Roy Assaf

Roy Assaf is an Israeli film, theater and television actor who won the Ophir Award for Best Actor in 2012 and 2015.

born 1979The solo show "The Boy"Lead role in "God's Neighbors"Playing Hitler in "Mein Kampf"

Born: 2 January 1979, Rishon LeZion
Occupation: actor, stage actor, film director
Education: Gymnasia Realit, Nissan Nativ Acting Studio

Roy Assaf was born in 1979 in Rishon LeZion

Roy Assaf was born on 2 January 1979 in Rishon LeZion. As a child he studied acting in the drama workshop of director and teacher Dr. Deborah Miller. He attended the Reali High School in Rishon LeZion.

He served in the IDF Theater as an actor and as its commander. He then studied acting at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio in Tel Aviv. During his studies he received an excellence scholarship from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.

On stage he wrote no plays but directed and performed the solo show "The Boy," staged from 2002 at the Cameri Theater, which earned him the Israel Theater Prize. In 2011 he played Adolf Hitler in "Mein Kampf" at the Gesher Theater. He also appeared at Habima, the Beersheba Theater and Tzavta.

His film debut came in 2009 in Keren Yedaya's "Jaffa." In 2012 he played the lead in Meni Yaesh's "God's Neighbors" and won the Ophir Award for Best Actor. On television he appeared in "Blue Natalie" and "Profile 64."

He lives in Tel Aviv with his partner, actress Ornella Bass. In 2024 he received the Ministry of Culture Prize.