Shlomi Elkabetz

Shlomi Elkabetz was born in 1972 in Beersheba

Shlomi Elkabetz was born on December 5, 1972, in Beersheba to a family of Moroccan Jews who had emigrated to Israel. He grew up mostly in Kiryat Yam. His mother was a hairdresser and his father worked for the postal service, and he was the youngest of 4 children.

His sister was the actress Ronit Elkabetz, and his brother is the actor Yehiel Elkabetz. He studied acting and photography in New York and acted in theater for 2 years.

With Ronit he co-wrote and co-directed the films To Take a Wife, Shiva and Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, loosely based on their parents' relationship. He directed the 2011 film Edut, directed the second season of the series Ran Quartet, and produced the 2016 film In Between. His film Black Notebooks won the Ophir Award for a long documentary.

In 2019 he played Simon, a Shin Bet agent, in the HBO series Our Boys. He teaches film at Sapir College and at Minshar for Art.

Since age 21 he has divided his time between Tel Aviv and Paris. He lives in Tel Aviv with his partner Yuval and co-parents a daughter with the singer Dikla.