SASSON GABAY

An award-winning Baghdad-born Israeli actor, Sasson Gabay is known for his roles on screen and stage, including as the lead actor of the Beit Lessin Theatre Company’s productions of “Uncle Vanya,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” and “Rain Man,” as well as the Habima National Theatre’s production of “Cyrano De Bergerac.” In 2010, he won the Israel Academy for Cinema’s Ophir Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for POLISHUK.  His 2014 role in GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIAN AMSALEM, directed by the late ASF Pomegranate Award honoree, Ronit Elkabetz, garnered the Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2014. Other feature credits include: RAMBO III opposite Sylvester Stallone, HUNTING ELEPHANTS, and RESTORATION. His television credits include: STOCKHOLM, BETOOLOT, Netflix’s SHTISEL, and many more. He is currently starring opposite Katrina Lenk in the Broadway musical, “The Band’s Visit,” reprising his iconic role from the 2007 eponymous feature film opposite the late Ronit Elkabetz, for which he won several awards, including the European Film Award for Best Actor. He can now be seen starring alongside Toby Kebbell in Netflix’s feature film, THE ANGEL, portraying the role of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.