Dominic Rains
| Dominic Rains | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Amin Nazemzadeh March 1, 1982 Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Dominic Rains (born Amin Nazemzadeh on 1 March 1982 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-American actor, best known for his portrayal of 9-11 hijacker Ziad Jarrah in the 2006 made-for-television movie, Flight 93. Dominic is the brother of Iranian actor Ethan Rains.
From 12 July 2007 to 4 October 2007, Rains appeared as Dr. Leo Julian on SOAPnet's General Hospital: Night Shift, a 13-episode prime time spin-off of the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. The character had first been introduced on General Hospital on July 2, 2007. With Rains unavailable for the series' second season in July 2008, his brother Ethan was cast in the role starting 22 July 2008.
Rains will star in Exxodus Pictures' upcoming supernatural thriller, Jinn. He plays Shawn Walker, a young automotive designer from Detroit who uncovers an ancient secret that threatens to wipe out his entire family. Jinn is rumored to have a Spring, 2011 release date.
Filmography
| Medium | Project | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV | Saving Jessica Lynch | 2003 | Fedayeen Officer |
| TV | LAX (5 episodes) | 2004–2005 | Cyrus |
| TV | 24 (Episode: "Day 4: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.") | 2005 | Naji |
| Film | Poet's War | 2006 | Hamad |
| Film | Grenade | 2006 | Corporal Serri |
| TV | E-Ring (Episode: "Brothers in Arms") | 2006 | Omar Al-Masadi |
| TV | Flight 93 | 2006 | Ziad Jarrah |
| TV | Courting Alex (2 episodes) | 2006 | Sammy |
| TV | Related (Episode: "The Godmother") | 2006 | Shahab |
| TV | Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (Episode: "Grace Period") | 2007 | Jamal Malik |
| TV | Sharpshooter | 2007 | Aiig |
| TV | General Hospital: Night Shift/General Hospital | 2007 | Dr. Leo Julian |
| TV | Final Approach | 2008 | Abu Karlin |
| TV | FlashForward | 2009 | Khamir Dejan |
| Film | The Taqwacores | 2010 | Jehangir Tabari |
| Film | Jinn | 2011 | Shawn Walker |
| TV | Burn Notice (Episode: "Last Rites") | 2012 | Sharif Damour |
| Film | A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night | 2014 | Saeed |