Oshri Cohen
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| Born | Oshri Cohen 11 January 1984 |
| Citizenship | Israeli |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Awards | Israeli Theater's award |
Oshri Cohen (Hebrew: אושרי כהן; born 11 January 1984) is an an Israeli film, television and stage actor. He has received four Ophir Award nominations for his roles in Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2003), Beaufort (2007), Los Islands (2008) and Working Woman (2018).
Early life[edit]
He was born and raised in Lod in Israel to parents Yardena, a school principal and Nisim, owner of a spare parts business.
At the age of 16, he moved with his family to Rishon LeZion, where he studied at Mekif Chet High School, majoring in business administration and economics.
For his military service with the Israel Defense Forces, he served for six months as a printer with the filming unit of the the Israeli Air Force.
Career[edit]
He has appeared in a number of plays, including: "Erfal", "The Concert", "News Flash" (2000), "Letter to Noa" (2001), "The Stories of the Stage", "Wife, Husband, Home" (2003 ), "The Indian Patient" at the Beit Lessin Theater (2005), "Moarim" (2006) and "All Life Ahead" at the Habima Theater (2007).
He had an early film role, playing the titular character in Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2003). He received an Ophir Award nomination for his portrayal of Shlomi.[1]
In 2005, he starred in Campfire. The story is set in 1981, telling the story of woman seeking to join an Israeli settlement on the West Bank, despite the protests of her teenage daughter.[2]
In 2006, he joined the cast of the popular Israeli telenovela, HaShir Shelanu alongside stars such as Ran Danker.
In 2007 Cohen starred in the Israeli war film Beaufort, which tells the true story of the last unit of soldiers on the legendary Beaufort outpost.[3] He received an Ophir Award nomination for Best Actor for his role.
He has also starred in Lost Islands (2008) and Lebanon (2009), which won the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.[4]
Cohen play guest role of Igal in the fifth season of the American TV series Homeland.[5]
In 2018 he starred as Joseph in the BBC/AMC drama McMafia.[6] In the same year he had a supporting role in the Israeli drama film, Working Woman. He earned an Ophir Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as Ofer.[7]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Merhav Yarkon | Yoni Sabag | Miniseries |
| 2001 | Inbil | Film | |
| Otzarot HaYam HaAdom | Gal | Film | |
| 2003 | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | Shlomi Bar-Dayan | Film |
| To be a Star | Dos | Film | |
| 2003 - 2004 | Ahava Me'ever Lapina | Tal | Israeli telenovela |
| 2004 | The Ranch | Oriah | Short film |
| Campfire (Medurat Ha-Shevet) | Rafi | Film | |
| 2005 | Ed Medina | Guy | TV movie |
| Meorav Yerushalmi | Natan | 1 episode | |
| 2006 - 2007 | HaShir Shelanu | Ariel | Israeli telenovela Series regular |
| 2007 | Beaufort | Lieutenant Liraz Librati | |
| HaYisraelim | Avi, Haim's son | 7 episodes | |
| 2008 | Los Islands | Ofer Levi | Film |
| 2009 | Agora | Medorus | |
| Lebanon | Hertzel | ||
| 2012 - 2014 | New York | Yossi | Series regular |
| 2015 | Johnny and The Knights of Galilee | Itamar | Series regular |
| What Doesn't Kill You | Ofir | Short film | |
| Homeland | Ofir | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Four by Four | Oded Bloch | Film |
| 2017 | Naor's Friends | Udi | 17 episodes |
| 2018 | McMafia | Joseph | Series regular |
| Working Woman | Ofer | Film | |
| 2018 - 2019 | PMTA | Dor Kaminsky | Series regular |
| 2021 | Project Out | TV miniseries | |
| 2022 | Silent | Aviv | Film |
| Chanshi | Oz | TV series | |
| 2023 | The Engineer | Film | |
| 2024 | Trust No One | Gal Nawi | Series regular |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2003 | Ophir Award | Best Actor | Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Israeli Theater's award | Promise of the Year | The Indian patient | Won | |
| 2007 | Ophir Award | Best Actor | Beaufort | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Best Supporting Actor | Lost Islands | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Ophir Award | Best Supporting Actor | Working Woman | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^ Koehler, Robert (14 January 2004). "Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi". Variety.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (9 September 2005). "A Time of Tangled Transition in Israel, and in a Family". The New York Times.
- ^ "Beaufort". www.berlinale.de.
- ^ "66th Venice International Film Festival: Official Awards". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Israeli actor cast for 'Homeland' role". The Times of Israel. 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Global crime with a local flavor". The Jerusalem Post. 7 January 2018.
- ^ ‘Working Woman’ Review: Plumbing a Toxic Work Environment in Israel The New York Times. 26 March 2019
External links[edit]
- Oshri Cohen at IMDb
- Oshri Cohen at Zohar agency website
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