Antigone’s Legacy at the Junges Staatstheater Berlin.
The piece has been awarded the IKARUS Prize 2025 for best youth theatre production.

 Starting in 2025, she will also take on the role of Mahtab in the world premiere of The Moon Girl (Das Mondmädchen) at Konzert & Theater St. Gallen – her first leading role as a singer.

Alongside her work as a film and theatre actress, Niknafs is an accomplished voice-over artist, lending her voice to a wide range of roles on major streaming platforms, including Netflix, Disney, and Amazon Prime.

Information

Acting age
23-35 years
Year of birth
1993 (32 years)
Place of birth
Düsseldorf
Height (cm)
168
Weight (in kg)
59
Eye color
brown
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Very long
Ethnicity and heritage
Mixed, Iranian
Place of residence
Berlin (DE)
Housing options
München (DE), Hamburg (DE), Stuttgart (DE), Dresden (DE), Düsseldorf (DE), Zürich (CH), Berlin (DE), Los Angeles (US), New York (US), Konstanz (DE)
Nationality
German, Iranian
Languages
German(native)English
Persian (Farsi/Dari)ArabicFrench
Dialects
American-StandardBerlin GermanEnglish-StandardRheinisch(native dialect)
Instruments
Piano
Sport
Alpine skiingBalletInline skatingKickboxingPilatesSpeed skatingSwimmingYogaStunts
Dance
BalletClassic danceContemporary danceJazz danceModern dance
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Speaker
Singing
ChansonPop
Special skills
(cartoon) voice actingAudio drama
Pitch
Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Other professional training

2016 – 2024
Coachingteam Frank Betzelt [de]
2014 – 2018
DMA-medienakademie in München [de]
2017
Stella Adler-Los Angeles - Academy of Acting and Theatre

Awards

2026
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2026, Nominierung mit Sinkflug, Wettbewerb Kurzfilm (nominated) (Short film)
2025
IKARUS-Preis 2025, Auszeichnung für Antigones Vermächtnis, Junges Staatstheater Berlin, Theater an der Parkaue - Beste Inszenierung Jugendtheater (Drama)
2019
Webfest Berlin - Audience Favourite Award - Singles' Diaries by Sascha El Waraki

Film

2026
Sinkflug (Short film)
Mimi (LR) Hoang Quynh Nguyen Producer: Deborah Walkling Distribution: Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf Casting Director: Nina Haun Written by: Fanny Scarlet Rocha Bayer, Hoang Quynh Nguyen
2025
Die Beste aller Welten (AT)
Mari (LR) Clara Haas Producer: ifs gGmbH Distribution: ifs gGmbH Written by: Noah Löw
2024
Muskeln & Schlamm (Short film)
Theresa (SUP) Nils Düren Producer: Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf (formerly HFF Konrad Wolf) [de]
2022
Color of Attachment
Pardis (LR) João Pedro Prado Producer: Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf (formerly HFF Konrad Wolf) [de]
2022
Der Traum eines lächerlichen Menschen
Kim (SUP) Svenja Heinrichs Producer: Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf (formerly HFF Konrad Wolf) [de] Distribution: 3sat
2016
Willkommen bei den Hartmanns (Cinema film)
Layla (OTH) Simon Verhoeven Producer: Wiedemann & Berg Film GmbH & Co. KG Distribution: Picture Tree International GmbH Casting Director: Daniela Tolkien Written by: Simon Verhoeven

Television

2025
Soko Leipzig - Disco Kind (TV series)
Süli Welke (EFR) Robert del Maestro Producer: Katharina Rietz, Tanya Momella Mallory Station: ZDF Distribution: UFA MITTE Casting Director: Casting Mareth und Rölcke Written by: Ulf Tschauder
2024
Soko Potsdam - Perfect Match (TV series)
Sina Wermuth (EFR) Chiara Karampataki Producer: Jochen Cremer Station: ZDF Distribution: Bantry Bay Productions GmbH Casting Director: Ana Dávila Casting Written by: Katharina Sophie Brauer
2019
Singles' Diaries (TV series)
Tasmin (SUP) Sascha El Waraki Producer: Elwafilm GmbH Station: Joyn [de] Casting Director: Maya Johanna Köbli Written by: Sascha El Waraki, Jan Krebs, Nikolaus von Uthmann, Lisa Brunke, Nadja Goldhammer

