# Niv Sultan

Niv Sultan (Hebrew: ניב סולטן; born 16 September 1992) is an Israeli actress. She is best known for starring in Tehran, an Israeli espionage thriller television series that first premiered in 2020 on Apple TV+ and Kan 11.

## Early life and education

Sultan was born in Jerusalem, Israel to a family of Moroccan Jews. After completing her compulsory military service, she attended acting classes for three years at Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in Tel Aviv. As a student, she participated in the institution's production of A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller; Sultan assumed a lead role as Catherine, opposite her classmate Tomer Machloof.

## Career
### Acting

Between 2015 and 2017, Sultan starred in the Israeli family sitcom La Famiglia on Channel 10. In 2016, she had a regular role alongside Amit Rahav and Daniel Gad in the Israeli youth drama series Susey Pere (Wild Horses) on the TV channel Zoom. In 2017, she starred alongside Omer Dror and Noa Kirel in the Israeli teen comedy Kimaat Mefursemet (Almost Famous).
Sultan was chosen as the lead role in the Apple TV+ Israeli espionage television series Tehran (Hebrew: טהרן), where she stars as Tamar Rabinyan, a Mossad agent working a ground operation in Tehran, Iran.
During an interview with The Natural Aristocrat, Niv Sultan commented on why she loves portraying Tamar Rabinyan on Apple TV+ Israeli series Tehran:
   "For me, that was what I love most about her. I mean, she's a real person, as you said, she's not the cliche of a superhero, Mossad agents saving the world. ...Yes, she's brave but she's also scared, makes mistakes, falls in love, and misses her dad. And I think that's the beauty of her.,,
In 2020, Sultan starred alongside Tomer Capone in Asaph Polonsky's short film, Long Distance. In 2022, she starred alongside Lior Ashkenazi in the Israeli suspense series, Boged (Traitor) on Hot.
In 2024, Sultan was cast in a new medical thriller series, Heart of a Murderer on Hot. She will portray Dr. Dasi Nakash, a transplant surgeon in the series.
She also stars alongside her husband, Maor Schweitzer and Amit Rahav, in the upcoming Haredi comedy sequel Matchmaking 2.

### Other

Sultan is the owner of Sultana, a jewelry company, together with her sisters Bar and May.
Since 2021, she has been a brand ambassador for Samsung in Israel.

## Personal life

Sultan married Israeli actor Maor Schweitzer in March 2022. They met on the set of the show יש לה את זה (She Has It) in 2018, where they played an engaged couple.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Kimaat Mefursemet | Shir Carmi | |
| 2018 | Flawless (Haneshef) | Avigail | |
| 2020 | Long Distance | Nira | Short film |
| 2024 | Matchmaking 2 | Tzila | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Yomanei HaChofesh HaGadol (Summer Break Diaries) | Tzlil | 2 episodes |
| 2015-2017 | La Famiglia | Libat Granot | Series regular |
| 2016 | Susey Pere (Wild Horses) | Alma Gefen | Series regular |
| 2017 | Metim LeRega (Temporarily Dead) | Libi Gueta | 9 episodes |
| 2018 | Eilat | Tom Shahar | |
| 2018 | She Has It | Natalie Levi | Lead role (12 episodes) |
| 2020–present | Tehran | Tamar Rabinyan (Mossad agent) | Lead role (16 episodes) |
| 2021 | Sad City Girls | Chen | Series regular |
| 2022 | That Dirty Black Bag | Eve | Lead role (8 episodes) |
| 2022 | Boged (Traitor) | Ravit | Series regular (8 episodes) |
| 2025 | Heart of a Murderer | Dr. Dasi Nakash | Lead role |