Oded Fehr
Oded Fehr (Hebrew: עודד פהר; born 23 November 1970) is an Israeli actor, currently based in the United States.[1] He is known for his appearance as Ardeth Bay in the 1999 remake of The Mummy and its sequel The Mummy Returns, as well as Carlos Olivera in Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Resident Evil: Extinction and Todd/Clone Carlos in Resident Evil: Retribution, Faris al-Farik in Sleeper Cell, Antoine in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, the demon Zankou in the TV series Charmed and Eli Cohn on the TV series V. He also portrayed Eyal Lavin, a Mossad agent on the TV series Covert Affairs, as well as Beau Bronn on the TV series Jane by Design and Mossad Deputy Director Ilan Bodnar on NCIS. Additionally he voiced Osiris in the Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris expansion (2017). In 2020, Fehr appeared in the third season of Star Trek Discovery as Fleet Admiral Charles Vance.
Oded Fehr | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Israeli |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse(s) | Rhonda Tollefson
(m. after 2000) |
Children | 3 |
Early life
Fehr was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, the son of Gila (née Lachmann), a day care supervisor, and Uri/Ury Ernst Fehr, a Jerusalem-born geophysicist and marketing executive.[2] His parents' families are Ashkenazi Jewish, and they immigrated to Israel from Germany and the Netherlands.[3][4] He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England after taking a very brief drama class in Frankfurt, Germany. He served as a soldier in the Israeli Navy from 1989 to 1992[5] and used to work security for the Israeli airline El Al.[4]
Career
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Director Stephen Sommers cast Fehr in the films The Mummy and The Mummy Returns.[1]
Fehr's screen appearances have included the 2001–02 NBC series UC: Undercover,[6] the 2002–03 CBS series Presidio Med, and the 2004 movie release Resident Evil: Apocalypse (he reprised the role in the sequel, Resident Evil: Extinction). He provided the voice of Doctor Fate in Justice League and its sequel Justice League Unlimited, and played Antoine Laconte, a male prostitute, in Rob Schneider's comedies Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo[1] (1999) and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005). He also acted in the American hit supernatural series Charmed, where he played the evil demon Zankou, the chief villain in that series' seventh season.
Between 2005–2006 Fehr played Farik on the Showtime series Sleeper Cell.[1]
From 2010 to 2014 he portrayed a recurring character, Mossad Agent Eyal Levin on the TV series Covert Affairs. In 2013, he guest starred in the episode "Shiva" of the 10th season of CBS NCIS as an Israeli Mossad assistant director.
Fehr returned to the fifth installment of the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil: Retribution.[1] Fehr currently appears in the CBS drama Blood & Treasure.
Personal life
Fehr married Rhonda Tollefson, whom he met at a Los Angeles Opera, on 22 December 2000. The couple has three children: son Atticus (born 2003) and daughters Finley (born 2006) and Azelie.[7]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Kiss of Fire | ||
1999 | The Mummy | Ardeth Bay | |
1999 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Antoine Laconte | |
1999 | Cleopatra | Egyptian Captain | |
2000 | Bread and Roses | Himself (Party Guest) | |
2000 | Arabian Nights | Robber # | |
2000 | Texas Rangers | Anton Marsale | |
2001 | The Mummy Returns | Ardeth Bay | |
2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Carlos Olivera | |
2005 | Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? | Amahl Ali Akbar (voice)[8] | Direct-to-video |
2005 | Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo | Antoine Laconte | |
2005 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story | Prince Sadir | |
2007 | Resident Evil: Extinction | Carlos Olivera | |
2008 | The Betrayed | Voice / Alek | |
2009 | Drool | Cheb Fleece | |
2009 | Limelight | Vincent Marlow | |
2011 | For the Love of Money | Levi | |
2011 | Super Hybrid | Ray | |
2012 | Resident Evil: Retribution | Todd / Clone Carlos | |
2012 | Inescapable | Sayid Abd Al-Aziz | |
2016 | Batman Unlimited: Mech vs. Mutants | Mr. Freeze (voice)[8] | Direct-to-video |
