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Oded Fehr

Oded Fehr is an Israeli actor based in the United States, known for playing Ardeth Bay in The Mummy films.

born 1970Ardeth Bay in The MummyCarlos Olivera in Resident EvilFaris al-Farik in Sleeper CellAdmiral Vance in Star Trek

Oded Fehr
Born
23 November 1970, Tel Aviv
Occupation
stage actor, film actor, television actor, actor
Education
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Oded Fehr was born in 1970 in Tel Aviv

Fehr was born in Tel Aviv on 23 November 1970. His mother, Gila, was a day care supervisor, and his father, Uri Ernst Fehr, was a geophysicist and marketing executive.

He served in the Israeli Navy from 1989 to 1992. After that he worked in security for El Al.

He took a short drama class in Frankfurt, Germany. He then trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England.

Director Stephen Sommers cast him as Ardeth Bay in The Mummy in 1999 and in its 2001 sequel. He played Carlos Olivera in the Resident Evil films and Antoine Laconte in the Deuce Bigalow comedies. On television he appeared in Sleeper Cell, Charmed, Covert Affairs and Star Trek: Discovery.

In Israel he played Moshiko Buaron in a 2018 television series. He married Rhonda Tollefson on 22 December 2000, and they have 3 children.

Milestones in Oded Fehr's life

  1. 1970

    Born in Tel Aviv.

  2. 1989

    Began service in the Israeli Navy.

  3. 1999

    Played Ardeth Bay in The Mummy.

  4. 2000

    Married Rhonda Tollefson.

  5. 2004

    Appeared in Resident Evil: Apocalypse.

  6. 2005

    Began playing Farik in Sleeper Cell.

  7. 2010

    Began playing Mossad agent Eyal Levin in Covert Affairs.

  8. 2018

    Played Moshiko Buaron in an Israeli television series.

  9. 2019

    Began playing Admiral Vance in Star Trek: Discovery.

Oded Fehr served in the military

Fehr served as a sailor in the Israeli Navy from 1989 to 1992.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Oded Fehr and Hebrew Wikipedia, עודד פהר, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: Tony Shek, CC BY-SA 2.0

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