Ishai Golan
Ishai Golan at the 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2018
Born
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
SpouseRuti
Children3

Ishai Golan (Hebrew: ישי גולן) is an Israeli film and television actor.

Early life

He was born in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Career

Golan attended Telma Yalin Arts High School in Givatayim. In 1990, he got his first cinematic role at the age of 17 in the film 'דרך הנשר' (The Eagle's Path) that was directed by Uri Barbash and starring Gidi Gov, Eli Danker and Nurit Galron. He stated that 'This film has shaped my awareness about being an actor. From the moment that I participated in this movie, I understood that this is me and this is my place'. He also appeared in Amos Guttman's Amazing Grace (1992) and in 'מנת יתר' (Overdose).

Golan served in the IDF in the military theater. After his military service, he attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Regarding his time in the academy, Golan said that even though he knew English, it took him a couple of months to get used to learning plays by William Shakespeare but after that time period he started to dream in Shakespeare's language. In 1996, Golan starred in the Ken Russell-directed TV film Mindbender, a Uri Geller biopic. Later on he appeared in the films Operation YY (2000), Six Million Fragments (2000), Rashevsky's Tango (2003) and Love Life (2007). Golan also appeared in minor roles in a number of American films shot in Israel. In 2011, in the film 'עד סוף הקיץ' (By Summer's End), he played a father who returns to his family for a visit after abandoning them. A year later he co-starred in the provocative film 'הנותנת' (The Slut). His first appearance in a television series was in Fool's gold (1994), later he appeared on Siton (1995), and in 1999's 'טירונות' (Recruit Training), he portrayed Tomer, a new Israeli soldier who falls in love with Officer Jenia. The role on that show is what convinced Golan to return to Israel after Uri Barbash called to Golan which was still in London during that time and offered him to come back to Israel to play on the show. Golan stated that he remembers that after the phone call ended, he was so happy and full of joy that Barbash was saving him from the desperation that he was experiencing during that time as an actor in his first phases on his career in the acting industry of London.

During the 2000s, Golan appeared on television series Love Around The Corner (2003), The Island (2007) and I didn't promise (2007). In 2010, he co-starred in the critically acclaimed series Prisoners of War and portrayed Uri, a prisoner of war who returns home 17 years after he was captured by enemy. For this performance, he won the Israeli Academy of Film and Television award for best actor in a drama series. In 2012, he appeared on the comedy series 'תנוחי' (Get Some Rest) alongside Yael Grobglas who worked with him on The Island.

Golan also appeared in many theatre plays such as "Lovers and Pleasant", "The Withdrawal From Moscow", "Railway to Damascus" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in Habima Theatre, "Children of a Lesser God" in Beersheba Theater, as well as "Transparent Roof", "Bianka" and "Then in Prague" at the Beit Lessin Theater, and "All My Sons" in Haifa Theatre.

In 2012 he starting hosting the Fox Life show Street Food Around The World. In each show Golan is showing the street food of a specific city as he visits food stands, restaurants and local chefs. In 2014, he co-starred in False Flag and portrayed Ben Rephael, an Israeli chemist and a family man who is implicated together with 4 other Israeli citizens in a high-profile kidnapping that is covered by the media all over the world. In 2017, Golan portrayed Carter Woods in the teen drama series "Greenhouse Academy."

