Film and televisionצחי גראד

Tzahi Grad

Tzahi Grad is an Israeli film and television actor, screenwriter and film director, known for roles such as Pesach Beit Halevi in Someone to Run With.

born 1962Someone to Run WithThe comedy series Ima'lleDirecting the film Foul Gesture

Born: 28 February 1962, Jerusalem
Occupation: actor, film director, screenwriter

Tzahi Grad was born in 1962 in Jerusalem

Tzahi Grad was born on February 28, 1962, and grew up in Jerusalem. As a youth he played sports, mostly football with his cousin, and supported Hapoel Jerusalem.

He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science at the Hebrew University. He then studied acting at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio.

His film roles include parts in Groupie in 1993, Turkish March in 2001 and Jellyfish in 2007. For playing a criminal in Someone to Run With, he won the Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2006. In 2014 he played the lead in Keren Yedaya's Away From His Absence, and in 2015 he played Manfred in Pension Fracht.

On television he appeared in youth dramas such as The Napoleon Hill Kids and in the comedy Life Isn't Everything. In 2009 he played a police commander in Pillars of Smoke and won an Israeli Television Academy Award for the comedy series Ima'lle. He is married with a son and a daughter, who acted with him in his film The Cousin.

Milestones in Tzahi Grad's life

1962
Born in Jerusalem.
1993
Acted in Nadav Levitan's film Groupie.
2001
Began 3 seasons as a police officer in The Napoleon Hill Kids.
2006
Won the Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor for Someone to Run With.
2006
His film Foul Gesture won the Best Israeli Film Award at the Haifa International Film Festival.
2009
Won an Israeli Television Academy Award for the comedy series Ima'lle.
2014
Played the lead in Away From His Absence.