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Rafi Gavron
Gavron in 2016
Born	Raphael Pichey Gavron (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (age 35) Hendon, London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present

Raphael Pichey Gavron (born 24 June 1989) is a British actor. He had supporting roles in the filmsBreaking and Entering (2006),Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008),A Star Is Born (2018), and the seriesLife Unexpected (2010) andGodfather of Harlem (2019).

Gavron was born inHendon,London,England, the son of writer Martha Pichey and the late publisher Simon Gavron. His mother is American, and his father was British. Gavron was raised in aJewish family inNorth London.^[1] His paternal grandparents wereRobert Gavron, Baron Gavron, a British printing millionaire, philanthropist andLabourLife Peer, and sociologistHannah Fyvel, who was born inTel Aviv and committed suicide at age 29.^[2] His great-grandfather was writerTosco R. Fyvel, who worked with authorGeorge Orwell. His half-aunt (his father's half-sister) is directorSarah Gavron. Gavron has two younger brothers – Benjamin (born 1992) and Moses (born 1996). In 2008, Gavron volunteered at akibbutz inIsrael for six months.^[3]

InBreaking and Entering, Gavron played Miro, a youngburglar who uses techniques fromparkour to gain access to the high-tech offices of an urban landscape architect; he performed several difficult physical feats in the film. For his role, Gavron received a nomination for the Most Promising Newcomer award at theBritish Independent Film Awards.

Gavron played the hired assassin Duro in the second season ofHBO'sRome. He also appeared in the 2008 releaseNick and Norah's Infinite Playlist as Dev, the gay lead singer of Nick's band.

InInkheart, a movie adaptation of the novel of the same name, Gavron playedFarid, a character fromThe Book of One Thousand and One Nights, magically brought to life. The film was released theatrically in January 2009.

He guest starred on a few episodes of24, as Hamid Al-Zarian, the younger brother of an assumed terrorist. He also appeared inJoJo's music video for the song "Disaster" in November 2011.^[4] Gavron played Bug (Bobby) in the TV seriesLife Unexpected. He was chosen as Lux's long known friend and also Lux's boyfriend.

In 2013, he co-starred inSnitch, playing the son ofDwayne Johnson's character. His next film roles were in the action adventureTracers (2015) and the dramaThe Land (2016).

In 2019 he joined the cast ofGodfather of Harlem in the role of Ernie Nunzi.^[5]

In 2024, he was cast inMercy, an upcoming sci-fi film from directorTimur Bekmambetov.^[6]

Gavron was arrested twice in 2013 after being accused of domestic abuse, and driving under the influence.^[7][8]

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