Eyal Podell (/eɪˈjÉ'Ë l poʊˈdÉ›l/; Hebrew: × ×™×™×œ פו×"ל‎;
born November 11, 1975) is an Israeli-American actor and screenwriter.
He is best known for his portrayals of Professor Adrian Korbel in the
soap opera The Young and the Restless, Evram Mintz in Defying Gravity,
and Namir Eschel in NCIS.With partner Jonathon E. Stewart, he wrote
the screenplay or story for the films Cars 3 (2017), The Angry Birds
Movie 2 (2019), and Scoob! (2020).Podell was born in Tel Aviv, Israel,
to a family of Jewish background. After spending the first two years
of his childhood in Israel, Eyal and his family relocated to the
United States for a year and then moved to Hong Kong, where he lived
until the age of eight. Upon his return to the United States, his
family settled in New York's Westchester County. He attended Byram
Hills High School in Armonk with fellow actors Sean Maher and David
Harbour. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New
Hampshire.Since arriving in Los Angeles, Eyal has worked consistently
in both film and television. His big-screen debut came playing Al
Pacino's son in The Insider. He was trained as a classical actor at
the National Theater Institute, part of the Eugene O'Neill Theater
Center. Most recently, Eyal has appeared on NCIS: New Orleans as
Samuel Wilkns. In addition to acting, he is also a writer.
born November 11, 1975) is an Israeli-American actor and screenwriter.
He is best known for his portrayals of Professor Adrian Korbel in the
soap opera The Young and the Restless, Evram Mintz in Defying Gravity,
and Namir Eschel in NCIS.With partner Jonathon E. Stewart, he wrote
the screenplay or story for the films Cars 3 (2017), The Angry Birds
Movie 2 (2019), and Scoob! (2020).Podell was born in Tel Aviv, Israel,
to a family of Jewish background. After spending the first two years
of his childhood in Israel, Eyal and his family relocated to the
United States for a year and then moved to Hong Kong, where he lived
until the age of eight. Upon his return to the United States, his
family settled in New York's Westchester County. He attended Byram
Hills High School in Armonk with fellow actors Sean Maher and David
Harbour. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New
Hampshire.Since arriving in Los Angeles, Eyal has worked consistently
in both film and television. His big-screen debut came playing Al
Pacino's son in The Insider. He was trained as a classical actor at
the National Theater Institute, part of the Eugene O'Neill Theater
Center. Most recently, Eyal has appeared on NCIS: New Orleans as
Samuel Wilkns. In addition to acting, he is also a writer.
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