Ethan Rains (born as Iman Nazemzadeh on February 19, 1981, in

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) is an

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, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Leo Julian on the second season of SOAPnet's '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', a 13-episode

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spin-off of the

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''. In December 2011, he guest starred on ''

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'' as a bad guy in a storyline involving illegal internet gambling. 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. In 2009, Rain was featured in the horror film ''

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'' as the character Tomás. In 2019, Rain stars in the movie ''Samir'' with

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, and

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Personal life

He attended

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and graduated in 1999. He also attended

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and majored in Theatre.

Filmography

Television

Film

Video Games

References

External links

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1981 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors 20th-century Iranian male actors 21st-century Iranian male actors American people of Iranian descent American male soap opera actors American male television actors American male voice actors Iranian male television actors Iranian male voice actors Male actors from Tehran {{US-tv-actor-1980s-stub