Lior Raz is an acclaimed Israeli actor, screenwriter, producer, and co-creator who achieved international stardom as the driving force behind the critically acclaimed Netflix espionage thriller series Fauda. Born in Ma'ale Adumim, Israel, to parents who immigrated from Iraq and Algeria, Raz set to pursue acting at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio. Before his global breakout, he built a solid foundation in Israeli television and film, appearing in series like Naor's Friends and Prime Minister's Children, as well as feature films such as The Kindergarten Teacher and Footnote. Raz's career reached international heights when he co-created Fauda alongside journalist Avi Issacharoff, drawing heavily on their shared military and journalistic experiences. Premiering in 2015, the gritty, dual-perspective series became a massive global hit after being picked up by Netflix, earning widespread acclaim and numerous awards (including multiple Israeli Academy Awards). Building on Fauda’s success, Raz and Issacharoff signed an overall deal with Netflix, leading to the creation of the high-stakes international thriller series Hit & Run (2021). In recent years, Raz has expanded his international footprint with prominent Hollywood film and television roles—including appearances in Netflix's action film 6 Underground alongside Ryan Reynolds, Ben Affleck's action-thriller Triple Frontier, the Apple TV+ drama The Crowded Room, and critically praised Israeli dramatic projects like A Body That Works—firmly establishing himself as a major creative and acting force in global television.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 24, 1971 (54)
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Actor and writer, also producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Lior Raz's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Doron Kavillio in Fauda (2015)
- Mentoras Isser Harel in Operation Finale (2018)
- Shadowas Rovach Alimov in 6 Underground (2019)
- Heroas Segev Azulay in Hit & Run (2021)
- Threshold guardianas Viggo in Gladiator II (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous5
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 Lior Raz's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Lior Raz'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
20 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Tuner(2025)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Off Road(2025)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Gladiator II(2024)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Soda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Garlic, Pepper & Olive Oil (2024) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Crowded Room(2023)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Ghosts of Beirut(2023)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
A Body That Works(2023)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Tanaav (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Hit & Run(2021)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
6 Underground(2019)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Operation Finale(2018)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Mary Magdalene(2018)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Real Fauda(2018)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Fauda(2015)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Kindergarten Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Dog Leash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Landing on their Feet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
October 7th (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Siege of Bethlehem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles, 17 of them dated from 2012 to 2026; peak year 2018.
Film career
Peak 2018 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. 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.
- 2014Screen debut· The Kindergarten Teacher
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Lior Raz's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 50. 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.
Is Lior Raz's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Lior Raz work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lior Raz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Avi Issacharoff shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Avi IssacharoffShared titles: Off Road (2025), Ghosts of Beirut (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Avi Issacharoff
Actors
- Rotem SelaShared titles: Off Road (2025), A Body That Works (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Rotem Sela
- Mélanie LaurentShared titles: 6 Underground (2019), Operation Finale (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Mélanie Laurent
