Igal Naor

Igal Naor is an Israeli actor who has worked in film and television for more than three decades, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor. Born in Givatayim and raised in an Arabic-speaking Iraqi household, he studied at Tel Aviv University before making his feature debut in the war thriller Deadline (1987). His breakthrough came as Headmaster Tissona in the comedy-drama Saint Clara (1996), a role that won him the Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor. He moved into international cinema with Munich (2005), then appeared in Rendition (2007), Green Zone (2010), and 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). On television, he portrayed Saddam Hussein in the miniseries House of Saddam (2008), to critical acclaim, and later appeared in The Honourable Woman (2014), Homeland (2015), Riviera (2017 to 2018), and Fauda (2017 to 2018). He portrayed General Antoine Lahad in Monument (2026).