Oded Fehr

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Oded Fehr (Hebrew: עודד פהר; born (1970-11-23)23 November 1970) is an Israeli actor based in the United States.[1] He is known for his appearance as Ardeth Bay in the 1999 remake of The Mummy and its sequel The Mummy Returns, as well as Carlos Olivera and Todd/Clone Carlos in the Resident Evil series, Faris al-Farik in Sleeper Cell, Antoine Laconte in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, the demon Zankou in the TV series Charmed and Eli Cohn on the TV series V. He also portrayed Eyal Lavin, a Mossad agent on the TV series Covert Affairs, as well as Beau Bronn on the TV series Jane by Design and Mossad Deputy Director Ilan Bodnar on NCIS. Additionally, he has been the voice of Osiris in the Destiny 2 video game since its Curse of Osiris expansion in 2017. From 2020 to 2024 and again from 2026 onwards, he appeared in Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy as Fleet Admiral Charles Vance.

Born (1970-11-23) 23 November 1970 (age 55)
Tel Aviv, Israel
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1998–present
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Oded Fehr
עודד פהר
Fehr at the Stuttgart 2022 -Comic Con Germany
Born (1970-11-23) 23 November 1970 (age 55)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Alma materBristol Old Vic Theatre School
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Rhonda Tollefson
(m. 2000)
Children3
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Early life

Fehr was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, the son of Gila (née Lachmann), a day care supervisor, and Uri Ernst Fehr, a Jerusalem-born geophysicist and marketing executive.[2] His parents come from Ashkenazi Jewish families.[3][4] He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England after briefly taking a drama class in Frankfurt, Germany. He served as a sailor in the Israeli Navy from 1989 to 1992[5] and used to work security for the Israeli airline El Al.[4]

Career

Fehr at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival
Fehr in 2016

Director Stephen Sommers cast Fehr in the films The Mummy and The Mummy Returns.[1]

Fehr's screen appearances have included the 2001–02 NBC series UC: Undercover,[6] the 2002–03 CBS series Presidio Med, and the 2004 film Resident Evil: Apocalypse (he reprised the role in the sequel, Resident Evil: Extinction). He provided the voice of Doctor Fate in Justice League and its sequel Justice League Unlimited, and played Antoine Laconte, a male prostitute, in Rob Schneider's comedies Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo[1] (1999) and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005). He also acted in the American hit supernatural series Charmed, where he played the demon Zankou, the chief villain in that series' seventh season.

Between 2005 and 2006, Fehr played Farik on the Showtime series Sleeper Cell.[1]

From 2010 to 2014, he portrayed a recurring character, Mossad Agent Eyal Levin on the TV series Covert Affairs. In 2013, he guest starred in the episode "Shiva" of the 10th season of CBS NCIS as an Israeli Mossad assistant director.[citation needed]

Fehr returned to the fifth installment of the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil: Retribution.[1] In 2019, Fehr appeared in the CBS drama Blood & Treasure, and began an ongoing role as Admiral Vance in Star Trek: Discovery.[citation needed]

Personal life

Fehr married Rhonda Tollefson, whom he had met at the Los Angeles Opera, on 22 December 2000. The couple have three children.[7]

Filmography

Film

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1998 Kiss of Fire[citation needed]
1999 The Mummy Ardeth Bay
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Antoine Laconte
2000 Bread and Roses Himself (Party Guest)
Texas Rangers Anton Marsele
2001 The Mummy Returns Ardeth Bay
2004 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Carlos Olivera
2005 Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? Amahl Ali Akbar, Ancient One #1 (voice) Direct-to-video[8]
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Antoine Laconte
Dreamer Prince Sadir
2007 Resident Evil: Extinction Carlos Olivera
2008 The Betrayed Voice / Alek
2009 Drool Cheb Fleece
Limelight Vincent Marlow
2011 For the Love of Money Levi
Super Hybrid Ray
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution Todd / Clone Carlos
Inescapable Sayid Abd Al-Aziz
2016 Batman Unlimited: Mech vs. Mutants Mr. Freeze (voice) Direct-to-video[8]
2017 Seam Commander
2018 White Chamber Daran / Narek Zakarian [9]
2020 Lair Ben Dollarhyde
2024 La cocina Rashid
2026 Grizzly Night
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Documentaries

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2004 Game Over: 'Resident Evil' Reanimated Himself
Game Babes
Corporate Malfeasance
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Television

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1990 Law & Order Mr. Farber Episode: "Everybody's Favorite Bagman"
1998 Killer Net Victor / Barman Miniseries, 2 episodes
1999CleopatraEgyptian CaptainMiniseries, 2 episodes
1999 The Knock Lukics Episode: "Heaven and Hell"
2000Arabian NightsRobber #2Miniseries, 2 episodes
UC: Undercover Frank Donovan 13 episodes
2002–2003 Presidio Med Dr. Nicholas Kokoris 4 episodes
2003 Justice League Doctor Fate (voice) Episode: "The Terror Beyond"[8]
2004–2006 Justice League Unlimited 3 episodes[8]
2004–2005 Charmed Zankou 8 episodes
2005 American Dad! Kazim (voice) Episode: "Stan of Arabia: Part 2"
2005–2006 Sleeper Cell Faris Al-Farik 18 episodes
2008 Burn Notice Timo Episode: "Scatter Point"
Eleventh Hour Calvert Rigdon Episode: "Containment"
2009 Medium Dr. Thomas Statler Episode: "Pain Killer"
2009–2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Equinox (voice) 4 episodes[8]
2010 Three Rivers Dr. Luc Bovell Episode: "Case Histories"
Law & Order: Los Angeles Nick Manto Episode: "Hollywood"
2010–2014 Covert Affairs Eyal Lavine 11 episodes
2011 V Eli Cohn / Eli Cohen 3 episodes
2011–2021 Young Justice Ra's al Ghul (voice) 7 episodes[8]
2012 Jane by Design Beau Bronn Episode: "The Birkin & The Getaway"
2012–2013 Kaijudo The Choten, Choten's Minions (voice) 33 episodes[8]
2013 NCIS Mossad Assistant Director Ilan Bodnar 3 episodes
Ultimate Spider-Man N'Kantu, the Living Mummy (voice) 2 episodes[8]
2014–2015 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. 2 episodes[8]
2015 Stitchers Leslie Turner 7 episodes
2015–2019 The Blacklist Mossad Agent Levi Shur 4 episodes
2016–2017 Once Upon a Time Jafar 3 episodes
2017 24: Legacy Asim Naseri 5 episodes
How to Get Away With Murder Attorney General Chase Episode: "Nobody Roots for Goliath"
2018 When Heroes Fly Moshiko Boaron 5 episodes
The First Eitan Hafri 8 Episodes
2019 Blood & Treasure Karim Farouk / Rasheed Hegazi 8 episodes
Younger Rafa 1 episode
2021 FBI: Most Wanted Colin Kent 1 episode (crossover event)[10]
FBI
FBI: International
2020–2024 Star Trek: Discovery Admiral Charles Vance Recurring role, 21 episodes
2025 House of David Abner Main cast
2026 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Commander-In-Chief Charles Vance Recurring role, 5 episodes
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Video games

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2004 Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest
2017–present Destiny 2 Osiris Curse of Osiris, Season of Dawn, Beyond Light, Season of the Hunt, Season of the Chosen, Season of the Splicer, Season of the Lost, Season of the Seraph, Lightfall, Season of the Wish, The Final Shape, and Episode: Echoes.
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