At the age of 21, and after three years military service in the Israeli Army, he became a male model and began traveling.
Degan was initially discovered in New York City as a male model, and subsequently worked in the film industry.
During 2010, Degan played in the French film Forces spéciales alongside Diane Kruger and Djimon Hounsou.
After filming was completed, Degan continued travelling in Tajikistan and Afghanistan across the Pamir Mountains range, and then into Tibet and Nepal shooting short documentaries for Italian television.
Degan made his directorial debut in 2016 after spending a few years travelling through the Peruvian Amazon working on an international feature documentary called The Last Shaman.