Ethan Rains (born Iman Nazemzadeh; February 19, 1981, in

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) is an

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actor, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Leo Julian on the second season of

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's '' General Hospital: Night Shift'', a 13-episode

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of the

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''. Rains' brother

Dominic Rains Dominic Rains (; born Amin Nazemzadeh, , March 1, 1982) is an Iranian-American actor, best known for his roles in independent films, including '' The Taqwacores'' (2010), '' A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night'' (2014), as well as Dr. Crockett Marcel ...

had initially played the role, but he replaced him after he became unavailable for the second season. In December 2011, he guest starred on ''

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'' as a villain in a storyline involving illegal internet gambling. In 2009, Rains was featured in the horror film '' Open Graves'' as the character Tomás. In 2019, Rains starred in the film '' Samir'' with

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, and

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Personal life

Rains 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