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Ishai Golan

Ishai Golan is an Israeli film, television and stage actor who won the Israeli Television Academy award in 2010 for playing Uri Zach in Prisoners of War.

born 1973Uri Zach in Prisoners of WarTomer in Recruit TrainingBen Rephael in False Flag

Born: 22 November 1973, Ramat Gan
Occupation: actor, stage actor, television actor
Education: Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

Ishai Golan was born in 1973 in Ramat Gan

Golan was born on November 22, 1973, in Ramat Gan. He grew up in Toronto, Canada, until age 6 and then in Ramat Gan. He has two brothers.

He attended Telma Yalin Arts High School in Givatayim. In 1990 he made his film debut in The Eagle's Path, directed by Uri Barbash. After the army he studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

In 1996 he played Uri Geller in a film directed by Ken Russell. He returned to Israel to star in the series Recruit Training, which he played in from 1998 to 2001. He later appeared in The Island, Love Around The Corner and other series.

In 2010 he played Uri in Prisoners of War and won the Television Academy award. He starred in False Flag, hosted Street Food Around The World, and appeared in The Golem in 2018 and White Bird in 2023. He has also acted at Habima, Beit Lessin and other theaters.

Golan lives in Tel Aviv with his wife Ruti, a child psychologist, and their 3 children. In 2013 he ran in the Tel Aviv-Yafo local elections on the City Without Borders list.