Film and televisionעמית רהב
Amit Rahav
Amit Rahav is an Israeli actor known for playing Yanky Shapiro in the Netflix miniseries Unorthodox.
born 1995Yanky Shapiro in UnorthodoxAviv in FlashbackThe Matchmaking films
- Born
- 9 August 1995, Tel Aviv
- Occupation
- stage actor, film actor, television actor, actor
Amit Rahav was born in 1995 in Tel Aviv
Rahav was born in Tel Aviv on 9 August 1995 to a British mother and an Israeli father. He grew up in Herzliya in an English-speaking home and was raised as a secular Jew. He holds Israeli and British nationality.
He studied theater at Alon High School in Ramat HaSharon and later graduated from the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in Tel Aviv. He served in the IDF Theater.
His first major TV role was in Mishpacha Sholetet, from 2014 to 2016. In 2016 he played Aviv in the teen show Flashback, the first character on an Israeli teen show to come out as gay. In 2020 he played Yanky in Unorthodox on Netflix.
He later appeared in the Netflix miniseries Transatlantic in 2023 and the Hulu series We Were the Lucky Ones in 2024. On stage he played the lead in The One My Soul Loves at Habima Theatre from 2021. He starred in the film Matchmaking in 2022 and its sequel in 2024.
In 2024 he moved to Los Angeles.
Amit Rahav's life in 8 milestones
- 1995
Born in Tel Aviv.
- 2014
Began starring in the TV series Mishpacha Sholetet.
- 2016
Began playing Aviv in the teen series Flashback.
- 2020
Played Yanky in the Netflix series Unorthodox.
- 2021
Began playing the lead in The One My Soul Loves at Habima Theatre.
- 2022
Starred as Moti Bernstein in the film Matchmaking.
- 2023
Appeared in the Netflix miniseries Transatlantic.
- 2024
Appeared in We Were the Lucky Ones and moved to Los Angeles.
Amit Rahav served in the military
He did his military service in the IDF Theater.
These 6 people share a field, a unit or a party with Amit Rahav
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Maisa Abd Elhadiborn 1985The film 3000 NightsFilm and television- Maya Eshetborn 1990Shiur Moledet: Avdei HashemFilm and television
Yosef Shiloach1941 to 2011Roles in Bourekas filmsFilm and television- Leem Lubanyborn 1997Nadia in the film OmarFilm and television
Jeff Wilbuschborn 1987Moishe Lefkovitch in UnorthodoxFilm and television
Based on English Wikipedia, Amit Rahav and Hebrew Wikipedia, עמית רהב, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.
Photograph: ערן לוי, CC BY-SA 3.0