Israeli actors

Israeli actor Guy Kapolnik identified as pilot killed in California small plane crash

The NTSB and the FAA are still investigating the crash, and a preliminary FAA report lists the cause as "unknown circumstances."

|ByAARON GLICK
Guy Kapolnik holding up a certificate of graduation from an ATP CTP course.
French actress Melanie Laurent (right) joined the ‘Fauda’ cast for season five, starring and co-created by Lior Raz.PremiumPremium

Israeli television is thriving on screen - but insiders warn of an industry in crisis

Israeli television is still producing global hits, but behind the success, budgets, politics and fewer commissions threaten the industry’s future

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Actors Sasson Gabai (L) as Captain Hook and Lee Biran (R) as Peter Pan, on stage in the current production of the ‘Peter Pan’ musical. PremiumPremium

Where 'lost kids' fly: In a country shaped by war, Peter Pan reminds Israelis to breathe

In a country shaped by war, Peter Pan returns to remind audiences that even in the darkest moments, imagination can still take flight

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
‘TELL ME EVERYTHING’S 16 Ophir nominations are the highest total received by any movie in the history of the awards. The film tells the coming-of-age story of a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic and who reconnects with him later in life.

‘Tell Me Everything’ leads 2026 Ophir Awards race with record 16 nominations

The Ophir Awards ceremony will take place on September 9 at Cinema City Glilot, hosted by Shani Cohen and Adam Gabay, and will be broadcast live on Mako.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Tomer Kapon cast in new Amazon series

Kapon, who became best known for appearing in the first season of the smash hit Fauda, has now been cast in the show The Boys.

JUNE 26, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Tomer Kapon cast in new Amazon series, June 26, 2018.

Gal Gadot joins art heist comedy starring The Rock

The Israeli actress is slated to appear in a new comedy alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson titled Red Notice.

JUNE 12, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Wonder Woman Gal Gadot poses at the premiere of "Justice League"

'Band's Visit' gets 11 Tony nods

Many of the cast remembers have said that they traveled to Israel to get a feel for the place, the people and the accent before taking on their roles.

MAY 1, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
KATRINA LENK and Tony Shalhoub in the off-Broadway adaptation of 'The Band's Visit'

Israeli television series wins big at Canneseries

Israel was the only country to have more than one entry in the official competition.

APRIL 11, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Israeli actors Dan Mor, Ninet Tayeb, Tomer Kapon, Omri Givon and Moshe Ashkenazi at Cannes

Actors Ze’ev Revach and Leah Koenig to light torch on Independence Day

Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev said the two artists provided an expression of “the beauty of Israeli culture” from both the East and West.

APRIL 8, 2018ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
Independence Day ceremony

The Theater Review: The Deep Blue Sea

It’s the kind of performance that’s so good, so natural that it’s easy to overlook when awards time comes around.

MARCH 17, 2018ByHELEN KAYE
The Deep Blue Sea at Beit Lessin theater

Israeli actress to star in NBC drama

Moran Atias lands a role in upcoming series 'The Village'

FEBRUARY 7, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Actress Moran Atias, a member of the jury at the 71st Venice Film Festival, poses during a photo call for the event in Venice August 27, 2014

Israeli actors, Palestinian embroidery steal show in 'Mary Magdalene'

Coexistence meets the silver screen as Israelis adorned with cloth embroided by Palestinians tell the world's most famous biblical tale.

FEBRUARY 5, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Rooney Mara as the title role in Mary Magdalene

Putting a face to it

Photographing some of Israel's most famous and entertaining faces.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017ByBARRY DAVIS
Ilan Besor: Turning culture into an enduring brand.

'Fauda' season 2 trailer rocks

The teaser for the show features everything fans of the show will love: shooting, shouting, punching, chases and a salty mix of Hebrew and Arabic.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017ByAMY SPIRO
Lior Raz stars in the second season of the Israeli political thriller ‘Fauda.’