Yehonatan Vilozny (; born 9 December 1995) is an Israeli film, television and stage actor.
Early life He was born and raised in Tel Aviv in Israel. His father Shmuel Vilozny, is an actor and married to Yehonatan's mother, Iris. He also has three siblings; Michael, Shira and Maya.Vilozny Jr. takes the stage Yedioth Ahronoth. 11 November 2018 His grandfather was among the "Tehran children", a group of Polish Jewish that escapes Nazi-occupied Poland. They found temporary refuge in the Soviet Union and then in Tehran in Iran, before settling permanently in then-Mandatory Palestine in 1943.Vilozny, Yehonatan. "A charm that cannot be explained and a bench in a quiet street. The city of Yehonatan Vilozny". Time Out. 26 June 2024 Tehran Children United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved on 27 August 2024
As a conscript in the Israel Defense Forces, Vilozny served with the Israeli military ensembles. After his service he studied acting at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in Tel Aviv for one year. His brother, Michael also studied at the acting studio, graduating in 2024.
Career In 2017–2018, he had a role as Elhanan, a former member of the Hilltop Youth in Kipat Barzel, a drama series about Haredi military recruits in the Israel Defense Forces that also starred Ishai Golan.
He was also a series regular, playing Sharon on the Nickelodeon fantasy series, Kadabra (Spell Keepers) from 2017 to 2019.
At the end of 2018, he performed in the play "Spring Awakens", alongside Gideon Sa'ar's daughter, Alona Saar at the Cameri Theater. In the same year he appeared alongside Stav Strashko and Niv Sultan in the critically acclaimed teenage drama film, Flawless.
In 2020–2021, he played Tom in the high school thriller series, Black Space on Channel 13 alongside Guri Alfi and Yoav Rotman.Yehonatan Vilozny: "Young people aren't equipped to deal with trauma" Frogi. 11 January 2021 In 2021, he was part of the supporting cast in Nadav Lapid's drama film, Ahed's Knee.
In 2022, he played Yosef, a closeted young Haredi man in Fire Dance. He appeared alongside Yehuda Levi in the drama series, created by Rama Burshtein.Eroticism and faith merge in a haunting TV series about a married rabbi and a troubled young woman The Forward. 12 April 2024
In 2023, he had a lead role in the 1970s-set kibbutz coming of age drama film, Kissufim."היום, כשאני צופה בסרט על כיסופים, השמחה של הדמויות מעציבה אותי" YNET. 17 November 2023
In 2024, he began starring in the play "Eros and Melancholia" at Beit Ziyonei America in Tel Aviv. The play was written by Yoav Rinon, Head of the Department of Comparative Literature at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Rinon wrote it as a classical tragedy, according to the models of ancient Greece. It centres on the love triangle between three men at a Jerusalem university.משולש רומנטי לוהט בין שלושה גברים: הצגה חדשה מגיעה לבמה Israel HaYom. 29 May 2024"פעם חשבתי שאני אחיה ואמות על הבמה" Yedioth Ahronoth. 25 July 2024
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2014 Echad shtayim shalosh Short2015 What Doesn't Kill You Soldier #1 Short film 2017 Tonight You Belong to Me The soldier Short2017 - 2018 Kipat Barzel Elhanan Recurring role S2 2017 - 2019 Kadabra (Spell Keepers) Sharon Lavi Series regular 2018 Flawless Maayan Film2020 Summer Shade Oriel Short Black Space Tom Tadmor 3 episodes 2021 Ahed's Knee Sargeant Film 2022 Fire Dance Yosef Recurring role 2023 Kissufim Yoav Film Full Speed Mikey Kogan Series regular2025 Full Speed Motorstar Mikey Kogan Film Falling Up Rami Short film
Personal life He is currently in a relationship with Alex Sloin, a university student, studying psychology.
In response to the Gaza war hostage crisis, Vilozny has given his support to the hostages by joining demonstrations in Tel Aviv for their return to Israel.
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