Yonatan Uziel (; born March 26, 1975) is an Israeli actor and model best known for appearing in ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early life and education

Uziel was born in

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and grew up in

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. 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

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. Then he turned to acting, taking classes at

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Acting Studio, which he completed in 2002. From 2003 to 2004, he studied at the Akt-Zent Studio in Moscow and

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performing in several plays. In 2004–2008 he studied for a BA in philosophy and theater at

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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

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. Two years later he had a minor role in

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thriller, ''

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''. 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. The

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is currently developing an American remake of the series. He also appeared in the series ''

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'' 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

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's critically acclaimed series, ''

''. (25 December 2012)
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'' playing Dr. Alon Karmi alongside ''

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'' actors

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and Yuval Segal. In 2016 he had a regular role as Boaz in the second season of ''

'' alongside

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Personal life

Uziel lives in Tel Aviv.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uziel, Yonatan Israeli male film actors Israeli male television actors Israeli male models Israeli Jews Jewish male models Living people 1975 births Tel Aviv University alumni Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Social Sciences alumni Models from Jerusalem 21st-century Israeli male actors School of Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Male actors from Jerusalem