Lior Raz Biography

Lior Raz is an Israeli actor and screenwriter. Best known for portraying 'Doron Kavillio' in the political thriller Fauda.

Raz is was born and raised in Ma'ale Adumim. His father worked for the Ministry of Defense, and his mother is a teacher. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces and joined Duvdevan Unit. After his military service, in 1993 he moved to the United States and later was hired as actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Bodyguard. In an interview for Israel Hayom he said "An American company run by Israelis turned to me since they knew my military background, for me it wasn't a glamorous thing, to be the watch dog of Schwarzenegger and his wife".

When he returned to Israel, he studied at 'Nissan Nativ Drama school' in Tel Aviv. Raz is married to actress Meital Barda and they have three children.

In his early acting years, he played at different plays, such as Don Juan at Gesher Theater, Macbeth and The Teenagers. He also played small roles on Israeli TV series. In 2004, he played a police investigator on Michaela and 'referee Ben Shabat' on Adumot. In 2005 he appeared as Shimi in his first feature film Gotta Be Happy. In 2008 he appeared on Srugim as Yisrael, and a year later on Mesudarim as a Shin Bet agent, and as Maor on Noah's Ark. In 2011 he played a police unit commander on Nadav Lapid's film Policeman, and as Asa'el on Prime Minister's Children alongside Rami Heuberger.

In 2012, he portrayed Nissan Title on 'yes' spying-drama The Gordin Cell, and appeared on the film The World is Funny as Barak. In 2013 he played the role of the police commander on the fourth season of The Arbitrator, and in 2014 appeared on the film The Kindergarten Teacher.

In 2014, he created with Haaretz' journalist Avi Issacharoff, the critically acclaimed series Fauda in which he stars as 'Doron Kavillio', the commander of a Mista'arvim unit.

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