Igal Naor (Hebrew: יגאל נאור; born (1958-06-25)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.