Oded Fehr is an Israeli film and television actor now based in the United States. He is known for his appearance as Ardeth Bay in the 1999 remake of
The Mummy and its sequel
The Mummy ReturnsThe Mummy Returns is a 2001 American adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Oded Fehr, Patricia Velásquez and Arnold Vosloo. The film is a sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy, which primarily took place in 1926, and is set seven...
, as well as Carlos Olivera in
Resident Evil: ApocalypseResident Evil: Apocalypse is a 2004 science fiction action horror film. It is the second installment in the series of film adaptations based on the Capcom survival horror game series Resident Evil...
and
Resident Evil: ExtinctionResident Evil: Extinction is a 2007 science fiction action horror film. It is the third installment in the series of film adaptations based on the Capcom survival horror series Resident Evil...
, Faris al-Farik in
Sleeper CellSleeper Cell is a one-hour drama on the Showtime network that began airing on December 4, 2005. The tagline for the first season was "Friends. Neighbors. Husbands. Terrorists." and the tagline for the second season was "Cities. Suburbs. Airports. Targets." The series was nominated for an Emmy award...
and the demon
ZankouZankou is a powerful upper-level demon important directly and in the backplot behind the writing of many episodes on the seventh season of the television series Charmed beginning with "Witchness Protection" and ending in the season's finale episode: "Something Wicca This Way Goes"...
in the TV series
CharmedCharmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
.
Fehr was born in
Tel Aviv,Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually called Tel Aviv, is the second largest city in Israel, with an estimated population of 391,300. The city is situated on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline, with a land area of...
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
to
JewThe Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
ish parents, his mother a
day careDay care or child care is care of a child during the day by a person other than the child's legal guardians, typically performed by someone outside the child's immediate family...
supervisor and his father a
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
-born
physicistA physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
.
Oded Fehr is an Israeli film and television actor now based in the United States. He is known for his appearance as Ardeth Bay in the 1999 remake of
The Mummy and its sequel
The Mummy ReturnsThe Mummy Returns is a 2001 American adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Oded Fehr, Patricia Velásquez and Arnold Vosloo. The film is a sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy, which primarily took place in 1926, and is set seven...
, as well as Carlos Olivera in
Resident Evil: ApocalypseResident Evil: Apocalypse is a 2004 science fiction action horror film. It is the second installment in the series of film adaptations based on the Capcom survival horror game series Resident Evil...
and
Resident Evil: ExtinctionResident Evil: Extinction is a 2007 science fiction action horror film. It is the third installment in the series of film adaptations based on the Capcom survival horror series Resident Evil...
, Faris al-Farik in
Sleeper CellSleeper Cell is a one-hour drama on the Showtime network that began airing on December 4, 2005. The tagline for the first season was "Friends. Neighbors. Husbands. Terrorists." and the tagline for the second season was "Cities. Suburbs. Airports. Targets." The series was nominated for an Emmy award...
and the demon
ZankouZankou is a powerful upper-level demon important directly and in the backplot behind the writing of many episodes on the seventh season of the television series Charmed beginning with "Witchness Protection" and ending in the season's finale episode: "Something Wicca This Way Goes"...
in the TV series
CharmedCharmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
.
Early life
Fehr was born in
Tel Aviv,Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually called Tel Aviv, is the second largest city in Israel, with an estimated population of 391,300. The city is situated on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline, with a land area of...
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
to
JewThe Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
ish parents, his mother a
day careDay care or child care is care of a child during the day by a person other than the child's legal guardians, typically performed by someone outside the child's immediate family...
supervisor and his father a
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
-born
physicistA physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
. He has an older brother, a sister, and a younger half-sister. He trained at the
Bristol Old Vic Theatre SchoolThe Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, opened by Laurence Olivier in 1946, is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, an organisation securing the highest standards of training in the performing arts, and is an associate school of the Faculty of Creative Arts of the University of the...
in
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
after taking a very brief drama class in
FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2008 population of 670,000. The urban area had an estimated population of 2.26 million in 2001...
,
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
. He served in the
Israeli Sea CorpsThe Israeli Navy is the naval arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea in the west and in the Gulf of Aqaba , Red Sea, and Gulf of Suez in the south...
from 1989 to 1992 and used to work for security for
El AlEl Al is the national airline of Israel. It operates regular international passenger and cargo flights between its hub at Ben Gurion International Airport and destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America, as well as domestic connections to Eilat.Since its inaugural...
(Israel's airline) in
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
.
