Yonatan Uziel

Yonatan Uziel (Hebrew: יונתן עוזיאל; born March 26, 1975) is an Israeli actor and model best known for appearing in Prisoners of War and Hostages.

In 2004–2008 he studied for a BA in philosophy and theater at Tel Aviv University and received a teaching certificate.

Uziel began teaching acting classes during this period and in 2009 he founded the theater department at the Kfar HaYarok youth village and managed it until 2016.

In 2003 he made his debut film appearance in Omri Levi's Miss Entebbe alongside Yael Abecassis.

His role as Eyal, a macho-type character catapulted him to "sex symbol" status in Israel.