Oded Fehr

Oded Fehr (Hebrew: עודד פהר‎; born (1970-11-23)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
Fehr in 2016
Born (1970-11-23) 23 November 1970
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)
Rhonda Tollefson
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(m. after 2000)​
Children3

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
Fehr at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival

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
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Kiss of Fire
1999The MummyArdeth Bay
1999 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Antoine Laconte
1999 Cleopatra Egyptian Captain
2000 Bread and Roses Himself (Party Guest)
2000 Arabian Nights Robber #
2000Texas RangersAnton Marsale
2001The Mummy ReturnsArdeth Bay
2004Resident Evil: ApocalypseCarlos Olivera
2005Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?Amahl Ali Akbar (voice)[8]Direct-to-video
2005Deuce Bigalow: European GigoloAntoine Laconte
2005Dreamer: Inspired by a True StoryPrince Sadir
2007Resident Evil: ExtinctionCarlos Olivera
2008The BetrayedVoice / Alek
2009DroolCheb Fleece
2009 Limelight Vincent Marlow
2011For the Love of MoneyLevi
2011 Super Hybrid Ray
2012Resident Evil: RetributionTodd / Clone Carlos
2012InescapableSayid Abd Al-Aziz
2016Batman Unlimited: Mech vs. MutantsMr. Freeze (voice)[8]Direct-to-video
2017SeamCommander
2018White Chamber[9]Daran / Narek Zakarian
2020Lair Ben Dollarhydepost-production

Documentaries
  • Game Over: 'Resident Evil' Reanimated (2004) - Himself
  • Game Babes (2004) - Himself
  • Corporate Malfeasance (2004) - Himself

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994–2000 The Knock Lukics Episode: "Heaven and Hell"
1998 Killer Net Victor / Barman 02 Episodes
Television Miniseries
1999CleopatraEgyptian Captain02 Episodes
Television Miniseries
2000Arabian NightsRobber #202 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
YearTitleRoleEpisodesSource
2003Justice LeagueDr. Fate2 episodes;
  • "The Terror Beyond" Parts 1 & 2 (2003)
 [8]
2004-2006Justice League Unlimited3 episodes;
  • "The Return" (2004)
  • "Wake the Dead" (2004)
  • "The Great Brain Robbery" (2005)
 [8]
2005American Dad!Kazim1 episode;
2009-2011Batman: The Brave and the BoldEquinox4 episodes;
  • "Mystery in Space!" (2009)
  • "When OMAC Attacks!" (2009)
  • "The Fate of Equinox!" (2009)
  • "Time Out for Vengeance!" (2011)
 [8]
2011-2019Young JusticeRa's al Ghul6 episodes;
  • "Inflitrator" (2011) Ra's al Ghul (credited as L-2)
  • "Targets" (2011)
  • "Auld Acquantices" (2012)
  • "Darkest" (2012)
  • "Summit" (2013)
  • "Rescue Op" (2019)
 [8]
2012-2013Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel MastersThe Choten33 episodes;[8]
2013Ultimate Spider-ManN'Kantu, the Living Mummy2 Episodes;
  • "Blade"
  • "The Howling Commandos"
 [8]
2014-2015Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.2 Episodes;
  • "Hulking Commandos"
  • "Days of Future Smash, Part 3: Dracula"
 [8]

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2004Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest
2017Destiny 2OsirisCurse of Osiris, Season of Dawn, and Beyond Light

References
  1. "Oded Fehr". International New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014.
  2. Schneiderman, Harry; Carmin, Itzhak J. (1972). Who's Who in World Jewry: A Biographical Dictionary of Outstanding Jews. Pitman Publishing Corporation. p. 237.
  3. Knutzen, Eirik (5 November 2001). "He owes it all to 'Mummy'". The Washington Times. p. B5.
  4. "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.
  5. "Interview with Oded Fehr". Somethingjewish.co.uk. JMT Ventures. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. "Oden Fehr: from villain to hero on NBC series 'UC: Undercover'". Zap2it. The Post-Star. 28 December 2001. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  7. Katzenberger, Bettina. "About Oded Fehr". Oded Fehr Appreciation Site. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  8. https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Oded-Fehr/
  9. "White Chamber". British Film Council. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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