Tzachi Halevy (or Tsahi HaLevi; ; born ) is an Israeli film and television actor and singer.
Early and personal life HaLevi was born and raised in Petah Tikva, Israel, to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish descent.קצין המסתערבים שהפך לרקדן שר על חיילים ("The Mista'arvim officer that became a dancer who sings about soldiers") Assaf Nevo, Mako, 8 August 2011 His father was an 8th generation Sabra, whereas his mother is of Moroccan-Jewish origin. As a child, he lived in many countries due to his father's work in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office."כבר אין לי חלומות, מפני שקיבלתי הזדמנות לחיות את החלום" ("I no longer have dreams, since I was given the opportunity to live the dream") Smadar Shir, ynet, 29 October 2017 During his military service in the IDF, he served in both Samson and Duvdevan; both undercover special forces units. He is fluent in Hebrew, Arabic, French, Spanish and English.
Halevy has resided in Tel Aviv since the late 1990s. He is divorced from the Israeli dancer Una Holbrook, with whom he has a son. He married Arab-Israeli news anchor Lucy Aharish in a private ceremony on 10 October 2018, after a four-year relationship he kept secret due to fear of harassment. He received criticism from many for his "non-Jewish intermarriage", but others congratulated them. Aharish gave birth to their son in March 2021.
Career
Music Halevy has been a member of the Mayumana troupe that combines dance, song, and percussion since 1999.
Halevy's breakthrough came in 2012, when he took part in the first season of the reality show The Voice Israel under mentor Shlomi Shabat. He reached the final but did not win. After appearing on The Voice, he began working on his first album "Kivvunim" ("Directions"), which was released in 2012. In 2014, he collaborated with Idan Raichel and wrote the French song "Petit Roi". In 2015, he released the single "Tamali Ma'aek, a cover of an Arabic song he performed during the shooting of Fauda.
In December 2020, Halevy won the first season of The Singer in the Mask, the Israeli production of The Masked Singer as The Rooster. Among his fellow contestants was his wife Lucy, who performed as The Stork.
Acting In 2012, Halevy began his acting career, appearing on plays at Habima Theatre and Haifa Theater.
In 2013, Halevy starred in the drama film Bethlehem, Ophir Award winner for best picture. He portrayed 'Razi', a Shin Bet agent, and won an Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.
In 2014, he portrayed 'Shlomi Daddon' on the Hot 3 television series Metim LeRega alongside Agam Rudberg, Ofer Shechter, and Yuval Segal. That year, he also appeared on Betulot as 'Haim Toledano', and worked alongside Sasson Gabai and Maggie Azarzar.
In February 2015, the political-thriller television series Fauda first aired on 'yes'. In it Halevy portrays 'Naor', a member of a Mista'arvim unit. He later appeared in the 2015 drama film The Kind Words as 'Ricky.'
In 2016, Halevy played a small role on Channel 10's drama television series Hostages. In 2017, he appeared on the second season of the television action series Mossad 101 as 'Liron Harriri', the head of a crime family, and on HOT's Full Moon as 'Baruch'. In 2018, he appeared as Ephraim in Mary Magdalene, written by Helen Edmundson and directed by Garth Davis.
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes 2013 Bethlehem Razi 2015 The Kind Words Ricki Cohen 2017 Cracks Short Outdoors (Bayit Bagalil) Damascus Cover Rami Elon Domino Street Phadi Short2018 Mary Magdalene Ephraim Neither shore nor dove L'homme Echo (Hed) Shay The Angel Colonel Gaddafi Terror (Pigua) Short Herzl's Susita (HaSusita Shel Herzl) 2019 All in Yaki Mossad Guy Moran Forgiveness (Mechila) 2020 Laila in Haifa Gil Cinema Rex Meir Short2022 A Brush with Death (HaMossad Met Mitzhok) Uri Amir Short Silent (HaShtika) My Name is Claire Short2023 Let the Party Begin Gadi Harush The Engineer Gili Akelli Assad Hindi film Be'Emtsa Hachayim Yonatan 2024 Checkmate (Jaque mate) Yair
Television Year Title Role Notes2014 - 2017 Temporarily Dead (Metim LeRega) Shlomi Dadon Series regular2014 - 2019 Sirens (Bayit Bagalil) Haim Toledano Series regular2015 Dig Udi 4 episodes 2015 - 2022 Fauda Naor Series regular 2016 Hostages (Bnei Aruba) Sheikh 2017 Full Moon Baruch 2019 Sisters (HaAchayot HaMutzlachot Sheli) Gadi Forever Nicola Series regular The Grave (BaYom SheHaAdama Raada) Gabi Series regular2021 The Cops (HaShotrim), AKA Line in the Sand Alon Shenhav Series regular The Women's Balcony Kobi (Jackie) Felisian Series regular PMTA Yoav Zamir 8 episodes Motek Bool BaEmtza Amos Abuksis Short 2023 Kapningen Saïd Khelfi Series regularSwedish series2026 Rokdim Im Kokhavim Himself Contestant (Season 12)
References
External links
Profile on 'edb.co.il' Yoav Birenberg, "It is never too late", ynet, 15 February 2017