Uri Gavriel

Uri Gavriel
אורי גבריאל
Gavriel in 2011
Born
Magdiel, Israel
OccupationActor
Years active1982–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 Jewishimmigrant parents from Iraq.

Filmography

List of film and television credits
Year Title Role Notes
1983 Hanna K.Airport Barman
1986 The Delta ForceJamil Rafai
1991 The Human ShieldTanzi
1992 The Finest HourEnemy Commander
1992 Sipurei Tel-AvivRoshko
1993 Prison HeatSaladin
1993 American Cyborg: Steel WarriorLeech Leader
1993 The Mummy LivesTomb Guard
1993 Deadly HeroesCaptain Abou
1995 Holeh Ahava beShikun GimmelEliahu
2000 Delta Force One: The Lost PatrolAbu Nim
2001 Kikar HaHalomotAharon Gvardin
2004 AvanimMeir
2004 The Syrian BrideSimon
2005 What a Wonderful PlaceFranco Original title: Eize Makom Nifla
2007 The Band's VisitAvrum Original title: Bikur Ha-Tizmoret
2007 The KingdomIzz Al-Din
2007–2013 The ArbitratorYigal Ha-Natzi
2008 House of SaddamAli Hassan Al-Majid HBO mini-series
2009 Noah's ArkEliahu Teivat Noach
2010 71 Square MetersSiman Tov
2010 AsfurReuven Amoyal
2011 Little Simico's Great FantasyJackie
2012 The Dark Knight RisesBlind Prisoner
2012 ByzantiumSavella
2013 Ana ArabiaHassan
2013–present Beauty and the BakerAvi Dahari
2015 FaudaGideon Avital
2016 One Week and a DayRefael
2018 Mary MagdalenePhilip
2019 The SpyMajid Sheikh Al-Ard Netflix mini-series
2023 The CopsOved Sharabi TV series. Original title: Ha-Shotrim

References