Zohar Zalman Strauss (Hebrew: זהר זלמן שטראוס; born 4 March 1972 in Haifa) is an Israeli theater, film, and television actor. Regarded as one of the best performers of his generation in Israel, he is recognized for his versatile work across independent films, television and the stage. He has received numerous accolades, including one Ophir Award and two nominations.
A graduate of the University of Leicester and the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio, he has appeared in popular television dramas such as Srugim and Shtisel (2013 - 2021). He has also had roles in critically-acclaimed films such as Beaufort (2007), Lebanon (2009), Eyes Wide Open (2009) and The Cakemaker (2017).
He studied a Bacheor's Degree in Law at the University of Leicester in England.[1] He later studied at Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in Tel Aviv.
Career
Strauss (front, left) as McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 2012.
In 2009, Strauss starred as a closeted Haredi husband and father that engages in an affair with a younger Haredi man (Ran Danker) in Eyes Wide Open.[2] He won the Award for Best Actor in the 2009 Jerusalem Film Festival for his role.[3] The jury commended the film for its “sensitive and original treatment of male desire in the ultra-Orthodox world.”[3]
In the same year he won an Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Lebanon.[4] He was nominated for the same prize in 2006 and 2012, in recognition of his roles in Things Behind the Sun and Magic Men. He also won the ASSITEJ-Israel Award for Best Actor for the 2009/10 theater season.
Strauss portrayed ultra-Orthodox husband, father, gentle-spirit, and conflicted soul Lippe Weiss in the award-winning Israeli drama Shtisel, which is available in the United States on Netflix. The series premiered in 2013, with the third season broadcast in 2021.[5]
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