Raz Degan is an actor, director, and cinematographer, born in a
Kibbutz of Sde Nehemia in Israel to Ilan and Adina Degan; he has two
brothers who also live and work abroad. At the age of 21, and after
three years military service in the Israeli Army, he became a male
model and began traveling. He has had exhibitions throughout 2014-2016
in Italy, Israel, and Indonesia.Degan was initially discovered in New
York City as a male model, and subsequently worked in the film
industry. By the mid-1990s, Degan was based in Italy and starred in a
series of Italian commercials[which?]; he also had roles in several
television films and played minor parts in cinematographic films. In
1994 he had a cameo role in Robert Altman's 1994 film Prêt-à -Porter.
In 2004, he secured the role of Darius III in Oliver Stone's film
Alexander. In 2005 Degan played the lead role in Ermanno Olmi's film
One Hundred Nails which opened the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. In
2008-2009, he continued to star in various Italian film productions
playing different roles including hero and villain. In 2009 he
co-starred in Barbarossa, starring Dutch actor Rutger Hauer in the
title role. During 2010, Degan played in the French film Forces
spéciales alongside Diane Kruger and Djimon Hounsou. After filming
was completed, Degan continued travelling in Tajikistan and
Afghanistan across the Pamir Mountains range, and then into Tibet and
Nepal shooting short documentaries for Italian television. Also in
2010 Degan hosted "Mistero" on Italia1 for two seasons, making several
documentaries.In 2013, Degan worked as the director of photography for
the documentary The Green Prince, which received several awards
including the Audience Award for World Cinema â€" Documentary at the
Sundance Film Festival. He was also nominated for several awards for
his cinematography. Degan made his directorial debut in 2016 after
spending a few years travelling through the Peruvian Amazon working on
an international feature documentary called The Last Shaman. The film
was executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and was released in 2017.
Kibbutz of Sde Nehemia in Israel to Ilan and Adina Degan; he has two
brothers who also live and work abroad. At the age of 21, and after
three years military service in the Israeli Army, he became a male
model and began traveling. He has had exhibitions throughout 2014-2016
in Italy, Israel, and Indonesia.Degan was initially discovered in New
York City as a male model, and subsequently worked in the film
industry. By the mid-1990s, Degan was based in Italy and starred in a
series of Italian commercials[which?]; he also had roles in several
television films and played minor parts in cinematographic films. In
1994 he had a cameo role in Robert Altman's 1994 film Prêt-à -Porter.
In 2004, he secured the role of Darius III in Oliver Stone's film
Alexander. In 2005 Degan played the lead role in Ermanno Olmi's film
One Hundred Nails which opened the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. In
2008-2009, he continued to star in various Italian film productions
playing different roles including hero and villain. In 2009 he
co-starred in Barbarossa, starring Dutch actor Rutger Hauer in the
title role. During 2010, Degan played in the French film Forces
spéciales alongside Diane Kruger and Djimon Hounsou. After filming
was completed, Degan continued travelling in Tajikistan and
Afghanistan across the Pamir Mountains range, and then into Tibet and
Nepal shooting short documentaries for Italian television. Also in
2010 Degan hosted "Mistero" on Italia1 for two seasons, making several
documentaries.In 2013, Degan worked as the director of photography for
the documentary The Green Prince, which received several awards
including the Audience Award for World Cinema â€" Documentary at the
Sundance Film Festival. He was also nominated for several awards for
his cinematography. Degan made his directorial debut in 2016 after
spending a few years travelling through the Peruvian Amazon working on
an international feature documentary called The Last Shaman. The film
was executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and was released in 2017.
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