Lior Ashkenazi

Lior Ashkenazi (2006)

Lior Ashkenazi ( Hebrew ליאור אשכנזי; * December 28, 1968 in Ramat Gan , Israel ) is an Israeli actor .

Life

Lior Ashkenazi was born the son of Turkish Jews in Ramat Gan. He spent his youth in a kibbutz . From 1987, Ashkenazi did his military service with the Israeli Armed Forces in the Parachute Brigade . He then studied at the Beit Zvi drama school until 1994 . After his theater engagement, he starred in films such as Kanon , Enemy Scoop and Southwest , before receiving the Israeli film prize Ophir Award for Best Actor in 2001 for his role as Zaza in Dover Koshashvili’s love film Weddings against Will .

Lior Ashkenazi was married to actress Shira Farber , with whom he has a daughter. Then he was in a relationship with the screenwriter and playwright Sigal Avin. He has been married to the film producer Maya Amsellem since December 26, 2011 .

Filmography (selection)

• 1997: Canon
• 1999: Enemy Scoop
• 1999: Southwest
• 2001: Wedding against will (Hatuna Meuheret)
• 2001: Ish HaHashmal
• 2004: Walk on Water (Lalechet al haMajim)
• 2005: BeTipul (TV series, nine episodes)
• 2008: Hello Goodbye - Decision made out of love (Hello Goodbye)
• 2010: Rabies ( Kalevet )
• 2011: Hearat Shulayim
• 2012: Yossi
• 2013: Big Bad Wolves
• 2014: Encirclements
• 2016: Norman (Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer)
• 2017: Foxtrot
• 2018: 7 Days in Entebbe (7 Days in Entebbe)

Award (selection)

Ophir Award

• 2001: Best Actor for an Unwilling Wedding
• 2001: Ish HaHashmal nominated for Best Supporting Actor
• 2004: Nomination for Best Actor for Walk on Water
• 2011: Best Supporting Actor for Hearat Shulayim

Web links

Commons : Lior Ashkenazi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Lior Ashkenazi in the Internet Movie Database (English)