Oshri Cohen

Oshri Cohen (; born 11 January 1984) is an Israeli film, television and stage actor. He has received four Ophir Award nominations for his roles in Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi, Beaufort (2007), Los Islands (2008) and Working Woman (2018).

Early life He was born and raised in Lod in Israel to parents Yardena, a school principal and Nisim, owner of a spare parts business.

Cohen's family is Jewish of Bulgarian and Sephardic descent.

At the age of 16, he moved with his family to Rishon LeZion, where he studied at Mekif Chet High School, majoring in business administration and economics.

For his military service with the Israel Defense Forces, he served for six months as a printer with the filming unit of the Israeli Air Force.

Career He has appeared in a number of plays, including: "The Jungle Book", "Erfal", "The Concert", "News Flash" (2000), "Letter to Noa" (2001), "The Stories of the Stage", "Wife, Husband, Home" (2003 ), "The Indian Patient" at the Beit Lessin Theater (2005), "Moarim" (2006) and "All Life Ahead" at the Habima Theater (2007).

He had an early film role, playing the titular character in Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2003). He received an Ophir Award nomination for his portrayal of Shlomi.

In 2005, he starred in Campfire. The story is set in 1981, telling the story of woman seeking to join an Israeli settlement on the West Bank, despite the protests of her teenage daughter.

In 2006, he joined the cast of the popular Israeli telenovela, HaShir Shelanu alongside stars such as Ran Danker.

In 2007 Cohen starred in the Israeli war film Beaufort, which tells the true story of the last unit of soldiers on the legendary Beaufort outpost. He received an Ophir Award nomination for Best Actor for his role.

He has also starred in Lost Islands (2008) and Lebanon (2009), which won the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.

Cohen play guest role of Igal in the fifth season of the American TV series Homeland.

In 2018 he starred as Joseph in the BBC/AMC drama McMafia. In the same year he had a supporting role in the Israeli drama film, Working Woman. He earned an Ophir Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as Ofer.

Filmography

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2003 Ophir Award Best Actor Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi 2006 Israeli Theater's award Promise of the Year The Indian patient 2007Ophir Award Best Actor Beaufort 2008 Best Supporting Actor Lost Islands 2019 Ophir Award Best Supporting Actor Working Woman