Rafi Gavron
| Rafi Gavron | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Raphael Pichey Gavron 24 June 1989 Hendon, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Raphael Pichey "Rafi" Gavron (born 24 June 1989) is a British-American 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.
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 British. Gavron was raised in a North London, Jewish family.[1][2] His paternal grandparents were Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, a British printing millionaire, philanthropist and Labour Life Peer, 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.
In 2013, he co-starred in Snitch, playing the son of Dwayne Johnson's character. His next film roles were in the action adventure Tracers (2015) and the drama The Land (2016).
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 | |
| 2016 | The Land | Patty Cake | |
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] |
References
- ↑ "I(nk) Heart Rafi". MyKindaPlace.com. 2008. ; link previously at http://www.mykindaplace.com/entertainment/meetgreet/meetgreet.aspx%3Fid%3D14705+%22We+Heart+Rafi!; no longer online
- 1 2 Pratt, Steve (2008-12-11). "Breaking into Hollywood". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ http://www.craiglevin.com/FamilyTree/HILLMAN_FAMILY_TREE.pdf
- ↑ "Cengage Learning". accessmylibrary.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "Casting for Miley Cyrus movie under way". savannahnow.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ Rafi Gavron, Internet Movie Database. Accessed March 18, 2010
- ↑ TV Fanatic. Accessed 30 October 2011
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