Rafi Gavron
| Rafi Gavron | |
|---|---|
| Born | Raphael Pichey Gavron 28 May 1989 Hendon, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Raphael Pichey "Rafi" Gavron (born 28 May 1989) is a British actor, known for his roles in the romantic-drama film Breaking and Entering, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Inkheart, Celeste and Jesse Forever, and as Lex in Mine Games.
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Early life
Gavron was born in Hendon, the son of writer Martha Pichey and the late publisher Simon Gavron. His mother is American and his father was from a North London Jewish family.[1][2] His paternal grandparents were British printing millionaire, philanthropist and Labour Life Peer, Robert Gavron and Hannah Fyvel, who was born in Tel Aviv.[3] His great-grandfather was writer Tosco R. Fyvel, who worked with author George Orwell. His half-aunt (his father's half-sister) is director Sarah Gavron. Gavron has two younger brothers; Benjamin (born 1992) and Moses (born 1996). He has dual British and American citizenship.[2] In 2008, Gavron volunteered at a kibbutz in Israel for six months.[4]
Career
In Breaking and Entering, he played Miro, a young burglar who uses techniques from parkour to gain access to the high-tech offices of an urban landscape architect; he performed several difficult physical feats in the film. For his role, Gavron received a nomination for the Most Promising Newcomer award at the British Independent Film Awards.
Gavron played the hired assassin Duro in the second season of HBO's Rome. He also appeared in the 2008 release Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist as Dev, the gay lead singer of Nick's band.
In Inkheart, a movie adaptation of the novel of the same name, Gavron played Farid, a character from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, magically brought to life. The film was released theatrically in January 2009.
He guest starred on a few episodes of 24, as Hamid Al-Zarian, the younger brother of an assumed terrorist. He also appeared in JoJo's music video for the song "Disaster" in November 2011.[5] Gavron played Bug (Bobby) in the TV series Life Unexpected. He was chosen as Lux's long known friend and also Lux's boyfriend.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Breaking and Entering | Miro | Nominated - British Independent Film Awards (Most Promising Newcomer) |
| 2008 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Dev | Also recorded and performed a song for the film. (Lead Vocals - Screw the Man) |
| 2008 | Inkheart | Farid | |
| 2012 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | Rupert Bates | |
| 2012 | The Cold Light of Day | Josh Shaw | |
| 2012 | Mine Games | Lex | |
| 2013 | Snitch | Jason Collins | |
| 2015 | Tracers | Dylan |
TV appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Rome | Duro | Episode "Son of Hades" |
| Episode "These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero" | |||
| Episode "Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare)" | |||
| 2009 | 24 | Hamid Al-Zarian | Episode "Day 7: 3:00 a.m.-4:00 a.m." |
| Episode "Day 7: 4:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m." | |||
| Episode "Day 7: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. " | |||
| 2010 | Life Unexpected | Bug | Recurring role[6] |
| 2011 | Parenthood | Troy Quinn | 22 November Episode as Zoe's boyfriend[7] |
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- English Jews
- English people of Belarusian-Jewish descent
- English people of Israeli descent
- English people of French descent
- English people of Canadian descent
- 21st-century English male actors
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- People from Hendon
