Yonatan Uziel


Yonatan Uziel is an Israeli actor and model best known for appearing in Prisoners of War and Hostages.

Early life and education

Uziel was born in Jerusalem and grew up in Tel Aviv. His mother is a former school principal and his father is an importer. He served as a youth counselor in the Education Corps and after completing his army service he began studying towards a BA in Economics and Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Then he turned to acting, taking classes at Nissan Nativ Acting Studio, which he completed in 2002. From 2003 to 2004, he studied at the Akt-Zent Studio in Moscow and Berlin performing in several plays.
In 2004–2008 he studied for a BA in philosophy and theater at Tel Aviv University and received a teaching certificate. Uziel began teaching acting classes during this period and in 2009 he founded the theater department at the Kfar HaYarok youth village and managed it until 2016.

Career

In 2003 he made his debut film appearance in Omri Levi's Miss Entebbe alongside Yael Abecassis. Two years later he had a minor role in Steven Spielberg's Mossad thriller, Munich. In 2006 he appeared in the drama, O Jerusalem.
In 2007 he began appearing in the Israeli romance drama, Until the Wedding. His role as Eyal, a macho-type character catapulted him to "sex symbol" status in Israel. The American Broadcasting Company is currently developing an American remake of the series.
He also appeared in the series Srugim in 2008. In 2010 he appeared in the American thriller, The Debt. In 2012 he was cast as a series regular playing Yinon 'Noni' Meiri in Gideon Raff's critically acclaimed series, Prisoners of War.
In 2014 he was cast as a series regular in the medical drama series, Temporarily Dead playing Dr. Alon Karmi alongside Fauda actors Tzachi Halevy and Yuval Segal. In 2016 he had a regular role as Boaz in the second season of Hostages alongside Jonah Lotan.

Personal life

Uziel lives in Tel Aviv and is married to Mikaela Burstow-Uziel, an Australian photographer.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Miss Entebbeמיס אנטבה
2005MunichCommando
2006O JerusalemPost manager
2007Naor's FriendsArmy CommanderEpisode: New Friend
2008Until the WeddingEyalSeries regular
2008Marriage AgreementBukiMenahem Golan film
2008MaftirElio
2008The IslandPoliceman3 episodes
2008SrugimDudi
2010The DebtMossad Agent
2010GuestAdamShort film
2011Acre Prison BreakGidon pleiShort film
2012AllenbyOmerTV series created by Gadi Taub
2012Prisoners of WarYinon 'Noni' MeiriSeason 2 series regular
2013–2016IrreversibleRoy3 episodes
2016HostagesBoazSeason 2 regular
2017SoupShort film
2014–2017Temporarily DeadDr. Alon KarmiSeries regular