Iddo Goldberg (; born 5 August 1975) is an Israeli actor, known for his roles as Ben in Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007–2011), Freddie Thorne in Peaky Blinders (2013), Isaac Walton in Salem (2014–2017), and Bennett Knox in Snowpiercer (2020–2024).
Early life Goldberg was born in Haifa, Israel, to Jewish parents; his mother's family hailed from Jerusalem and his father was born in Riga, Latvia. He moved to London with his family at the age of 10. During the 1930s, his father's family tried to move to South Africa, but South's Africa's Jewish immigration quota was full, and their entry was denied. Instead, they emigrated to Northern Rhodesia (present-day Zambia); he later attended a British university and obtained a degree in architecture. His parents first met when his father arrived in Israel to visit his twin brother, who was residing there. He also has relatives in Haifa, Israel.
Career Goldberg has had several notable roles, including Brandon in the two series of Attachments and Ben on Secret Diary of a Call Girl; where his then girlfriend, and later wife, Ashley Madekwe also had a regular role. He appeared as semi-regular 15Peter20 in Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker's comedy Nathan Barley. He also appeared in the 2008 war film Defiance..
In 2013 Goldberg starred as Freddie Thorne in the first series of the BBC Two crime drama Peaky Blinders. He co-starred in the 2012 film And While We Were Here.
In addition to a Tumblr account that features his photographs, Goldberg makes short films that are posted there. He directed the short Supper (2012) with Joey Slotnick and Lauren Katz and music videos by James Rousseau, Anyone (Acoustic/Live) (2012) and Hair of the Dog (2012). Goldberg made a film, about his maternal grandmother, called Luba (2010).
In 2015 he appeared in the music video for the Disclosure song "Magnets" alongside Lorde.
Goldberg played villain T. O. Morrow and his android Red Tornado in the CBS series Supergirl in 2015.Supergirl: Everything we know (so far) Between 2014 and 2017 he starred in Salem, alongside his wife, Ashley Madekwe.
Personal life He married English actress Ashley Madekwe in June 2012. They have worked together on Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and he also had a role alongside her on the TV series Salem. In April 2023, Madekwe announced that they were expecting their first child.
Goldberg stated his support for Israel following the October 7 attacks. He is one of the signatories of an open letter by the Creative Community For Peace criticising reports on Palestinian genocide as causing acts of antisemitism.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 1998 Fast Food Junkie 2002 L'Auberge Espagnole Alistair2004 Suzie Gold Anthony Silver Scripts2005 Russle Dead Fish Thief2006 Bye Bye Harry! Ian Are You Ready for Love? Benjamin2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman Director Run Fatboy Run News reporter 2008 Defiance Yitzhak Shulman2009 Unmade Beds Mike Tech Rob 2010 Jones' assistant Whitfield 2012 And While We Were Here Leonard 2013 Last Passenger Jan Klimowski 2017 The Zookeeper's Wife Maurycy Fraenkel 2018 Driven Roy 2023 Fear Michael 2026 The Odyssey Amphimedon
Television Year Title RoleNotes 1998 Kevin Baxter Episode: "Bad Chemistry" 1999 Jesus Seth Television film2000 Holby City Simon Martin Episode: "Letting Go" Wayne Stevens Episode: "Beyond Conviction" 2000–2001 Attachments Brandon 13 episodes 2001 Uprising Zygmunt Frydrych Television film 2004 Little Britain Tennis partner Episode: "#2.5"2005 Nathan Barley 15Peter20 3 episodes Last Rights Sol 3 episodes2007 Skins William Episode: "Jal" Emmanuel Fisher Television film 2007–2011 Secret Diary of a Call Girl Ben 31 episodes 2009 Jakub Rozenfeld Television film2011 Waking the Dead Tom Harding 2 episodes Christopher and His Kind Wilfred Landauer Television film2012 Jan Hugh Episode: "Wine Bar" Tony Redgrave Episode: "Red Is the New Black"2013 NCIS Yaniv Bodnar Episode: "Berlin" Peaky Blinders Freddie Thorne 6 episodes Mob City Leslie Shermer 5 episodes 2014–2017 Salem Isaac Walton 34 episodes2015 Tut Lagus 3 episodes Bar Rescue Himself Episode: "Brokedown Palace" Supergirl T.O. Morrow / Red Tornado Episode: "Red Faced" 2017 The Last Tycoon Fritz Lang 5 episodes 2017–2018 Get ShortyMax Kisbye5 episodes 2018 GeniusLeo Stein2 episodes 2020 Westworld Sebastian 3 episodes 2020–2024 Snowpiercer Bennett Knox Main role 2023 Ghosts of Beirut Teddy 2 episodes TBA TBA Upcoming drama series
Web Year Title Artist Notes 2017 Freedom Fighters: The Ray Earth-X Red Tornado Recurring (voice role); 3 episodes
Music videos Year Title Artist Notes 1999 "Secretly" Skunk Anansie 2003 "Under the Thumb" Amy Studt 2015 "Magnets" Disclosure feat. Lorde
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