Dominic Rains is an Iranian

Iranian peoples

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-American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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, best known for his portrayal of 9-11

September 11, 2001 attacks

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 hijacker Ziad Jarrah

Ziad Jarrah

Ziad Samir Jarrah was one of the masterminds of the September 11 attacks who served as the hijacker-pilot of United Airlines Flight 93, crashing the plane into a field in a rural area near Shanksville—after a passenger uprising—as part of the coordinated attacks.After a wealthy and secular...

 in the 2006 made-for-television movie, Flight 93

Flight 93 (TV film)

Flight 93 is a 2006 made-for-TV film, directed by Peter Markle, which chronicles the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks...

. Dominic is the brother of Iranian actor Ethan Rains

Iman Nazemzadeh

Ethan Rains 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, a 13-episode prime time spin-off of the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital.Rains' brother Dominic Rains had played the role in the series'...

.

From 12 July 2007 to 4 October 2007, Rains appeared as Dr. Leo Julian on SOAPnet

SOAPnet

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's General Hospital: Night Shift

General Hospital: Night Shift

General Hospital: Night Shift is an American prime time serial that first aired on SOAPnet for a 13-episode run from July 12, 2007 to October 4, 2007. A spin-off of the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital, the show is SOAPnet's first original scripted drama series and follows the nighttime...

, a 13-episode prime time

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 spin-off

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 of the ABC

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 daytime soap opera

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 General Hospital

General Hospital

General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....

. 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 Released	Character
TV	Saving Jessica Lynch Saving Jessica Lynch Saving Jessica Lynch is a 2003 American television film that aired on NBC and featured Canadian actress Laura Regan in the title role. The film begins with the ambush of Jessica Lynch's convoy in the middle of an Iraqi city and follows a version of events that credits an Iraqi citizen, Mohammed...	2003	Fedayeen Officer
TV	LAX LAX (TV series) LAX is a television drama set at the Los Angeles International Airport and draws its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX".-Synopsis:...  (5 episodes)	2004–2005	Cyrus
TV	24 24 (TV series) 24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...  (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 E-Ring E-Ring is an American television military drama, created by Ken Robinson and David McKenna and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, that premiered on NBC on September 21, 2005...  (Episode: "Brothers in Arms")	2006	Omar Al-Masadi
TV	Flight 93 Flight 93 (TV film) Flight 93 is a 2006 made-for-TV film, directed by Peter Markle, which chronicles the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks...	2006	Ziad Jarrah Ziad Jarrah Ziad Samir Jarrah was one of the masterminds of the September 11 attacks who served as the hijacker-pilot of United Airlines Flight 93, crashing the plane into a field in a rural area near Shanksville—after a passenger uprising—as part of the coordinated attacks.After a wealthy and secular...
TV	Courting Alex Courting Alex Courting Alex is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from January 23, 2006 to March 29, 2006, and was a vehicle for Jenna Elfman of Dharma & Greg fame....  (2 episodes)	2006	Sammy
TV	Related (Episode: "The Godmother")	2006	Shahab
TV	Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service NCIS (TV series) NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...  (Episode: "Grace Period")	2007	Jamal Malik
TV	Sharpshooter Sharpshooter (film) Sharpshooter is a 2007 action/adventure television movie starring James Remar, Bruce Boxleitner, Mario Van Peebles and Catherine Mary Stewart. It was written by Steven H. Berman and directed by Armand Mastroianni.-Cast:* James Remar as Dillon...	2007	Aiig
TV	General Hospital: Night Shift General Hospital: Night Shift General Hospital: Night Shift is an American prime time serial that first aired on SOAPnet for a 13-episode run from July 12, 2007 to October 4, 2007. A spin-off of the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital, the show is SOAPnet's first original scripted drama series and follows the nighttime... /General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....	2007	Dr. Leo Julian
TV	Final Approach Final Approach (2007 film) Final Approach is an action/thriller TV movie that premiered on Hallmark Channel on May 24, 2008. The ensemble cast is led by Dean Cain as disgraced FBI hostage negotiator Jack Bender.-Plot summary:...	2008	Abu Karlin
TV	FlashForward Flashforward A flashforward is an interjected scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media. Flashforwards are often used to represent events expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the future...	2009	Khamir Dejan.
Film	The Taqwacores The Taqwacores (film) The Taqwacores is a 2010 film adaptation of the 2003 novel The Taqwacores by Michael Muhammad Knight. The film was directed by Eyad Zahra and stars Bobby Naderi, Dominic Rains, and Noureen Dewulf. The film imagines a fictitious Islamic Punk Rock scene through characters living in a punk house in...	2010	Jehangir Tabari
Film	Jinn Jinn (film) Jinn is an upcoming film from Exxodus Pictures. It was written and directed by Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad, and stars Ray Park.-Cast:* Ray Park* Faran Tahir* Serinda Swan* William Atherton* Dominic Rains-Plot:...	2011	Shawn Walker

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