Aviv Alush

Avraham Aviv Alush (אברהם אביב אלוש; born June 12, 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 both Tunisian Jewish and Yemenite Jewish descent. He grew up in Karmiel, Israel, with his younger sister Reut Alush, who is also an actress.

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
In 2012 he was cast as a series regular in the Ran Danker-starring psychological series, The Gordin Cell.

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 and handsome young man 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 the making of this film, he is also 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 appeared as a stage actor, 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.

Additional work
He is also a model and has appeared in fashion advertising campaigns for FILA and Castro.

In 2018 he collaborated with Elai Botner on the single,“Hachi Karov Elayeich” (“Closest to You”) with Tablet magazine naming it the “Hottest Israeli Song of the Summer” In March 2019 the duo released a new single and music video

Personal life
In 2011, he married Israeli lawyer Nofar Koren, with whom he has four children. They resided in Tel Aviv, Israel. During the coronavirus pandemic he moved with his family to a farm in northern Israel near Mount Meron. In 2021, Alush declared that he had become more religious.