Itay Tiran

Itay Tiran is an Israeli actor born in 1980 who began with classical piano at the Petach Tikva Municipal conservatory and music studies at Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts before turning to drama. He enrolled at Beit Zvi Acting School in 1999, where his student roles included Mozart in Amadeus, Nero in Brittanicus, and Berger in Hair. After finishing his training he joined the Cameri Theater of Tel Aviv, appearing there as Eilif in Mother Courage, Franz Jägerstätter in Eye Witness, the title part in Hamlet, and Christian in Festen. His Hamlet brought him the Best Actor Award in Israeli Theater in April 2006, and he played Kittel in Ghetto in 2010. His film work includes leading roles in Forgiveness (Mechilot), Beaufort, and Samuel Maoz's Lebanon (2009), which won the Golden Lion at Venice.