Rafi Gavron | |
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Born |
Raphael Pichey Gavron 24 June 1989 Hendon, London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Raphael Pichey "Rafi" Gavron (born 24 June 1989) is a British-American actor, known for his roles in the romantic-drama film Breaking and Entering, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Inkheart, Celeste and Jesse Forever, and as Lex in Mine Games.
Gavron was born in Hendon, 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 a North London, Jewish family. His paternal grandparents were Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, a British printing millionaire, philanthropist and Labour Life Peer, and Hannah Fyvel, who was born in Tel Aviv. His great-grandfather was writer Tosco R. Fyvel, who worked with author George Orwell. His half-aunt (his father's half-sister) is director Sarah Gavron. Gavron has two younger brothers; Benjamin (born 1992) and Moses (born 1996). He has dual British and American citizenship. In 2008, Gavron volunteered at a kibbutz in Israel for six months.
In Breaking and Entering, he played Miro, a young burglar who uses techniques from parkour 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 the British Independent Film Awards.