Oded Fehr Biography

Fast Facts

• Served in the Israeli Navy
• Decided to pursue acting after taking a drama class in Germany
• Studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in London
• The producers of The Mummy (1999) were so impressed with him that they rewrote the script so his character could return in the sequel
• In 2011, stood out for his pivotal role as Fifth Column leader Eli Cohn, an extremist and former Mossad agent, on ABC's science-fiction series, V
• (He has played a Mossad agent on USA Network's espionage drama, Covert Affairs
• ) Ironically, given the nature of some of his roles, he does not like guns