Dvir Benedek
Acting
Biography
Dvir Benedek is an Israeli actor who appeared in many theater plays, television series and feature films. He's best known for his role in the television series "Taxi Driver" and as the lead character in "HaMisrad", an Israeli version of British show "The Office".
Born: December 29, 1969
Place of Birth: Kiryat Yam, Israel
Known For
Asylum City
Based on the best-selling novel by the same name, "Asylum City" is set in the underworld of refugees and asylum seekers; those looking to help them and those who take advantage of their plight. A young social activist is found dead and the main suspect is an asylum seeker from Africa who was seen leaving her apartment. Police Officer Anat Sitton leads the murder investigation, unravelling a complex world of corrupt politicians, organized crime and illegal arms deals, putting her in the center of a dangerous and parallel universe with its own codes and morals.
Wounded Land
Police officer Kobi Amar and his Region Commander Yehuda Neumann have been partners at the Haifa police force for years, but now, they face a critical turning point in their relationship and those of their families when one is forced to turn against the other. Furthermore, the tumultuous events of the night, following a brutal terror attack, place Kobi and Neumann's moral and professional values at stake, as well as their long dedicated friendship.
Messiah
A wary CIA officer investigates a charismatic man who sparks a spiritual movement and stirs political unrest. Who exactly is he? And what does he want?
Maya
Romantic drama about a young woman discovering herself through the art of acting.
Mama's Angel
Several families are living their uneventful lives in a well-off Tel Aviv suburb until the day someone is murdered in the neighborhood. At first shocked by the event, the neighbors soon start covering up their direct or indirect involvement in the affair.
The Attack
An Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.
Your Family or Mine
Shani and her husband Shai visit her Sephardic family, then his Ashkenazi brood, for regular weekend meals that reveal both clans' quirks and foibles.
Barbie Blues
Israeli teen girl by the backyard pool finds a curious symbol floating atop the water . With her new neighbor she grapples with its significance as a 2011 cautionary tale within a Lolitaesque power struggle in the sex pit.
Black Slide
Eviah, a young and timid kid on the brink of puberty and his best friend sneak into the Black slide, the most terrifying ride in Aqua Fun. There Eviah will gain insight to prepare him for events about to unfold at home. Eviah is about to confront more then just a scary slide.
Big Bad Wolves
The twisted paths of three very different men brutally collide due to a chain of unspeakable murders: a grieving father who has been doomed to seek vengeance and a police detective who boldly crosses the narrow boundary between law and crime meet a religion teacher suspected of being the murderer.
Filmography
as Eli Zeira
as Zeev
as Dad (voice)
as Shaul Cohen
as Director Baerman
as Shuki
as Faro
as Uli
as Eran Schneider
as Gidon Barash
as Host
as Policeman
as Tsvika
as Raveed
as Shai Rosen
as Gershon
as Avi Meshulam
as Zturi
as Fat guy in the restaurant
as Dani Balilati
as Aharon
as Noah Litani
as Der Boss
as Helga's husband
as Aviram