Amit Rahav

Amit Rahav (Hebrew: עמית רהב; born 9 August 1995) is an Israeli actor.

A graduate of Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in Tel Aviv, he began his career on the Israeli stage. He landed his first TV role in Mishpacha Sholetet (2014–2016). He became known to international audiences for his role as Yanky Shapiro in the Netflix miniseries Unorthodox (2020). He has since starred in the Netflix miniseries Transatlantic (2023) and the Holocaust family drama limited series, We Were the Lucky Ones (2024) for Hulu.

Early life Rahav was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to a British mother and Israeli father, and he grew up in an English-speaking household. His parents are divorced. He was raised as a secular Jew and continues to define himself as such.

He was a drama counselor in Clayton, Georgia at Camp Ramah Darom for three months in summer 2016 through the Jewish Agency for Israel.

Career Since he left the military, Rahav has appeared in various movies and television shows. His first significant role was on the Israeli TV show, Mishpacha Sholetet, and he has since acted in various other Israeli shows.

In 2016, he appeared in Flashback, an Israeli show for teenagers. He made history, as his character, Aviv was the first on an Israeli teen show to come out as gay.

In 2021, Rahav starred as Yanky Shapiro in the German-American Netflix original miniseries Unorthodox. In April 2020, he signed with talent agency Lighthouse Management & Media.

In 2021, he played the protagonist, Yehonatan alongside Daniel Litman in The One My Soul Loves at the Habima Theatre. The play is based on the true events of the Tel Aviv gay centre shooting and deals with conversion therapy. He returned to the role for a special performance at Nicosia Municipal Theatre in Nicosia in Cyprus in October 2022 and then for a second run at Habima Theatre in December 2023.

In 2022 he starred in the Haredi comedy film, Matchmaking. In 2024, he starred in a sequel to the film, alongside Niv Sultan.

He speaks fluent Hebrew and English, He has Israeli and British nationality.

In 2024, he relocated to Los Angeles. 2015 Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race Mickey Hebrew voiceover 2024 We Were the Lucky Ones Jakob Hulu limited series 2024 Matchmaking 2 Aviv Israeli film

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