2017 | Seam | Commander | |
2018 | White Chamber[9] | Daran / Narek Zakarian | |
2020 | Lair | Ben Dollarhyde | post-production |
Documentaries
- Game Over: 'Resident Evil' Reanimated (2004) - Himself
- Game Babes (2004) - Himself
- Corporate Malfeasance (2004) - Himself
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994–2000 | The Knock | Lukics | Episode: "Heaven and Hell" |
1998 | Killer Net | Victor / Barman | 02 Episodes Television Miniseries |
1999 | Cleopatra | Egyptian Captain | 02 Episodes Television Miniseries |
2000 | Arabian Nights | Robber #2 | 02 Episodes Television Miniseries |
2000 | UC: Undercover | Frank Donovan | 13 episodes |
2002–2003 | Presidio Med | Dr. Nicholas Kokoris | 4 episodes |
2004-2005 | Charmed | As a recurring special guest star playing the demon Zankou, the main villain of the show's seventh season |
8 episodes |
2005–2006 | Sleeper Cell | Faris al-Farik | 18 episodes |
2008 | Burn Notice | Timo | Episode: "Scatter Point" |
2008 | Eleventh Hour | Calvert Rigdon | Episode: "Containment" |
2009 | Medium | Dr. Thomas Statler | Episode: "Pain Killer" |
2010 | Three Rivers | Dr. Luc Bovell | Episode: "Case Histories" |
2010-2014 | Covert Affairs | Eyal Lavine | 11 episodes |
2010 | Law & Order: Los Angeles | Nick Manto | Episode: "Hollywood" |
2011 | V | Eli Cohn/Eli Cohen | 3 episodes |
2012 | Jane by Design | Beau Bronn | Episode: "The Birkin & The Getaway" |
2013 | NCIS | Mossad Assistant Director Ilan Bodnar | 3 episodes |
2015 | Stitchers | Leslie Turner | 7 episodes |
2015-2019 | The Blacklist | Levi Shur - Mossad Agent | 4 episodes |
2016–2017 | Once Upon a Time | Jafar | 3 episodes |
2017 | 24: Legacy | Asim Naseri | 5 episodes |
2017 | How to Get Away With Murder | Attorney General Chase | Episode: "Nobody Roots for Goliath" |
2018 | When Heroes Fly | Moshiko Boaro | 5 episodes |
2018 | The First | Eitan Hafri | |
2019 | Blood & Treasure | Karim Farouk/Rasheed Hegazi | 8 episodes |
2019 | Younger | Rafa | 1 episode |
2020–2021 | Star Trek: Discovery | Admiral Charles Vance | 9 episodes |
Animated series
Year | Title | Role | Episodes | Source |
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2003 | Justice League | Dr. Fate | 2 episodes;
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[8] |
2004-2006 | Justice League Unlimited | 3 episodes;
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[8] | |
2005 | American Dad! | Kazim | 1 episode;
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2009-2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Equinox | 4 episodes;
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[8] |
2011-2019 | Young Justice | Ra's al Ghul | 6 episodes;
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[8] |
2012-2013 | Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters | The Choten | 33 episodes; | [8] |
2013 | Ultimate Spider-Man | N'Kantu, the Living Mummy | 2 Episodes;
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[8] |
2014-2015 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | 2 Episodes;
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[8] | |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2004 | Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest | |||
2017 | Destiny 2 | Osiris | Curse of Osiris, Season of Dawn, and Beyond Light | |
References
- "Oded Fehr". International New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014.
- Schneiderman, Harry; Carmin, Itzhak J. (1972). Who's Who in World Jewry: A Biographical Dictionary of Outstanding Jews. Pitman Publishing Corporation. p. 237.
- Knutzen, Eirik (5 November 2001). "He owes it all to 'Mummy'". The Washington Times. p. B5.
- "Israeli actor plays Muslim terrorist in Showtime's 'Sleeper Cell'". The Jewish News of Northern California. Los Angeles. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- "Interview with Oded Fehr". Somethingjewish.co.uk. JMT Ventures. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- "Oden Fehr: from villain to hero on NBC series 'UC: Undercover'". Zap2it. The Post-Star. 28 December 2001. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- Katzenberger, Bettina. "About Oded Fehr". Oded Fehr Appreciation Site. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Oded-Fehr/
- "White Chamber". British Film Council. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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