Daniel Litman ( he, דניאל ליטמן; born 19 October 1990) is an Israeli actor and model. He is known for his roles in ''

Mossad 101 Mossad 101 ( he, המדרשה, HaMidrasha, ''lit.'' The Seminary) is an Israeli television action drama series that premiered on Channel 2 on October 31, 2015. The series follows a fictional training course for the Israeli intelligence agency t ...

'' and ''

The Little Drummer Girl ''The Little Drummer Girl'' is a spy novel by British writer John le Carré, published in 1983. The story follows the manipulations of Martin Kurtz, an Israeli spymaster who intends to kill Khalil – a Palestinian terrorist who is bombing Jew ...

''.Daniel Litman on The Little Drummer Girl at London Film Festival premiere
YouTube. Retrieved on 27 December 2018

Career

In 2015 he performed and sang with the

Israeli military ensembles Israeli military ensembles are artistic ensembles and military bands maintained by the Israel Defense Forces, which are the combined military forces of the State of Israel. There are two types of musical ensembles in the IDF: Military bands and ...

at the

Festigal Festigal ( he, פסטיגל) is an annual Israeli song and dance musical show for children. Festigal is held every year at Hanukkah time, during the school vacation. It began as a song contest but the format gradually changed to include perform ...

festival, alongside

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. In 2017 he starred alongside

Yehuda Levi Yehuda Levi ( he, יהודה לוי; born June 29, 1979) is an Israeli actor and model. His breakthrough role was in the TV series ''Lechayey Ha'ahava'' (''Here's To Love'', 2001). Early life Levi was born in Petah Tikva, Israel. His father Y ...

and

Tzachi Halevy Tzachi Halevy (or Tsahi HaLevi, he, צחי הלוי; born March 12, 1975) is an Israeli film and television actor and a singer. Early and personal life Tzachi Halevy was born in Petah Tikva, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.Channel 2's ''

''. The series later became available internationally on Netflix. In 2018 he appeared alongside

Alexander Skarsgård Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (; born August 25, 1976) is a Swedish actor. Born in Stockholm, he began acting at age seven but quit at 13. After serving in the Swedish military, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in t ...

and

Florence Pugh Florence Pugh ( ; born 3 January 1996) is an English actress. She made her acting debut in 2014 in the drama film '' The Falling''. Pugh gained recognition in 2016 for her leading role as a young bride in the independent drama ''Lady Macbeth' ...

in the

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series, ''

'', an adaptation of the 1983 novel of the same name by

John le Carré David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 193112 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré ( ), was a British and Irish author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. ...

. In 2021 he appeared in the Israeli-Norwegian thriller series, '' The Girl from Oslo'', which aired internationally on

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. In 2024 he starred in the Israeli musical, ''Victory'', set during the

Six Day War The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states (primarily United Arab Republic, Egypt, S ...

. ''

Haaretz ''Haaretz'' ( , originally ''Ḥadshot Haaretz'' – , ) is an Israeli newspaper. It was founded in 1918, making it the longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel, and is now published in both Hebrew and English in the Berliner ...

'' described the film as "a colorful yet surprisingly complex musical that is all too relevant to today's Israel."'Victory Is a Matter of Framing': The Daring Israeli Musical Set During the Six-Day War
''Haaretz''. 7 February 2024

Personal life

Litman was born and raised in

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropoli ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, to

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

parents, Avi and Liza. He grew up with an older brother, Or. He supports

Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל מכבי חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Maccabi Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club, based in the city of Haifa, Israel, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The cl ...

. In 2022, he married Shiri Lubel. Since the

2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel On 7 October 2023, the paramilitary wings of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the PFLP, and the DFLP launched a series of coordinated armed incursions into the Gaza envelope of neighboring Israeli territory, the first invasion of Isra ...

on October 7, he has been visiting Israelis evacuated from their homes and wounded civilians and soldiers.דניאל ליטמן: "בעיני לבקר את המפונים והפצועים זו לא התנדבות - זו חובה מינימלית"
''YNET''. 31 December 2023

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Litman, Daniel Israeli male film actors Israeli male television actors Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Jewish Israeli male actors Israeli Jews Jewish male models Israeli male models Living people 1990 births Male actors from Haifa 21st-century Israeli male actors