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Roi Miller (; born 14 October 1979) is an Israeli
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,
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and
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.


Early life

He was born in
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in
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in 1979. His mother is Jewish Israeli, originally from
Pardes Hanna-Karkur Pardes Hanna-Karkur () is a town in the Haifa District of Israel. In it had a population of . It has been characterized as having a hipster culture. History An Arab village named Karkur had stood at this location by the time the Palestine Ex ...
, whereas his father is from a German Christian background. His parents met in Israel in the 1970s. The family lived in Germany until Roi was three and a half years old, when they moved to Israel. The family first settled in Pardes Hana-Karkur, but returned to Germany for two years when he was in the fourth grade, before returning permanently to Israel. He graduated from Gan Shmuel High School in kibbutz
Gan Shmuel Gan Shmuel (, ''lit.'' Shmuel's Garden) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in Haifa District, east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In it had a population of . The kibbutz was named after Rabbi Shmu ...
. As a conscript in the
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, he served for four and a half years as a fighter in the
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unit of the
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. AFter his release from military service in 2003, he traveled overseas for a year and a half. He then studied acting between 2004 and 2007 at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in
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. During his studies, he guided youth groups in the community theater in
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.


Career

In 2010, he appeared alongside
Michael Aloni Michael Mark Aloni (or Alony; ; born 31 January 1984) is an Israeli actor, director, writer and television presenter. Regarded as one of the best performers of his generation in Israel, he is recognized for his versatile work across independent fi ...
in the drama ''Infiltration'' (''Hitganvut Yehidim''), based on the novel of the same name by Yehoshua Kenaz. In 2016, he had a three-episode guest arc on the second season of ''
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'' (''Bnei Aruba''), alongside
Jonah Lotan Yair "Jonah" Lotan (; born July 3, 1973) is an Israeli actor best known for appearing in '' Hostages'', '' Foyle's War'' and '' 24''. Early life and education Lotan was born Yair Zlotogorsky in Jerusalem, Israel, on July 3, 1973, and grew up in ...
and
Tomer Kapon Tomer Capone (also Kapon, Kappon, or Capon, ; born 15 July, 1985) is an Israeli actor. He has starred in a number of popular Israeli exported television series such as ''Hostages'' (2013–2016), the political thriller television series ''Fauda'' ...
. In 2017, he played Oren, a husband leading a double life in Ofir Raul Graizer's critically acclaimed drama, '' The Cakemaker''. In the same year he appeared alongside
Lior Ashkenazi Lior Ashkenazi (; born 28 December 1968) is an Israeli actor, voice actor, comedian and television presenter. Regarded as one of the best performers of his generation in Israel, he is recognized for his versatile work across independent films, tel ...
in the drama, ''
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'' directed by
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. Between 2021 and 2022, he also had a recurring role on '' The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem'', which was broadcast internationally by
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.


Theater

After completing his studies at Yoram Levinstein, he joined the cast of "Crescendo and I" at Meditech Theater in
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and directed by Hagit Rehavi Nikolayevsky, adapting the novel of the same name by Dvora Omer. He also played the roles of
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and
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in an adaptation of
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's ''
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'', directed by Dafna Rubinstein at the Tmu-na Theater in Tel Aviv. In 2008, he joined a troupe of stage actors. He starred in their first production "Third Door", a co-production between
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and
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. The play focuses on third-generation
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(the grandchildren of survivors). The play premiered in Germany and was also included in theater festivals in
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. Miller also performed in "Post Trauma" , a co-production between Habima and
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. Miller also played the character of Medvedenko, the husband of Masha in
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's ''
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'', directed by
Rami Heuberger Rami Heuberger (; born 12 October 1963) is an Israeli actor, comedian and theatre director. Biography Career in the theater After his army service, Heuberger studied acting at Nissan Nativ's acting studio in Tel Aviv. At the end of his studies, ...
. He also played the character of
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from
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's play ''
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'', in Michael Ronen's reinvention of the play, ''Romeo and Juliet - that b**** can be part of me''. He acted alongside
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, Hila Saada and Roy Assaf. The story centers on the struggle for control of a club in he city, with Tybalt, a capitalist prophet from the
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. In 2012 joined the cast of "Road to Damascus", written by Hillel Mittelpunkt, directed by Ilan Ronen. He played the character of Arch and John, a British officer. In 2012 he joined the cast of "Men" at Jerusalem Khan Theatre. He played the role of a bachelor in the play by Amir Dolitsky and Ze'ev Kalathy. In 2013, he performed at the Habima Theater, in the play "The Mother of the House", by Hillel Mittelpunkt and directed by Alon Ofir. He also played the role of Solanio in Shakespeare's ''
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'' directed by Ilan Ronen. He also performed in "Hedda Gabler" at the Habima, in a play by Kfir Azoulay. He played the role of Eilert Levburg. He also joined the cast of a production of the
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two-person play, '' Venus in Fur''. He played Thomas, a young director who is looking for an actress for his adaptation of an erotic novel. In 2014, he joined the cast of "Our Class", by Polish playwright Tadeusz Słobodzianek, and directed by Hanan Schnir. In 2019, he performed in a stage adaptation of the classic Israeli film, ''
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''.


Personal life

He has been married to Shiri Fadlon, an attorney, since 2017 and the couple have two children together."The ambition is to make artistic choices; but we live in Israel - not in Hollywood. It's not that after one project you can rest financially"
''Mako''. 1 January 2023


Filmography


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Roi Israeli male film actors Israeli male television actors Israeli male stage actors Jewish Israeli male actors Living people Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio alumni 1979 births 21st-century Israeli male actors People from Wattenscheid Male actors from North Rhine-Westphalia