In 1999, he hit the big screen. “The Mummy”, the adventure film which became a blockbuster; And how could it not be, if it shows the moment in which the mummy of a diabolic Egyptian priest, condemned not to die for all eternity, awakens from his hell and seeks to resurrect his beloved, killing all those who stole the vessels that contained his organs to be able to regenerate completely. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Oded Fehr, Kevin J. O’Connor and with Arnold Vosloo in the role of that evil being.
Because the film marked an era that is remembered to this day, we tell you what happened to the actor’s life Oded Fehrwho played Ardeth Bay, one of the leaders of the Medjays He warns the expedition members not to continue, but when he realizes that Imhotep has revived, he does not doubt it and joins them to send him back to the world of the dead.
Before we tell you a curious fact about his character. It turns out that to embody this role, the actor had to have his entire body tattooed, something that actually characterizes the Medjai; However, for Director Stephen Sommers this did not seem appropriate, because I did not want the face of someone so attractive to be left behind some tattoosso he chose to only take a few.
ODED FEHR AFTER “THE MUMMY”
It should be noted that after acting in “The Mummy”, the Hollywood actor also appeared two years later in the sequel to the film “The Mummy Returns” with his same role. As a result of his great performance, Oded Fher was taken into account for other productions; it’s more, the same year that the first film where he gave life to Ardeth Bay was released, he was part of the cast “Gigolo by accident”reprising his Antoine persona in 2005.
But if we take into account the work he did after being Brendan Fraser’s partner, we must note that He played Carlos Olivera in the installment of the “Resident Evil” films in 2004, 2007 and 2012. Other films in which he acted are: “In search of a dream” (2005), “The Betrayed” (2008), “The ghost car” (2010), “For the Love of Money” (2012), to name a few. .
As for his television career, He participated in several series, among which “Star Trek: Discovery” stands out. (2020), “Young Justice: Outsiders” (2019), “The Blacklist” (2018), “Once Upon a Time” (2016), “Three Rivers” (2010), “Charmed” (2005) and more.
HE IS ALSO A VOICE ACTOR
Oded Fehr has lent his voice in “Destiny 2”, a first-person shooter video game, developed and published by Bungie. It was released on September 6, 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and on October 24 of the same year for Microsoft Windows. Precisely in 2017, the actor played the main character of the game Curse of Osiris.
Also voiced Ra’s al Ghul for the HBO animated series “Young Justice”.
ODED FEHR’S PERSONAL DATA
- Full name: Oded Fehr
- Place of birth: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Nationality: Israeli
- Birthday: November 23
- Year of birth: 1970
- Age: 52 years
- Religion: Judaism
- Height: 1.87m
He married producer Rhonda Tollefson in 2000, with whom he had two children: Atticus and Finley.