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]