Uri Gavriel
Uri Gavriel | |
|---|---|
אורי גבריאל | |
 Gavriel in 2011 | |
| Born | Magdiel, Israel |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Uri Gavriel (Hebrew: אורי גבריאל) is an Israeli theater, film and television actor. Winner of the Ophir Award and Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2005 as Best Actor in film What a Wonderful Place.[1] In 2018, he appeared as Philip the Apostle in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene.[2]
Early life
Gavriel was born in Magdiel, Israel, to Mizrahi Jewish immigrant parents from Iraq.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Hanna K. | Airport Barman | |
| 1986 | The Delta Force | Jamil Rafai | |
| 1991 | The Human Shield | Tanzi | |
| 1992 | The Finest Hour | Enemy Commander | |
| 1992 | Sipurei Tel-Aviv | Roshko | |
| 1993 | Prison Heat | Saladin | |
| 1993 | American Cyborg: Steel Warrior | Leech Leader | |
| 1993 | The Mummy Lives | Tomb Guard | |
| 1993 | Deadly Heroes | Captain Abou | |
| 1995 | Holeh Ahava beShikun Gimmel | Eliahu | |
| 2000 | Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol | Abu Nim | |
| 2001 | Kikar HaHalomot | Aharon Gvardin | |
| 2004 | Avanim | Meir | |
| 2004 | The Syrian Bride | Simon | |
| 2005 | What a Wonderful Place | Franco | Original title: Eize Makom Nifla |
| 2007 | The Band's Visit | Avrum | Original title: Bikur Ha-Tizmoret |
| 2007 | The Kingdom | Izz Al-Din | |
| 2007–2013 | The Arbitrator | Yigal Ha-Natzi | |
| 2008 | House of Saddam | Ali Hassan Al-Majid | HBO mini-series |
| 2009 | Noah's Ark | Eliahu | Teivat Noach |
| 2010 | 71 Square Meters | Siman Tov | |
| 2010 | Asfur | Reuven Amoyal | |
| 2011 | Little Simico's Great Fantasy | Jackie | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Blind Prisoner | |
| 2012 | Byzantium | Savella | |
| 2013 | Ana Arabia | Hassan | |
| 2013–present | Beauty and the Baker | Avi Dahari | |
| 2015 | Fauda | Gideon Avital | |
| 2016 | One Week and a Day | Refael | |
| 2018 | Mary Magdalene | Philip | |
| 2019 | The Spy | Majid Sheikh Al-Ard | Netflix mini-series |
| 2023 | The Cops | Oved Sharabi | TV series. Original title: Ha-Shotrim |
References
- ^ Cockrell, Eddie (12 July 2005). "Film Reviews – Karlovy Vary – What a Wonderful Place". Variety magazine. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Who was Mary Magdalene and who is in the cast of the new movie about her?". 28 March 2018.