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Yonatan Uziel

Yonatan Uziel is an Israeli actor, model and educator known for his roles in the television series Prisoners of War and Hostages.

Noni in Prisoners of WarEyal in Until the WeddingFounding the Givon school

Occupation: actor, stage actor, model, television actor
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University

The story of Yonatan Uziel's life

Uziel was born in Jerusalem on March 26, 1975, and grew up in Tel Aviv. His mother is a former school principal and his father is an importer.

After the army he began a BA in economics and education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, then turned to acting. He finished the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio in 2002 and studied at the Akt-Zent Studio in Moscow and Berlin in 2003 and 2004. From 2004 to 2008 he studied philosophy and theater at Tel Aviv University and earned a teaching certificate.

He made his film debut in Miss Entebbe in 2003 and had a small role in Steven Spielberg's Munich. On television he appeared in Srugim, Until the Wedding, Prisoners of War, Temporarily Dead and Hostages. He also acted in stage plays and appeared in the film The Debt.

In 2009 he founded the theater department at the Kfar HaYarok youth village and ran it until 2016. He was chosen as Teacher of the Country by Yedioth Ahronoth for 2013/2014. In 2017 he founded the Givon school in Tel Aviv and headed it until 2023.