שחקן, יזם תרבות , מפיק ויוצר

Many times we almost did not make it. When we finally arrived in a Sudan refugee camp, we had to pretend that we were Moslem, so that the Sudanese soldiers would not turn us back. After one more year, we were finally flown in secret, and taken to Israel, our final destination, where our people had been praying to return to, for thousands of years.

My life story in a nut shell

I was born in the village of Matcha , in the mountains of northern Ethiopia.

My father owned a large farm. I am the 9th generation of high priest, the spiritual leader of Jews in north Ethiopia. Our extended family left Ethiopia, with all Jewish families of the village in1983 with the purpose of going to the Holly Land of Israel, the place we yearned to return to for thousands of years.

We walked all the way to Sudan. It was an exhausting 1 month journey, traveling only at night in order to hide from robbers, animals, and Ethiopian soldiers.

I was 8 ½ years old by the time we arrived. I was sent to a Yeshiva school, away from my parents, so that I could get an orthodox Jewish education, Israeli style. I graduated from Mikveh Israel high school in Holon, Israel in 1993. I immediately went into the army for three years, till 1996, where I was the personal assistant to a Special Projects officer.

• 1996-1997 After my army service I took a pre-academic course at David Yellen College in Jerusalem.

• 1997-1999 Studying acting, voice, movement, and playwriting at The Visual Theatre School in Jerusalem. On my last year there, I was already working as an actor at The Hann Theatre, where I performed in many diverse roles for the next 4 years.

• 2001-2004 I studied at the prestigious Nissan Nativ Actors Studio in Tel-Aviv, graduating with honors.

I studied in a few Special Programs over the years:

'Rakia' program for leadership (Lead Prime-minister's retainment organization) 2013, The Tel Aviv-Los Angeles film workshop (Joint lecture with producer Efi Brown 'Dear White People') 2014 , 'limud Festival' London 2020, Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture 2021-2022.

Work Experience on film and theatre

• 2022 'Exodus' leading role, Cinema

• 2016-2018- Suppurting role in 'Televizia Me'ha'atid' sketch show, channel 13

• 2016-2019- Columnist in the 'Moa'adon' segment, 'Hayum Shhaya', channel 13

• 'White country' – Documentary consultant of a documentary series about racism in Israel. Also one of the documented characters in the film.

• 2015-2022- 'The 80's'/'the 90's'- A supporting role in the successful sitcom for four seasons. 'Reshet', channel 13.

• 2014- "Friendship", Writer and Actor.

• 2013-  "One Man, Two Guvnors" (Richard Bean) - Beit Lessin theater.

• 2011-  "Avram" - Ensemble Herzlia Theater.

• 2010-2012 "Love & Relationships"- Romantic Comedy - Writer and Director.

• 2008- "One of a Kind" - A play at The Haifa Festival 2008. The play was performing on Broadway, in New York City.

• 2006- A supporting role in the international acclaimed film "Go, Live, And Become" "Va, Vis et Deviens", France, directed by Rado Michaelano

• 2006-2015 "The Lion Of Judea" (Gur Aryeh Yehuda) – One man original play written by Shai Fredo, directed by D. Burobin.

• 2005- "The Keeper" - Lead role in a short film of Daniel Borovin, USA.

• 2005- "The Lighted Darkness" a play by D. Waldman.

• 2005- "Vika" - short Israeli film, international festival award winner.

• 2004- "Simple Mathematics" - a short film by Daniel Burobin, leading role.

• 2004-2005- "Shulamit (Salome)" - a play at Ma'abada Theatre, Jerusalem.

• 1999-2001- "Passing Shadow" - a role in a play at the Hann Theatre "Estranged Sister"; a role in a film by D. Walman; "I am Purim" - a role in a TV drama by A. Rozenblum and A. Bernstein; "Franco and Spector" - a role in a TV drama. "Simple People" - documentary for Channel 8 (I.C.P) Israeli TV.

• 1998-1999  Acting role in two classics at The Hann Theatre - "Measure for Measure" (by W. Shakespeare) and "The Seagull" (by A. Chekov).

• 1995-1998 Acting role in "Black Natella" by S. Levital, at Natella Theatre, participated in Budapest International Festival; Acting role in "Babylon" by M. Malka at Natella Theatre.