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 General Hospital: Night Shift,[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][8]
Rains attended The Colony High School and graduated in 1999. He also attended Southern Methodist University and majored in Theatre.[9]
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dragon Ball GT | Son Para[10] | |
| 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 | General Hospital: Night Shift | Dr. Leo Julian | 14 episodes |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | 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 | NCIS: Los Angeles | 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 |
| 2024 | The Chosen | Zechariah | Season 4, Episode 8 |
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Saving Jessica Lynch | Iman Nazemzadeh (Iraqi Deserter) | Television film |
| 2004 | Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound | Kogu[10] | |
| 2004 | Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy | Bully | Television film |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Additional Voices[10] |
| International | |
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| National | |
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