Filmography

Year(s) Title TV/Film Name Portrayed
2022 White Bird: A Wonder Story Film Max
2020-22 Manayek TV Eitan Doitsh
2021 Bug Short
2021 Plan A Film Abba Kovener
2020 The Dinner
2017-2020 Greenhouse Academy TV Carter Woods
2018 With Shut Eyes Short
2018 Masks On Short Dad
2018 The Golem Short Benjamin
2018 Not What You Think TV Amos
The Application (2018) Not What You Think TV Amos
2018 The Reports on Sarah and Saleem Film David
Episode #1.13 (2018) Viki and Me TV Eltan
Episode #1.12 (2018) Viki and Me TV Eltan
Episode #1.3 (2017) Viki and Me TV Eltan
Episode #1.2 (2017) Viki and Me TV Eltan
Episode #1.1 (2017) Viki and Me TV Eltan
Episode #1.11 (2017) Commandments TV Rabbi Israel Menashe
Eishes chayil mi yimtza (2017 Commandments TV Rabbi Israel Menashe
Episode #1.4 (2017) Commandments TV Rabbi Israel Menashe
Episode #1.3 (2017) Commandments TV Rabbi Israel Menashe
God of vengens (2017) Commandments TV Rabbi Israel Menashe
Episode #1.1 (2017) Commandments TV Rabbi Israel Menashe
2017 Outdoors Film Daniel
2017 Family Film Avi
2017 Zaam TV Schwartz
2017 Soup Short
2017 The Road to Where Film Avi
2016 Antenna Film
Episode #1.8 (2015) Kfulim TV Ben 'Benny' Rephael
Episode #1.7 (2015) Kfulim TV Ben 'Benny' Rephael
Episode #1.6 (2015) Kfulim TV Ben 'Benny' Rephael
Episode #1.5 (2015) Kfulim TV Ben 'Benny' Rephael
Episode #1.4 (2015) Kfulim TV Ben 'Benny' Rephael
Episode #1.3 (2015) Kfulim TV Ben 'Benny' Rephael
Episode #1.2 (2015) Kfulim TV Ben 'Benny' Rephael
Episode #1.1 (2015) Kfulim TV Ben 'Benny' Rephael
Episode #2.10 (2015) The Gordin Cell TV Aharal'e Nir
Episode #2.9 (2015) The Gordin Cell TV Aharal'e Nir
Episode #2.8 (2015) The Gordin Cell TV Aharal'e Nir
Episode #2.7 (2015) The Gordin Cell TV Aharal'e Nir
Episode #2.6 (2015) The Gordin Cell TV Aharal'e Nir
Episode #2.5 (2015) The Gordin Cell TV Aharal'e Nir
Episode #2.4 (2015) The Gordin Cell TV Aharal'e Nir
Episode #2.3 (2015) The Gordin Cell TV Aharal'e Nir
Episode #2.2 (2015) The Gordin Cell TV Aharal'e Nir
Episode #2.1 (2015) The Gordin Cell TV Aharal'e Nir
2013 Streets of Rage Short Narrator
2012 Pastrami Short Father
2012 Prisoners of War TV Uri Zach
Episode #1.2 (2012) Chill TV Mati
Episode #1.1 (2012) Chill TV Mati
2011 By Summer's End Film Rafi
2011 The Slut[1] Film Shay/ veterinarian
2009 Bed Stories Short
2008 Gefilte Fish Short Yaron
2008 Salot of the Sea Film Male Agent
New History, Part I (2008) The Island TV Max
New History, Part II (2008) The Island TV Max
Homemade (2008) The Island TV Max
The Happiest Day (2008) The Island TV Max
Last Dance (2008) The Island TV Max
Changing the Fate (2008) The Island TV Max
Ben-Ami Vs. Fadida (2008) The Island TV Max
Family Moment (2008) The Island TV Max
A Moment of Happiness (2008) The Island TV Max
Double (2008) The Island TV Max
Not a Word (2008) The Island TV Max
Family Tree (2008) The Island TV Max
The Best of Five (2008) The Island TV Max
War (2008) The Island TV Max
Woki Toki (2008) The Island TV Max
New Hope (2008) The Island TV Max
Bur Ve-Am Ha-Sefer (2008) The Island TV Max
The Glich (2008) The Island TV Max
Of Life and Death (2007) The Island TV Max
Believe (2007) The Island TV Max
History Lesson (2007) The Island TV Max
My Hero (2007) The Island TV Max
The Other Side (2007) The Island TV Max
Until the Sunrise (2007) The Island TV Max
Anaconda (2007) The Island TV Max
Blue (2007) The Island TV Max
366 Days (2007) The Island TV Max
Fun Day (2007) The Island TV Max
The Pit (2007) The Island TV Max
Ginny's Story (2007) The Island TV Max
2007 Love Life Film Joni / Ya'ara's husband
Episode #3.1 (2005) Ahava Me-ever Lapina TV Oded
Episode #2.1 (2005) Ahava Me-ever Lapina TV Oded
Episode #1.1 (2003) Ahava Me-ever Lapina TV Oded
2003 Rashevski's Tango Film Youval
2001 Aball'e TV Alon
2001 Six Million Pieces Film
2000 Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol Film Camel Ambush IPF Officer
2000 The Last Patrol Film Jasper
2000 Operation YY Short Yishai Golan
Avot U'Vanim (1998) Tironoot TV Tomer
En Ahavot Smechot (1998) Tironoot TV Tomer
Chosech Shivto Sone Vino (1998) Tironoot TV Tomer
Kulam Bishvil Echad (1998) Tironoot TV Tomer
Laila Rishon Bli Ima (1998) Tironoot TV Tomer
Disneyland (1998) Tironoot TV Tomer
1996 Mindbender TV Uri Geller
Episode #1.1 (1995) Sitton TV Tom
1993 Overdose TV
1992 Amazing Grace Film Doron
1990 Where Eagles Fly

Personal life

Golan resides in Tel Aviv with his wife Ruti, a child psychologist, and three children. In the 2013 elections he strongly supported Da'am Workers Party.[2]

References

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