Oded Fehr Explained

Birth Date:1970 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation:Actor
Alma Mater:Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Yearsactive:1998–present
Children:3

Oded Fehr (Hebrew: עודד פהר; born 1970 11, df=yes) is an Israeli actor based in the United States.[1] He is known for his appearance as Ardeth Bay in the 1999 remake of The Mummy and its sequel The Mummy Returns, as well as Carlos Olivera in and and Todd/Clone Carlos in , Faris al-Farik in Sleeper Cell, Antoine Laconte in and , the demon Zankou in the TV series Charmed and Eli Cohn on the TV series V. He also portrayed Eyal Lavin, a Mossad agent on the TV series Covert Affairs, as well as Beau Bronn on the TV series Jane by Design and Mossad Deputy Director Ilan Bodnar on NCIS. Additionally he has been the voice of Osiris in the Destiny 2 video game since its Curse of Osiris expansion in 2017. Since 2020, Fehr has appeared in as Fleet Admiral Charles Vance.

Early life

Fehr was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, the son of Gila (née Lachmann), a day care supervisor, and Uri/Ury Ernst Fehr, a Jerusalem-born geophysicist and marketing executive.[2] His parents come from European Jewish families.[3] [4] He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England after taking a very brief drama class in Frankfurt, Germany. He served as a sailor in the Israeli Navy from 1989 to 1992[5] and used to work security for the Israeli airline El Al.

Career

Director Stephen Sommers cast Fehr in the films The Mummy and The Mummy Returns.[1]

Fehr's screen appearances have included the 2001–02 NBC series ,[6] the 2002–03 CBS series Presidio Med, and the 2004 film (he reprised the role in the sequel, ). He provided the voice of Doctor Fate in Justice League and its sequel Justice League Unlimited, and played Antoine Laconte, a male prostitute, in Rob Schneider's comedies [1] (1999) and (2005). He also acted in the American hit supernatural series Charmed, where he played the evil demon Zankou, the chief villain in that series' seventh season.

Between 2005 and 2006 Fehr played Farik on the Showtime series Sleeper Cell.[1]

From 2010 to 2014 he portrayed a recurring character, Mossad Agent Eyal Levin on the TV series Covert Affairs. In 2013, he guest starred in the episode "Shiva" of the 10th season of CBS NCIS as an Israeli Mossad assistant director.

Fehr returned to the fifth installment of the Resident Evil series, .[1] In 2019, Fehr appeared in the CBS drama Blood & Treasure, and began an ongoing role as Admiral Vance in .

Personal life

Fehr married Rhonda Tollefson, who he met at a Los Angeles Opera, on December 22, 2000. The couple have three children: son Atticus (born 2003) and daughters, Finley (born 2006) and Azelie (born 2010).[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title RoleNotes
1998Kiss of Fire
1999The MummyArdeth Bay
1999Antoine Laconte
2000Bread and RosesHimself (Party Guest)
2000Texas RangersAnton Marsele
2001The Mummy ReturnsArdeth Bay
2004Carlos Olivera
2005Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?Amahl Ali Akbar, Ancient One #1 (voice)Direct-to-video
2005Antoine Laconte
2005DreamerPrince Sadir
2007Carlos Olivera
2008The BetrayedVoice / Alek
2009DroolCheb Fleece
2009LimelightVincent Marlow
2011For the Love of MoneyLevi
2011Super HybridRay
2012Todd / Clone Carlos
2012InescapableSayid Abd Al-Aziz
2016Mr. Freeze (voice)Direct-to-video
2017SeamCommander
2018White Chamber[8] Daran / Narek Zakarian
2020Lair Ben Dollarhydepost-production
2024La cocinaRashid

Documentaries

Year Title Role
2004Game Over: 'Resident Evil' ReanimatedHimself
Game Babes
Corporate Malfeasance