Theater

2026
Südpol. Windstill.
Amrei Michael Böhnisch Producer: Hans Otto Theater Theater: Hans Otto Theater Written by: Armela Madreiter
2025 – 2026
Das Mondmädchen (Drama)
Mahtab (LR) Barbara-David Brüesch Producer: Konzert&Theater St.Gallen Theater: Theater St.Gallen Casting Director: Anja Horst Written by: Mehrnousch Zaeri-Esfahani
2025
Abu Hassan (Opera)
Zobeide (LR) Andreas Merz Producer: Rathaus Oper Konstanz Theater: Theater Konstanz Written by: Carl Maria von Weber
2024 – 2025
Antigones Vermächtnis (Drama)
Ismene (LR) Farnaz Arbabi Producer: Junges Staatstheater Berlin, Theater an der Parkaue Theater: Theater an der Parkaue Written by: Athena Farrokhzad
2024
Wie Schnuppen von den Augen
Dee (LR) Laura Leske Theater: Hans Otto Theater Written by: Stefan Wipplinger
2023
Nahkampfzone
Malalai von Maiwand (LR) Ulf Goerke Producer: Kulturbühne Spagat, Landeshauptstadt München Kulturreferat Theater: Kulturbühne Spagat München Written by: Mariam T. Azimi, Tanz zwischen zwei Welten
2022
Wolkentiere
Alia (LR) Augustinus von Loe Theater: Landesbühne Unterfranken Written by: Julia Kandzora
2022
Herr Klee und Herr Feld (Drama)
Zamira (LR) Ulrike Maack Theater: Hamburger Kammerspiele Written by: Michael Bergmann
2020 – 2021
Emilia Galotti (Drama)
Emilia Galotti (LR) Ingo Pfeiffer Theater: Landesbühne Unterfranken Written by: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
2018
Herbst der Untertanen (Drama)
Lalezar (LR) Robert Spitz Theater: dasvinzenz München Written by: Nino Haratischwili
2015 – 2017
Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark. (Drama)
Lih (SUP) Anja Sczilinski Theater: Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel Written by: Burhan Qurbani, Martin Behnke
2015 – 2016
Die Klasse (Drama)
Niloufar Schirarshteh (SUP) Anja Sczilinski Theater: Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel Written by: Francois Bégadeau
2014 – 2015
Frühlingserwachen (Drama)
Lena (SUP) Anja Sczilinski Theater: Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel Written by: Nuran David Calis
2008
Extrem Normal (Drama)
Lucy (SUP) Frederike Betz Theater: Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus Written by: Frederike Betz

Audio

2025
Die Spaltung der Welt
Josie Fanon (SUP) Olga Chajdas, Frank Devos Producer: LOOKSfilm (LOOKS Film & TV Produktionen GmbH) Station: ARTE, ORF(at), SWR(de) Distribution: Looks International GmbH(de) Casting Director: Irit Hochberg Written by: Jan Peter (creator), Jan Peter (head writer), Jasmin Wind
2024
Back to Black (Dubbing)
Chantelle (SUP) Focus Features [us], Kino Świat [pl], Studiocanal GmbH, StudioCanal Ltd. [uk], Tanweer Alliances [gr], Universal Pictures International Italy [it] Distribution: StudioCanal Ltd. [uk], Monumental Pictures [uk] Casting Director: Tobias Kunze Written by: Matt Greenhalgh
2023
Spider-Man, Across the Spider-Verse (Dubbing)
Margo Kess (SUP) Björn Schalla Producer: FFS Berlin Distribution: Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
2022
And Just Like That... (Dubbing)
Smoke (SUP) Nisha Ganatra, Gillian Robespierre, Anu Valia, Cynthia Nixon, Michael Patrick King Producer: HBO - Home Box Office [us] Station: HBO Max
2021
The First Wave (Dubbing)
Alexis Ellis (LR) Matthew Heineman Producer: National Geographic [us]
2021
The Rookie (Dubbing)
Karen (SUP) Liz Friedlander, Greg Beeman, Timothy Busfield, Nelson McCormick, Cherie Nowlan, Michael Goi, John Terlesky, John Fortenberry, Jessica Yu Producer: EOne Television [us] Station: ABC [us]

Other

2023
Szenenstudium, Leitung: Thomas Ostermeier (Drama)
Gina Ekdal (SUP) Alexander Peil Producer: HfS - Hochschule für Schauspielkunst ‘Ernst Busch‘ Casting Director: Dietmar Böck Written by: Die Wildente
2017
Philosophieren im Theater?
Interview mit Nina Niknafs Producer: projektverlag.
2016
Sense
Tänzerin Annerose Schmidt, Chris Hohenester Producer: Berliner Festspiele
2008 – 2012
Nachwuchsförderprogramm Tanzhaus NRW - Jugendkompanie
Tänzerin Ulla Geiges Producer: Tanzhaus NRW

Commercial

2020
Förderverein des NS-Dokumentationszentrum München - #wählwasgscheids (Commercial)
Nina (LR) Peter Schels Producer: Al Dente Entertainment