Tzahi Grad

Actor, also director, writer and producer · Born February 28, 1962 (64) · Jerusalem, Israel

Tzahi Grad was born in 1962 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is an acclaimed actor, director and writer, known for Big Bad Wolves (2013), Giraffes (2001) and Foul Gesture (2006). Was nominated for many awards in Israel for his directing, as well as acting and writing. Won an Israeli Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Someone to Run With (2006). His latest film and third feature as a director is The Cousin (2017). He graduated "Nissan Nativ" Acting Studio. Participated in many plays, films and television series. Also directed a few plays for theater (fringe).

What are Tzahi Grad's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

28%

Morality

26%

Society

21%

Survival

11%

Power

7%

Bonds

6%

Justice2 Isolation2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3

Dark

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Heavy

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow

3 of 6

Hero

2 of 6

Threshold guardian

1 of 6

Shadowas Rabbi Vaisben in Eyes Wide Open (2009)
Threshold guardianas Rabbi Vaisben in Eyes Wide Open (2009)
Shadowas Gidi in Big Bad Wolves (2013)
Heroas Naftaly in The Cousin (2017)
Shadowas Neighbors in The Cousin (2017)
Heroas Shlomi Zebco in June Zero (2022)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

5

Absurd

3

Contemplative

2

Dread

1

Melancholic

1

Other

4

How their films linger

Haunting3 Thought-provoking2 Unsettling2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Bittersweet1
Tragic1
Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tzahi Grad's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Cohen Media Channel1 title, show their title on Cohen Media Channel
Magnolia Selects1 title, show their title on Magnolia Selects
Monsters and Nightmares1 title, show their title on Monsters and Nightmares
Warriors & Gangsters1 title, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters

Subscription and free streaming for Tzahi Grad's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

On Standby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 7 episodes · as Arik
Heart of a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 7 episodes · Actor
June Zero(2022)
as Shlomi Zebco
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Full of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Actor
Ghosts of Beirut(2023)
Show 2 episodes · as Meir Dagan (2007)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Hummus Full Trailer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Neil Goldberg
We Are the Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as זכריה
Possessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 6 episodes · as Rafi
Our Boys(2019)
Show 10 episodes · as Mike
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Peaches & Cream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Mushon
All In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as עוזי באבל
Punch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
The Unorthodox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Actor
The Cousin(2017)
Director · Producer · Writer · as Naftaly
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Worth Every Penny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
Anachnu BaMapa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 31 episodes · Actor
OMG, I'm a Robot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Actor
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Neighbor
Hashoter Hatov(2015)
Show as Udi
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
That Lovely Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Moshe
The Pracht Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Manfred
Big Bad Wolves(2013)
as Gidi
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
קטמנדו (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 13 episodes · as בנימין
The Dealers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Zvika
Off White Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Gideon
Urim VeTumim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 12 episodes · Actor
The Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Gidi Roshko
Lost in Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 11 episodes · as Eddie Veksler
The Wanderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Police officer
Eyes Wide Open(2009)
as Rabbi Vaisben
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Zion and His Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Elie
The Loners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as General Ben Aroya
Eli & Ben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Amos
אבידות ומציאות (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 1 episode · as בועז
A Touch Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 8 episodes · as Shmuel Berman
Foul Gesture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Director
Someone to Run With (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Pesach
Cafe Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Actor
Made in Israel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Segal
Giraffes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Director · Writer
Short Stories About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 1 episode · Writer
A Speck on the Eyelash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Psychologist

Career shape

Star power in the 79^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Big Bad Wolves (2013)

$291K worldwide

Highest rated

Eyes Wide Open (2009)

Midcredits 85^th

Film career

19972026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2009Screen debut· Eyes Wide Open

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting38 of 41 · 71^stDirecting3 of 41Writing3 of 41

By decade

1990s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s11 · 9 acting · 2 crew2010s20 · 20 acting · 1 crew2020s8 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Tzahi Grad's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73^rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73^rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

71^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

59^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

75^th and up1
50^th to 74^th6

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Divisive1
Crowd Pleaser6

Most divisive · actor

Our Boys (2019)

91^st percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Eyes Wide Open (2009)

Midcredits 85^th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Tzahi Grad work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tzahi Grad's MovieCove titles; Rotem Keinan shares the most, 2.

Rotem Keinan2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Rotem Keinan
Moshe Edery2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Moshe Edery