Television

Year Title RoleNotes
1994–2000The KnockLukicsEpisode: "Heaven and Hell"
1998Killer NetVictor / BarmanMiniseries, 2 episodes
1999 Cleopatra Egyptian Captain Miniseries, 2 episodes
2000 Arabian Nights Robber #2 Miniseries, 2 episodes
2000Frank Donovan13 episodes
2002–2003Presidio MedDr. Nicholas Kokoris4 episodes
2004-2005CharmedZankou8 episodes
2005–2006Sleeper CellFaris Al-Farik18 episodes
2008Burn NoticeTimoEpisode: "Scatter Point"
2008Eleventh HourCalvert RigdonEpisode: "Containment"
2009MediumDr. Thomas StatlerEpisode: "Pain Killer"
2010Three RiversDr. Luc BovellEpisode: "Case Histories"
2010-2014Covert AffairsEyal Lavine11 episodes
2010Law & Order: Los AngelesNick MantoEpisode: "Hollywood"
2011VEli Cohn / Eli Cohen3 episodes
2012Jane by DesignBeau BronnEpisode: "The Birkin & The Getaway"
2013NCISMossad Assistant Director Ilan Bodnar3 episodes
2015StitchersLeslie Turner7 episodes
2015-2019The BlacklistMossad Agent Levi Shur4 episodes
2016–2017Once Upon a TimeJafar 3 episodes
2017Asim Naseri5 episodes
2017How to Get Away With MurderAttorney General ChaseEpisode: "Nobody Roots for Goliath"
2018When Heroes FlyMoshiko Boaron5 episodes
2018The FirstEitan Hafri8 Episodes
2019Blood & TreasureKarim Farouk / Rasheed Hegazi8 episodes
2019YoungerRafa1 episode
2021, FBI and Colin Kent1 episode in each series
2020–2024Admiral Charles VanceRecurring role, 21 episodes

Animated series

Year Title RoleEpisodesSource
2003Justice LeagueDoctor FateEpisode: "The Terror Beyond"[9]
2004-2006Justice League Unlimited3 episodes
2005American Dad!KazimEpisode: ""
2009-2011Equinox4 episodes
2011-2021Young JusticeRa's al Ghul7 episodes
2012-2013The Choten33 episodes
2013Ultimate Spider-ManN'Kantu, the Living Mummy2 episodes
2014-2015Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.2 episodes

Video games

Year Title RoleNotesSource
2004
2017–PresentDestiny 2Osiris Curse of Osiris, Season of Dawn, Beyond Light, Season of the Hunt, Season of the Chosen, Season of the Splicer, Season of the Lost, Season of the Seraph, Lightfall, Season of the Wish, The Final Shape, and Episode: Echoes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oded Fehr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313212913/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/270036/Oded-Fehr/filmography . Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2014. 13 March 2014.
  2. Book: Schneiderman. Harry. Who's Who in World Jewry: A Biographical Dictionary of Outstanding Jews. Carmin. Itzhak J.. Pitman Publishing Corporation. 1972. 237. Harry Schneiderman.
  3. News: He owes it all to 'Mummy' . Eirik . Knutzen . 5 November 2001 . The Washington Times . B5. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014050828/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF9AF9D590B3C5A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. 14 October 2012.
  4. News: Israeli actor plays Muslim terrorist in Showtime's 'Sleeper Cell' . Los Angeles . 25 November 2005 . The Jewish News of Northern California . 19 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Interview with Oded Fehr . Somethingjewish.co.uk . 1 December 2001 . JMT Ventures . 19 August 2017.
  6. News: Oden Fehr: from villain to hero on NBC series 'UC: Undercover' . Zap2it . The Post-Star . 28 December 2001 . 31 October 2013.
  7. Web site: About Oded Fehr . 20 April 2017 . Oded Fehr Appreciation Site . Bettina . Katzenberger.
  8. Web site: White Chamber . British Film Council . 2019-07-25.
  9. Web site: Oded Fehr (Visual voices guide).