Zohar Strauss

Zohar Zalman Strauss (Hebrew: זהר זלמן שטראוס; born 4 March 1972 in Haifa) is an Israeli theater, film, and television actor.

A graduate of the University of Leicester and the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio, he has appeared in popular television dramas such as Srugim and Shtisel (2013 - 2021).

He also appeared in a variety of film and television productions, including Beaufort, Jellyfish, Kirot, Srugim, and Zaguri Imperia.

Strauss portrayed ultra-Orthodox husband, father, gentle-spirit, and conflicted soul Lippe Weiss in the award-winning Israeli drama Shtisel, which is available in the United States on Netflix.

[6] In 2024, he appeared as Amir Levy, ex-husband of Amalia (Ayelet Zurer) in the acclaimed television drama, The Best Worst Thing on Keshet 12.

Strauss (front, left) as McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , 2012.