Oded Fehr
Oded Fehr (; born ) is an Israeli actor, currently based in the United States. He is known for his appearance as Ardeth Bay in the 1999 remake of "The Mummy" and its sequel "The Mummy Returns", as well as Carlos Olivera in "" and "" and Todd/Clone Carlos in "", Faris al-Farik in "Sleeper Cell", Antoine in "", the demon Zankou in the TV series "Charmed" and Eli Cohn on the TV series "V". He also portrayed Eyal Lavin, a Mossad agent on the TV series "Covert Affairs", as well as Beau Bronn on the TV series "Jane by Design" and  Mossad Deputy Director Ilan Bodnar on "NCIS". Additionally he voiced Osiris in the "" expansion (2017). Since 2020, Fehr has appeared in "Star Trek Discovery" as Fleet Admiral Charles Vance. Early life. Fehr was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, the son of Gila (née Lachmann), a day care supervisor, and Uri/Ury Ernst Fehr, a Jerusalem-born geophysicist and marketing executive. His parents' families are Ashkenazi Jews, and they made aliyah from Germany and the Netherlands. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in England after taking a very brief drama class in Frankfurt, Germany. He served as a  soldier in the Israeli Navy from 1989 to 1992 and used to work security for the Israeli airline El Al. Career. Director Stephen Sommers cast Fehr in the films "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns". Fehr's screen appearances have included the 2001–02 NBC series "", the 2002–03 CBS series "Presidio Med", and the 2004 movie release "" (he reprised the role in the sequel, ""). He provided the voice of Doctor Fate in "Justice League" and its sequel "Justice League Unlimited", and played Antoine Laconte, a male prostitute, in Rob Schneider's comedies "" (1999) and "" (2005). He also acted in the American  hit supernatural series "Charmed", where he played the evil demon Zankou, the chief villain in that series' seventh season. Between 2005–2006 Fehr played Farik on the Showtime series "Sleeper Cell". From 2010 to 2014 he portrayed a recurring character, Mossad Agent Eyal Levin on the TV series "Covert Affairs". In 2013, he guest starred in the episode "Shiva" of the 10th season of CBS "NCIS" as an Israeli Mossad assistant director. Fehr returned to the fifth installment of the "Resident Evil" series, "". In 2019, Fehr appeared in the CBS drama "Blood & Treasure", and began an ongoing role as Admiral Vance  in "". Personal life. Fehr married Rhonda Tollefson, whom he met at a Los Angeles Opera, on 22 December 2000. The couple has three children: son Atticus (born 2003) and daughters Finley (born 2006) and Azelie.