Michael Mark Aloni (or Alony; he, מיכאל אלוני; born 31 January 1984) is an Israeli actor, director, writer and television presenter.
Early life
Aloni was born in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
, to a
secular Jewish family. His mother is an attorney and his father is an accountant. During his military service in the
Israel Defense Forces, he served as a
Gadna commander in the
Marva
Marva (Hebrew: מרווה) is a two-month Israel Defense Forces basic training program for young Jews from the Diaspora which offers an opportunity to experience the IDF and Israeli life. The program is based at Sde Boker. History
Marva, origina ...
training program of the
Education Corps.
He studied acting at the
Nissan Nativ Acting Studio between 2006–2009. He also appeared in a number of advertising campaigns as a male model.
Media career
He is known for starring in ''
Shtisel'', ''
Out in the Dark
''Out in the Dark'' ( he, עלטה) is a 2012 Israeli romantic drama film which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2012 and in Israel in the Haifa International Film Festival in October 2012. It is the directorial d ...
'' and the 2017–2018 series, ''
When Heroes Fly
''When Heroes Fly'' ( he, בשבילה גיבורים עפים, Bishvila Giborim Afim, Heroes fly for her) is an Israeli drama television series that was first broadcast in Israel on Keshet 12 in May 2018. The series was created by Omri Givon and l ...
'', produced by
Keshet. In April 2018 it won the best series at Canneseries and has been commissioned for a second season. Aloni also hosts the popular reality TV show ''
The Voice Israel
''The Voice Israel'' (Hebrew: ''The Voice ישראל'') is the Israeli version of ''The Voice of Holland''. It is part of the international syndication '' The Voice'' based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands, created ...
''. He was cast as Gabriel in
''The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem''.
. In December 2022, it was announced that Aloni will play the lead character in a TV adaption of We Were the Lucky Ones, a book of the same name by Georgia Hunter, which tells the true life story of the Kurc family in Poland who survived the
Holocaust
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; ...
.
Filmography
References
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Israeli male film actors
Israeli male television actors
Israeli television presenters
Israeli male models
Israeli male voice actors
Israeli Jews
Living people
1984 births
Male actors from Tel Aviv
21st-century Israeli male actors