Aviv Alush

Aviv Alush
אביב אלוש
Born	(1982-06-12) 12 June 1982 (age 44) Kiryat Bialik, Israel
Occupations	Actor, musician, model, television host
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Nofar Koren ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	5
Relatives	Reut Alush (sister)

Avraham Aviv Alush (Hebrew: אברהם אביב אלוש; born (1982-06-12)12 June 1982) is an Israeli actor, musician, model, and television host. He is best known for playing Amos Dahari, "the Baker", in the Israeli series Beauty and the Baker (Lehiyot Ita), and as Jesus in the American film The Shack (2017). He also played a leading role in the Israeli series Valley of Tears (2020).

Early life

Alush was born in Kiryat Bialik, Israel, to a family of Tunisian Jewish and Yemenite Jewish descent. When he was 10, the family moved to Karmiel, where he grew up with his younger sister Reut Alush, who is also an actress. In high school he studied television and film and joined a youth theatre group.

Alush was enlisted as an Infantry combat soldier in the Golani Brigade of the Israeli Defence Forces, where he served from 2000 to 2003.

Career

Early in his career, Alush was a presenter on the Israeli Nickelodeon channel alongside Dana Frieder.

In 2012, he was cast as Ofir Rider, a series regular in the spy drama The Gordin Cell, starring Ran Danker.

In 2013, he began starring as Amos Dahari in Beauty and the Baker alongside Rotem Sela. It became one of the most-watched shows in Israel and was a critical success. The show was released to international audiences on Amazon Prime Video and on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.

In 2016, he had a supporting role as Rabbi David, a charismatic young rabbi, in The Women's Balcony. The film was a major box office hit in Israel and Alush was nominated for an Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Prior to his role in the American film The Shack in 2017, he had only played in Israeli films and television. With this role, he became the first Israeli actor to play Jesus in an English-language film.

In 2020, he signed with 3 Arts Entertainment, the talent management agency.

He has also acted on stage, appearing in the Habima Theater production of Dangerous Liaisons in 2016. He previously appeared in the theater's 2012 production of The Merchant of Venice where he played Gratiano.

In July 2026, it was reported that Alush will make his major return to screen acting, with a lead role in Holding on to Air alongside Gal Malka. Alush will play a pilot in the yes action drama, focused on an international security affair between Israel, the United States and Iran.

Personal life

In 2011, he married Israeli lawyer Nofar Koren, with whom he has four children.^{[citation needed]} They lived in Tel Aviv. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he moved with his wife and four children to a farm in northern Israel near Mount Meron for several months. In 2021, Alush declared that he had become more religious. He teaches Torah and hosts a faith podcast with Sivan Erez Bitton.

In 2026, Alush revealed that he had helped prepare Gal Gadot for her first acting audition.

Filmography

References

External links

• Aviv Alush at IMDb