| Ethan Rains | |
| Birth Name: | Iman Nazemzadeh |
| Birth Date: | 1981 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
| Relatives: | Dominic Rains (brother) |
Ethan Rains (born Iman Nazemzadeh; 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 ,[2] a 13-episode prime time spin-off of the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. Rains' brother Dominic Rains had initially played the role, but he replaced him after he became unavailable for the second season.[3] In December 2011, he guest starred on Days of Our Lives as a villain in a storyline involving illegal internet gambling.[4]
In 2009, Rains was featured in the horror film Open Graves as the character Tomás.[5] [6]
In 2019, Rains starred in the film Samir with Sprague Grayden, Michelle Lukes, and Peter Greene.[7]
Rains attended The Colony High School and graduated in 1999. He also attended Southern Methodist University and majored in Theatre.[8]
| Year | Work | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dragon Ball GT | Son Para[9] | ||
| 2004 | YuYu Hakusho | Asato Kido | Voice | |
| 2004–2005 | LAX | Joe | 5 episodes | |
| 2005 | The Young and the Restless | Zach | 3 episodes | |
| Judging Amy | Jusef Said | Episode: "The New Normal" | ||
| The Closer | Faraz Mokhtari | Episode: "LA Woman" | ||
| 2006 | E-Ring | Adil Al-Masadi | Episode: "Brothers in Arms" | |
| 2006 | The Unit | Iranian Embassy Guard | ||
| 2006 | Courting Alex | Buddy | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | Dr. Leo Julian | 14 episodes | ||
| 2010 | Brian Nassir | 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 | |
| 2014 | Mack | Episode: "Tuhon" | ||
| 2018 | Into the Dark | Doug | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Saving Jessica Lynch | Iman Nazemzadeh (Iraqi Deserter) | Television film | |
| 2004 | Kogu | |||
| 2004 | Bully | Television film | ||
| 2005 | Sin City | Bozo #4 | ||
| 2009 | Open Graves | Tomás | ||
| 2014 | Lead EMT | |||
| 2018 | Ben Zomerdyk | |||
| 2019 | Samir | Samir |
| 2012 | Additional Voices |