Career
Fehr's screen appearances include the 2001-02 NBC series
UC: UndercoverUC: Undercover was an action-thriller television series that focuses on the secret lives and private demons of an elite Justice Department crime-fighting unit that confronts the country’s deadliest, most untouchable lawbreakers by going undercover to bust them...
, the 2002-03 CBS series
Presidio MedPresidio Med is an American Television series which aired 2002–2003, centering around a San Francisco hospital. It was created by John Wells and Lydia Woodward, who also created ER.-Series premise:...
, and the 2004 movie release
Resident Evil: ApocalypseResident Evil: Apocalypse is a 2004 science fiction action horror film. It is the second installment in the series of film adaptations based on the Capcom survival horror game series Resident Evil...
(he reprised the role in the sequel,
Resident Evil: ExtinctionResident Evil: Extinction is a 2007 science fiction action horror film. It is the third installment in the series of film adaptations based on the Capcom survival horror series Resident Evil...
). He also provided the voice of
Doctor FateDoctor Fate is the name of a succession of fictional sorcerers who appear within DC Comics' universe. The original version was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, and first appeared in More Fun Comics #55...
in
Justice League UnlimitedJustice League Unlimited is an American animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe, and specifically based on the Justice League superhero team, it is a direct sequel to the...
. He also played Antoine Laconte, a male prostitute in
Rob SchneiderRobert Michael "Rob" Schneider is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider went on to a career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedies Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and The...
's comedy
Deuce Bigalow: Male GigoloDeuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a 1999 comedy film starring Rob Schneider. Other cast members include Eddie Griffin, Amy Poehler, Oded Fehr, Arija Bareikis, and William Forsythe.A sequel, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, was released on August 12, 2005...
(1999) and made a cameo appearance as Antoine Laconte in
Deuce Bigalow: European GigoloDeuce Bigalow: European Gigolo is the sequel to the 1999 film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, from Happy Madison Productions. Rob Schneider returns in the role of the reluctant male prostitute Deuce Bigalow who visits his former pimp T.J...
(2005). He also acted in the American hit supernatural series
CharmedCharmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
, where he played the evil demon
ZankouZankou is a powerful upper-level demon important directly and in the backplot behind the writing of many episodes on the seventh season of the television series Charmed beginning with "Witchness Protection" and ending in the season's finale episode: "Something Wicca This Way Goes"...
, nearly killing the Charmed Ones.
Director
Nick GormanNick Gorman, born 7 July 1965 is a successful television and film director, based in the United Kingdom.After leaving school Nick then went on to graduate from Dartington College of Arts with a degree in Theatre....
was one of the people who helped in giving Oded his big break in the film 'The Mummy'.
Between 2005-2006 Fehr played Farik on the
ShowtimeShowtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States...
series
Sleeper CellSleeper Cell is a one-hour drama on the Showtime network that began airing on December 4, 2005. The tagline for the first season was "Friends. Neighbors. Husbands. Terrorists." and the tagline for the second season was "Cities. Suburbs. Airports. Targets." The series was nominated for an Emmy award...
.
Personal life
Fehr is married to Rhonda Tollefson, whom he met at a Los Angeles opera. They married on December 22, 2000. The couple have two children: son Atticus (born January 4, 2003) and daughter Finley (born February 26, 2006). Fehr speaks Hebrew, Arabic, English and some German.
Theatrical releases
- Kiss of Fire
"EL Choclo" is a popular song written by Angel G. Villoldo, an Argentine musician...
(1998)
- The Mummy
The Mummy is a 1999 American adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser, and Rachel Weisz, with Arnold Vosloo in the title role as the reanimated mummy. The film features substantial dialogue in ancient Egyptian language, spoken with the assistance of a...
(1999) Ardeth Bay
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a 1999 comedy film starring Rob Schneider. Other cast members include Eddie Griffin, Amy Poehler, Oded Fehr, Arija Bareikis, and William Forsythe.A sequel, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, was released on August 12, 2005...
(1999) Antoine Laconte
- Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers is a drama/western film directed by Steve Miner. It is about a group of Texas Rangers set in the post-American Civil War era.- Plot :...
(2000) Anton Marsale
- Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses is a 2000 film directed by Ken Loach, starring Adrien Brody. The plot deals with the struggle of poorly paid janitorial workers in Los Angeles and their fight for better working conditions and the right to unionize...
(2000) Himself - Party Guest
- The Mummy Returns
The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Oded Fehr, Patricia Velásquez and Arnold Vosloo. The film is a sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy, which primarily took place in 1926, and is set seven...
