You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Hebrew. (March 2009) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Igal Naor | |
---|---|
Born | |
Nationality | Israeli |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1987–present |
Igal Naor (Hebrew: יגאל נאור; born June 25, 1958) is an Israeli actor, sometimes credited as Yigal Naor.
Naor was born in Givatayim, Israel, to Mizrahi Jewish parents from Iraq.[1] He has appeared in the American films Munich, Green Zone and Rendition. Naor portrayed Saddam Hussein in the four-episode House of Saddam television docudrama from BBC and HBO (2008), in an acclaimed performance. In Season 5, Episode 4 of Homeland, he portrays General Youssef, a high-ranking Syrian military officer whom the CIA wants to install in place of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. He also appeared in the Netflix series, Fauda.