Omer Dror | |
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Born | Isaac Omer Dror 1 August 1993 United States |
Nationality | Israeli |
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Omer Dror (Hebrew: עומר דרור; born 1 August 1993) is an Israeli actor and model.[2] He is known to international audiences for his role as Tzachi in The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem which airs on Netflix.[3]
He was born in 1993 in the United States to Reli (née Abadi) and Erez Dror, before the family returned to Israel in 1994. He was raised in Nili.[4]
Early in his career he worked as a model in Milan.[5] In Israel he has appeared in campaigns for Castro[5][6][7][8] and Calvin Klein through the Israeli importers of the brand, Factory 54.[9]
He first appeared on screens in 2011, with a role in Alifim.[10]
In 2015 he performed and sang with the Israeli military ensembles at the Festigal festival, alongside Daniel Litman and Yardena Arazi.[11]
IIn 2017, he starred alongside Noa Kirel in the teen movie, Kimaat Mefursemet (Almost Famous).[12][13]He later appeared alongside Tzachi Halevy in the 2019 spy comedy, Mossad.[14]
He has also had a number of stage roles. In 2017 he cast as Alan, the younger gay lover of the central character in the Habima Theatre production of the American play, Torch Song Trilogy.[15] He was praised by critics for his performance: "Omer Dror pleasantly surprises in the role of Alan, the model, and proves that he has more to offer than a pretty face and abs"[15] A year later he was cast as a gay combat officer in the musical "My Mika" at the Habima.[16] In 2021 he was cast in a musical adaption by Habonim of the 1964 Israeli comedy, Sallah Shabati.[17][10]
In 2020, he was cast as Tzachi Toledano in the historical drama series,The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, one of Israel's largest ever productions.[3]
He was in a relationship with the model, Michal Peres for three years between 2017 and 2020.[18][19][20] He was later in a relationship with the actress, Naya Federman for two years, between 2021 and 2023.[21] He previously dated the model, Shlomit Malka, who later married the actor, Yehuda Levi.[22][1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Alifim | Micha | 11 episodes |
2013–2015 | Galis | Erez | 11 episodes |
2014 | Moadon HaChnunum (The Nerd Club) | Tom | 1 episode |
2017 | Anachnu BaMapa | Geva | 4 episodes |
Kimaat Mefursemet (Almost Famous) | Tomer Carmi | ||
2018–2020 | Kfula | Ben Hamama | Series regular |
2018–2022 | Malkot (Queens) | Shachaf | |
2019 | Mossad | Ethan | |
2019–2020 | The Attaché | Series regular | |
2021–2022 | The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem | Tzachi Toledano | 8 episodes |