(2001) Ardeth Bay
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a 2004 science fiction action horror film. It is the second installment in the series of film adaptations based on the Capcom survival horror game series Resident Evil...
(2004) Carlos Olivera
- Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) Prince Sadir
- Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo is the sequel to the 1999 film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, from Happy Madison Productions. Rob Schneider returns in the role of the reluctant male prostitute Deuce Bigalow who visits his former pimp T.J...
(2005) Antoine Laconte
- Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction is a 2007 science fiction action horror film. It is the third installment in the series of film adaptations based on the Capcom survival horror series Resident Evil...
(2007) Carlos Olivera
- The Betrayed (2008) Alek
TV movies
- Killer Net
Killer Net was a television mini series broadcast on Channel 4 in May 1998. The series is set around the lives of three students living in Brighton and an internet based computer game....
(1998) Victor
- Cleopatra
Cleopatra is a 1999 fictional film portrayal of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, produced by Hallmark Entertainment, starring Leonor Varela as the title character, Timothy Dalton as Caesar, Billy Zane as Marc Antony, Rupert Graves as Octavius, Sean Pertwee as Brutus and Bruce Payne as Cassius. The...
(1999) Egyptian Captain
- Arabian Knights
Arabian Knights is an animated segment of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series is based on Arabian Nights, a classic work of Middle Eastern literature.-Plot :...
(2000) Robber #2
- Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? DTV (2005) Amahl Ali Akbar
Documentaries
- Game Over: 'Resident Evil' Reanimated DTV (2004) Himself
- Game Babes (2004) DTV Himself
- Corporate Malfeasance (2004) DTV Himself
TV series
- The Knock
The Knock was a UK television drama, running from 1994 to 2000, which portrayed the activities of customs officers from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise....
(1994 - 2000) Oded Fehr appeared in 1998
- UC: Undercover
UC: Undercover was an action-thriller television series that focuses on the secret lives and private demons of an elite Justice Department crime-fighting unit that confronts the country’s deadliest, most untouchable lawbreakers by going undercover to bust them...
(2000) Frank Donovan
- Presidio Med
Presidio Med is an American Television series which aired 2002–2003, centering around a San Francisco hospital. It was created by John Wells and Lydia Woodward, who also created ER.-Series premise:...
(2002-2003) Dr. Nicholas Kokoris
- Sleeper Cell
Sleeper Cell is a one-hour drama on the Showtime network that began airing on December 4, 2005. The tagline for the first season was "Friends. Neighbors. Husbands. Terrorists." and the tagline for the second season was "Cities. Suburbs. Airports. Targets." The series was nominated for an Emmy award...
(2005-2006) Faris al-Farik
- Burn Notice
A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. It states that an individual or a group is unreliable for one or more reasons or purposes. This is essentially a directive for the recipient to disregard or "burn" all information derived from that...
(2008) Episode: Scatter Point
- Eleventh Hour
Eleventh Hour is an American science-based drama television series, which is based on the 2006 British series of the same name. The series originally ran on CBS from October 9, 2008 to April 2, 2009 and aired on Thursdays at 10 pm . The series is a joint venture between Jerry Bruckheimer...
(2008)
Animated series
- Justice League
Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is based on the Justice League and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics...
- "The Terror Beyond" (Parts 1 and 2) (2003) Dr. Fate
- Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited is an American animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe, and specifically based on the Justice League superhero team, it is a direct sequel to the...
- "The Return" (2004) Dr. Fate
- "Wake the Dead" (2004) Dr. Fate
- "The Great Brain Robbery" (2005) Dr. Fate
Guest appearances
- Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
Zankou (2004-2005)
- American Dad!
American Dad! is a satirical American animated series owned by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions and produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television....
Episode: "Stan of Arabia"Stan of Arabia" is a two-part episode of the animated series American Dad!.-Plot:Bullock's underlings plan a surprise party for him commemorating 25 years of service with the CIA. Stan takes charge of planning the party, which means that Francine is actually in charge of planning the party...
" (Part 2) (2005) Kazim
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Batman: The Brave and the Bold is an American animated television series based in part on the DC Comics "team-up" series The Brave and the Bold...
Episode: "Mystery In Space" (2009) EquinoxLibra is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Justice League of America #111, published in June 1974, where he formed the first incarnation of the Injustice Gang...
- Medium (TV series)
Medium is an American supernatural and dramatic television series which premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005. Its focus is Allison DuBois , who acts as a research medium for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...
(2009) Dr. Thomas Statler