Yonatan Uziel
Yonatan Uziel
Born
Yonatan Uziel

(1975-03-26) March 26, 1975
Jerusalem, Israel
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Model
SpouseMikaela Burstow-Uziel

Yonatan Uziel (Hebrew: יונתן עוזיאל; born March 26, 1975) is an Israeli actor and model best known for appearing in Prisoners of War and Hostages.

Early life and education

Uziel was born in Jerusalem and grew up in Tel Aviv. His mother is a former school principal and his father is an importer. He served as a youth counselor in the Education Corps and after completing his army service he began studying towards a BA in Economics and Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Then he turned to acting, taking classes at Nissan Nativ Acting Studio, which he completed in 2002. From 2003 to 2004, he studied at the Akt-Zent Studio in Moscow and Berlin performing in several plays.

In 2004–2008 he studied for a BA in philosophy and theater at Tel Aviv University and received a teaching certificate. Uziel began teaching acting classes during this period and in 2009 he founded the theater department at the Kfar HaYarok youth village and managed it until 2016.

Career

In 2003 he made his debut film appearance in Omri Levi's Miss Entebbe alongside Yael Abecassis. Two years later he had a minor role in Steven Spielberg's Mossad thriller, Munich. In 2006 he appeared in the drama, O Jerusalem.

In 2007 he began appearing in the Israeli romance drama, Until the Wedding. His role as Eyal, a macho-type character catapulted him to "sex symbol" status in Israel.[1] The American Broadcasting Company is currently developing an American remake of the series.[2]

He also appeared in the series Srugim in 2008. In 2010 he appeared in the American thriller, The Debt. In 2012 he was cast as a series regular playing Yinon 'Noni' Meiri in Gideon Raff's critically acclaimed series, Prisoners of War.

In 2014 he was cast as a series regular in the medical drama series, Temporarily Dead playing Dr. Alon Karmi alongside Fauda actors Tzachi Halevy and Yuval Segal. In 2016 he had a regular role as Boaz in the second season of Hostages alongside Jonah Lotan.

Personal life

Uziel lives in Tel Aviv and is married to Mikaela Burstow-Uziel, an Australian photographer.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Miss Entebbe מיס אנטבה[3]
2005 Munich Commando
2006 O Jerusalem Post manager
2007 Naor's Friends Army Commander Episode: New Friend
2008 Until the Wedding Eyal Series regular
Marriage Agreement Buki Menahem Golan film
Maftir Elio
The Island Policeman 3 episodes
Srugim Dudi [4]
2010 The Debt Mossad Agent
Guest Adam Short film
2011 Acre Prison Break Gidon plei Short film
2012 Allenby[5] Omer TV series created by Gadi Taub
2012 Prisoners of War Yinon 'Noni' Meiri Season 2 series regular
2013–2016 Irreversible Roy 3 episodes
2016 Hostages Boaz Season 2 regular
2017 Soup Short film
2014–2017 Temporarily Dead Dr. Alon Karmi Series regular
2019 The Spy Colonel Dagan 2 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "במציאות אני לא כזה גבר גבר" Mako. December 20, 2012
  2. ↑ ABC Developing Romantic Drama ‘Until the Wedding’ Based On Israeli Format Deadline Hollywood. November 7, 2018
  3. ↑ Miss Entebbe מיס אנטבה YouTube. Retrieved January 5, 2019
  4. ↑ SRUGIM סרוגים YouTube. Retrieved January 4, 2018
  5. ↑ ALLENBY part 3, scene 2 אלנבי YouTube. Retrieved January 5, 2019
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