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Rafi Gavron | |
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 Gavron in 2016 | |
| Born | Raphael Pichey Gavron 24 June 1989 Hendon, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Raphael Pichey Gavron (born 24 June 1989) is a British actor. He had supporting roles in the films Breaking and Entering (2006), Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008), A Star Is Born (2018), and the series Life Unexpected (2010) and Godfather of Harlem (2019).
Gavron was born in Hendon, London, England, the son of writer Martha Pichey and the late publisher Simon Gavron. His mother is American, and his father was British. Gavron was raised in a Jewish family in North London. [1] His paternal grandparents were Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, a British printing millionaire, philanthropist and Labour Life Peer, and sociologist Hannah Fyvel, who was born in Tel Aviv and committed suicide at age 29. [2] His great-grandfather was writer Tosco R. Fyvel, who worked with author George Orwell. His half-aunt (his father's half-sister) is director Sarah Gavron. Gavron has two younger brothers – Benjamin (born 1992) and Moses (born 1996). In 2008, Gavron volunteered at a kibbutz in Israel for six months. [3]
In Breaking and Entering , Gavron played Miro, a young burglar who uses techniques from parkour to gain access to the high-tech offices of an urban landscape architect; he performed several difficult physical feats in the film. For his role, Gavron received a nomination for the Most Promising Newcomer award at the British Independent Film Awards.
Gavron played the hired assassin Duro in the second season of HBO's Rome . He also appeared in the 2008 release Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist as Dev, the gay lead singer of Nick's band.
In Inkheart , a movie adaptation of the novel of the same name, Gavron played Farid, a character from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , magically brought to life. The film was released theatrically in January 2009.
He guest starred on a few episodes of 24 , as Hamid Al-Zarian, the younger brother of an assumed terrorist. He also appeared in JoJo's music video for the song "Disaster" in November 2011. [4] Gavron played Bug (Bobby) in the TV series Life Unexpected . He was chosen as Lux's long known friend and also Lux's boyfriend.
In 2013, he co-starred in Snitch , playing the son of Dwayne Johnson's character. His next film roles were in the action adventure Tracers (2015) and the drama The Land (2016).
In 2019 he joined the cast of Godfather of Harlem in the role of Ernie Nunzi. [5]
In 2024, he was cast in Mercy an upcoming sci-fi film from director Timur Bekmambetov. [6]
Gavin was arrested twice in 2013 after being accused of domestic abuse, and driving under the influence. [7] [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Breaking and Entering | Miro Simic | |
| 2008 | Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist | Dev | |
| Inkheart | Farid | ||
| 2012 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | Rupert Bates | |
| The Cold Light of Day | Josh Shaw | ||
| Mine Games | Lex | ||
| 2013 | Snitch | Jason Collins | |
| 2015 | Tracers | Dylan | |
| 2016 | The Land | Patty Cake | |
| Love Is All You Need? | Stan | ||
| 2018 | A Star Is Born | Rez Gavron | |
| 2020 | Books of Blood | Simon | |
| 2025 | Mercy | TBA | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Rome | Duro | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | 24 | Hamid Al-Za | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Life Unexpected | Bobby “Bug” Guthrie | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Sean Moran | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Parenthood | Troy Quinn | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Mary + Jane | #softs3rve | 1 episode |
| 2016 | From Dusk till Dawn: The Series | Pablo | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Bones | Benny Pence | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Homecoming | Rainey | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Counterpart | Edgar | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Catch-22 | Aarfy Aardvark | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 2019-present | Godfather of Harlem | Ernie Nunzi | Main role, 19 episodes |
| 2020 | Westworld | Roderick | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Ghosts of Beirut | Chet | 1 episode |
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