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Oshri Cohen

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Oshri Cohen
אושרי כהן
Cohen in 2017
Born
Oshri Cohen

(1984-01-11) 11 January 1984 (age 40)
CitizenshipIsraeli
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active1994–present
AwardsIsraeli Theater's award

Oshri Cohen (Hebrew: אושרי כהן; 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 (2003), Beaufort (2007), Los Islands (2008) and Working Woman (2018).

Early life

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

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

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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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Cohen play guest role of Igal in the fifth season of the American TV series Homeland.[5]

In 2018 he starred as Joseph in the BBC/AMC drama McMafia.[6] 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.[7]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Merhav Yarkon Yoni Sabag Miniseries
2001 Inbil Film
Otzarot HaYam HaAdom Gal Film
2003 Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi Shlomi Bar-Dayan Film
To be a Star Dos Film
2003 - 2004 Ahava Me'ever Lapina Tal Israeli telenovela
2004 The Ranch Oriah Short film
Campfire (Medurat Ha-Shevet) Rafi Film
2005 Ed Medina Guy TV movie
Meorav Yerushalmi Natan 1 episode
2006 - 2007 HaShir Shelanu Ariel Israeli telenovela
Series regular
2007 Beaufort Lieutenant Liraz Librati
HaYisraelim Avi, Haim's son 7 episodes
2008 Los Islands Ofer Levi Film
2009 Agora Medorus
Lebanon Hertzel
2012 - 2014 New York Yossi Series regular
2015 Johnny and The Knights of Galilee Itamar Series regular
What Doesn't Kill You Ofir Short film
Homeland Ofir 1 episode
2016 Four by Four Oded Bloch Film
2017 Naor's Friends Udi 17 episodes
2018 McMafia Joseph Series regular
Working Woman Ofer Film
2018 - 2019 PMTA Dor Kaminsky Series regular
2021 Project Out TV miniseries
2022 Silent Aviv Film
Chanshi Oz TV series
2023 The Engineer Film
2024 Trust No One Gal Nawi Series regular

Awards and nominations

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

References

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  1. ^ Koehler, Robert (14 January 2004). "Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi". Variety.
  2. ^ Holden, Stephen (9 September 2005). "A Time of Tangled Transition in Israel, and in a Family". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Beaufort". www.berlinale.de.
  4. ^ "66th Venice International Film Festival: Official Awards". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Israeli actor cast for 'Homeland' role". The Times of Israel. 1 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Global crime with a local flavor". The Jerusalem Post. 7 January 2018.
  7. ^ ‘Working Woman’ Review: Plumbing a Toxic Work Environment in Israel The New York Times. 26 March 2019
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