Ethan Rains

{{short description|Iranian-born American actor}}

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| birth_name = Iman Nazemzadeh

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|2|19}}

| birth_place = Tehran, Iran

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| occupation = Actor

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| years_active = 1993–present

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| relatives = Dominic Rains (brother)

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Ethan Rains (born Iman Nazemzadeh; February 19, 1981, in Tehran, Iran){{Cite web |title=Nazemzadeh, Iman - Related Comics, Information, Comments - BILIBILI COMICS |url=https://www.bilibilicomics.com/topic/nazemzadeh-iman |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=www.bilibilicomics.com}} 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,{{Cite web |title=Dr. Leo Julian (2) - General Hospital: Night Shift Characters - ShareTV |url=https://sharetv.com/shows/general_hospital_night_shift/cast/dr_leo_julian_2 |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=sharetv.com}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2015-06-11 |title=Dr. Leo Julian |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/characters/dr-leo-julian/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Soaps.com |language=en-US}} In December 2011, he guest starred on Days of Our Lives as a villain in a storyline involving illegal internet gambling.[https://tv.apple.com/us/person/ethan-rains/umc.cpc.60p9709wa1k6nyzxclonl42nv Ethan Rains | Apple TV]

In 2009, Rains was featured in the horror film Open Graves as the character Tomás.{{Cite web |title=Open Graves |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/open-graves/cast/2030151862/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}[https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/open-graves/umc.cmc.2jv7njidmnjw3c17sz41wkznn Open Graves | Apple TV]

In 2019, Rains starred in the film Samir with Sprague Grayden, Michelle Lukes, and Peter Greene.{{Cite web |title=Watch Samir (2019) Movie Online: Full Movie Streaming - MSN.com |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/rf-watch-online/movies/samir |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=MSN |language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=Samir (2019) - Is Samir on Netflix? - Netflix Movies |url=https://www.netflix-movies.com/movie/735584/samir |language=en-US |access-date=2022-10-22}}