Lior Raz

Lior Raz (; born 24 November 1971) is an Israeli actor and screenwriter, best known for co-creating and starring as Doron Kabilio in the political thriller television series Fauda. He also headlined the 2021 series Hit & Run and, in 2025, starred in the unscripted Netflix travel documentary Off Road alongside Rotem Sela.

Early life Raz was born and raised in Ma'ale Adumim, an Israeli city in the West Bank outside Jerusalem. His Mizrahi Jewish parents fled to Israel from Iraq and Algeria. His father served in Israel in Shayetet 13 and in Shin Bet before later running a plant nursery. His mother is a teacher.

Career When Raz returned to Israel at age 24, he studied at Nissan Nativ Drama School in Tel Aviv. In December 2017, The New York Times voted Fauda the best international show of 2017. In 2018, the show won 11 Israeli TV Academy Awards, including best TV drama, best actor for Raz, and best screenplay, casting, cinematography, recording, and special effects.

In 2018, Raz played a Magdala community leader in the film Mary Magdalene, written by Helen Edmundson. The same year, he appeared in Operation Finale, playing Isser Harel, the Director of the Mossad (Israel's intelligence agency).

Fauda production company, Faraway Road Productions, was also co-founded by Raz and Issacharoff, then, in 2022, was acquired by Candle Media, with continued involvement from both partners.

In 2023, he and Fauda co-creator Avi Issacharoff created Ghosts of Beirut, a four-part spy drama that revisits the true-life manhunt for Imad Mughniyeh, which streamed on Showtime starting 19 May and made its on-air debut on 21 May.

In the same year he began starring alongside Rotem Sela and Yehuda Levi in A Body That Works, a surrogacy drama series on Keshet 12. The series was a major success in Israel, and was the highest rated drama of 2023 in the country. It was released internationally by Netflix.

In 2024 Raz stars alongside Sela and Zohar Strauss in the Israeli drama film, Soda by Erez Tadmor. It is based on the story of Tadmor's grandfather, a Jewish partisan during the Second World War and his subsequent post-war life in Israel. He has also appeared in Gladiator II, playing the role of Viggo in the big-budget film.

Personal life Raz is married to Israeli actress Meital Berdah, and they have four children. They reside in Ramat Hasharon, Israel.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2000 Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol Cave Guard 2005 Muchrachim Lehiyot Same'ach Shimi 2008 Everything Starts at the Sea Officer 2008 Eli & Ben Undercover policeman 2010 Mabul Rafi 2011 Policeman 2012 Haolam Mats'hik Barak 2014 The Kindergarten Teacher Nira's husband 2018 Mary Magdalene Magdala Community Leader 2018 Operation Finale Isser Harel 2018 Hollywood Salutes Israel Himself 2019 6 Underground Rovach Alimov 2020 Dena Gildens Life Levi Cohan 2024 Gladiator II Viggo 2024 Soda Shalom Gottlieb 2025 Tuner Uri

Television