Omer Perelman

Omer Perelman was born in 1993 in Tel Aviv

Omer Perelman Striks was born on 20 July 1993 in Tel Aviv, where he grew up. His mother was a school psychologist. She took her own life when he was 12.

He studied theater at the Thelma Yellin High School of Arts. He served in the army as a military reporter and left after 10 months, then did 1 year of national service. Later he studied acting at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in Tel Aviv.

He began with small roles in youth series such as Shovrei Galim, and appeared in the 2014 film Marzipan Flowers. In 2017 he became known to the public as Dov Laser, a yeshiva student, in Shababnikim. He later acted in Manayek, Line in the Sand, Munich Games and The 90s.

On stage he won an acting prize at the 2017 Haifa festival for a children's play, and in 2018 he appeared in a play at Habima Theatre. In 2021 he won the actor prize at the Jerusalem Film Festival for The Swimmer.

He came out as gay in 2018 and is in a relationship with architect Raanan Stern. He identifies as secular.