Lior Raz

Biography

Lior Raz (born 24 November 1971) is an Israeli actor and screenwriter. He portrays Doron Kabilio in the political thriller television series Fauda and Segev Azulai in Hit & Run.

In 2012, Raz portrayed Nissan Title in yes psychological thriller spying-drama The Gordin Cell and appeared in the film The World is Funny as Barak. In 2013, he played the role of the police commander in the fourth season of the crime drama series The Arbitrator, and in 2014 appeared in the film The Kindergarten Teacher.

In 2014, he created with Haaretz journalist Avi Issacharoff the critically acclaimed political thriller television series Fauda, in which Raz stars as Doron Kabilio, the commander of an undercover counter-terrorism Mista'arvim unit. In 2016, the show won six awards, including Best Drama Series, at the Israeli Academy Awards. 

In December 2017, The New York Times voted Fauda the best international show of 2017. In 2018, the show won 11 Israeli TV Academy Awards, including Best TV Drama, Best Actor for Raz, and Best Screenplay, casting, cinematography, recording, and special effects.

In 2018, Raz played a Magdala community leader in the film Mary Magdalene, written by Helen Edmundson. The same year, he appeared in Operation Finale, playing Isser Harel, the Director of the Mossad (Israel’s intelligence agency).

In August 2021, Netflix released a new series named Hit & Run which stars Raz. The show was co-created by Raz, Avi Issacharof, Dawn Prestwich, and Nicole Yorkin.

Fauda production company, Faraway Road Productions, was also co-founded by Raz and Issacharoff, then, in 2022, was acquired by Candle Media, with continued involvement from both partners.

In 2023, he and Fauda co-creator Avi Issacharoff created Ghosts of Beirut, a four-part spy drama that revisits the true-life manhunt for Imad Mughniyeh, which streamed on Showtime starting 19 May and made its on-air debut on 21 May.