Roi Miller (Hebrew: רוי מילר; born 14 October 1979) is an Israeli film, television and stage actor.
Roi Miller | |
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רוי מילר | |
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| Born | 14 October 1979 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse |
Shiri Fadlon
(m. 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editHe was born in Wattenscheid in Western Germany in 1979. His mother is Jewish Israeli, originally from Pardes Hanna-Karkur, whereas his father is from a German Christian background. His parents met in Israel in the 1970s. The family lived in Germany until Roi was three and a half years old, when the family moved to Israel. They family first settled in Pardes Hana-Karkur. The family returned to Germany for two years when he was in the fourth grade, before returning permanently to Israel. He graduated from Gan Shmuel High School in kibbutz Gan Shmuel.
As a conscript in the Israel Defense Forces, he served for four and a half years as a fighter in the Shayetet 13 unit of the Israeli Navy. AFter his release from military service in 2003, he traveled overseas for a year and a half. He then studied acting between 2004 and 2007 at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in Tel Aviv. During his studies, he guided youth groups in the community theater in Hatikva Quarter.
Career
editIn 2010, he appeared alongside Michael Aloni in the drama Infiltration (Hitganvut Yehidim), based on the novel of the same name by Yehoshua Kenaz.
In 2016, he had a three-episode guest arc on the second season of Hostages (Bnei Aruba), alongside Jonah Lotan and Tomer Kapon.
In 2017, he played Oren, a husband leading a double life in Ofir Raul Graizer's critically acclaimed drama, The Cakemaker.[1] In the same year he appeared alongside Lior Ashkenazi in the drama, Foxtrot directed by Samuel Maoz.[2]
Between 2021 and 2022, he also had a recurring role on The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, which was broadcast internationally by Netflix.
Theater
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After completing his studies at Yoram Levinstein, he joined the cast of "Crescendo and I" at Meditech Theater in Haifa and directed by Hagit Rehavi Nikolayevsky, adapting the novel of the same name by Dvora Omer.[3]
He also played the roles of Demetrius and Theseus in an adaptation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Dafna Rubinstein at the Tmu-na Theater in Tel Aviv.
In 2008, he joined a troupe of stage actors. He starred in their first production "Third Door", a co-production between Habima Theatre and Schaubühne. The play focuses on third-generation Holocaust survivors (the grandchildren of survivors). The play premiered in Germany and was also included in theater festivals in Denmark, Sweden, Portugal and Italy.
Miller also performed in "Post Trauma" , a co-production between Habima and Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus. Miller also played the character of Medvedenko, the husband of Masha in Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, directed by Rami Heuberger.
He also played the character of Tybalt from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in Michael Ronen's reinvention of the play, Romeo and Juliet - that b**** can be part of me. He acted alongside Michael Moshonov, Hila Saada and Roy Assaf.[4] The story centers on the struggle for control of a club in he city, with Tybalt, a capitalist prophet from the House of Capulet.
In 2012 joined the cast of "Road to Damascus", written by Hillel Mittelpunkt, directed by Ilan Ronen.[5] He played the character of Arch and John, a British officer.
In 2012 he joined the cast of "Men" at Jerusalem Khan Theatre. He played the role of a bachelor in the play by Amir Dolitsky and Ze'ev Kalathy.
In 2013, he performed at the Habima Theater, in the play "The Mother of the House", by Hillel Mittelpunkt and directed by Alon Ofir. He also played the role of Solanio in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice directed by Ilan Ronen.
He also performed in "Hedda Gabler" at the Habima, in a play by Kfir Azoulay.[6] He played the role of Eilert Levburg.
He also joined the cast of a production of the David Ives two-person play, Venus in Fur. He played Thomas, a young director who is looking for an actress for his adaptation of an erotic novel.
In 2014, he joined the cast of "Our Class", by Polish playwright Tadeusz Słobodzianek, and directed by Hanan Schnir. In 2019, he performed in a stage adaptation of the classic Israeli film, Giv'at Halfon Eina Ona.
Personal life
editHe has been married to Shiri Fadlon, an attorney, since 2017 and the couple have two children together.[7][8]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ha-E (The Island) | Policeman | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Infiltration | Miller | Film |
| 2011 | Naor's Friends | Ronel | 1 episode |
| The Fifth Heaven (Ba-rakia ha-hamishi) | Jimmy | ||
| The Promised Land | Miki | Short film | |
| 2012 | Trespasser (Massig Gvul) | Yohan | Short film |
| 2013 | Cannon Fodder | Daniel | Film |
| 2014 | Amamiyot | Barak | TV series |
| Ramzor | Moshik | TV series | |
| Achat Efes Efes | Yahli | 3 episodes | |
| Depending on Traffic | Short | ||
| 2015 | The Man in the Wall | Nadav | |
| The Fine Line | Aviv | Short film | |
| 2016 | Hostages (Bnei Aruba) | Alik | 3 episodes |
| Triola | Short film | ||
| 2017 | The Cakemaker | Oren | Film |
| Foxtrot | Military M.D. | ||
| 2018 | When Heroes Fly | Yoni Kantor | |
| 2018 - 2022 | Queens (Malkot) | Guy Fransis | |
| 2019 | Douze Points | Micky | TV mini-series |
| 2020 - 2023 | Super Daddy | Lior | Series regular |
| 2021 | De Kraak | Itai Levi | 1 episode Belgian TV series |
| Take the 'A' Train | Roommate | Film | |
| 2021 - 2022 | The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem | James Brown | Recurring role, S1-S2 |
| 2022 | Ducks, an Urban Legend | Eitan Rom | |
| 2022 | Chanshi | Michael | TV series, guest role |
References
edit- ^ Review: A German ‘Cakemaker’ and an Israeli Widow Share Loss and Cookies The New York Times. 28 June 2018
- ^ Spotlight: Roi Miller Anthem Magazine. 3 January 2018
- ^ The Tumultuous Life and Nuanced Work of Israel’s Greatest Children’s Book Writer Tablet. 4 October 2013
- ^ Romeo and Juliet - That b**** can be part of me Vimeo. Retrieved on 2 May 2024
- ^ Ilan Ronen The State Academic Maly Theatre. Retrieved on 3 May 2024
- ^ The Secrets The Hanochin Levin Institute of Israeli Drama. Retrieved on 3 May 2024
- ^ Roy Miller: "Surfing is the ultimate connection of body and soul" YNET. 16 June 2021
- ^ "The ambition is to make artistic choices; but we live in Israel - not in Hollywood. It's not that after one project you can rest financially" Mako. 1 January 2023
External links
edit- Roi Miller at IMDb