Eyal Podell

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Eyal Podell

Eyal Podell as Adrian Korbel
Born Eyal Podell
November 11, 1975 (1975-11-11) (age 32)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation Actor
Years active 1998 - present
Spouse(s) Ashley Podell

Eyal Podell (pronounced [ejɑl poðel] in Hebrew) (born November 11, 1975 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli-born American actor who can currently be seen as Professor Adrian Korbel on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless.

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[edit] Early life

After spending the first two years of his childhood in Israel, his family relocated to the United States for a year and then to Hong Kong, China where he lived until the age of eight. Upon his return to the United States, his family settled in to New York's Westchester County. He attended Byram Hills High School in Armonk, NY with fellow actor Sean Maher.[1] He is graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire where he had a double-major in Government and Theatre.

[edit] Career

Since arriving in Los Angeles, Eyal has worked consistently in both film and television. His big-screen debut came playing Al Pacino's son in The Insider. Trained as a classical actor at the National Theater Institute, Eyal has also studied with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. In addition to his acting talents, he has also penned three screenplays: Homeland; and two with writing partner Jonathon E. Stewart: USONIA (formerly The Space Within) and Made In China.[2]

[edit] Personal life

He is the grandson of the late Odif Podell, co-founder of the modern architectural community, Usonia Homes in Pleasantville, New York. He has been married to wife Ashley since 2004 and together they have one child, daughter Oren Lily, born October 11, 2006. [3]

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Players Barry Decker
1999 Deep Blue Sea Boy #1
MTV's Undressed Joel
The Insider Lowell's Son
2000 Time of Your Life Aaron
The Chaos Factor Johnny Hall
2001 Ally McBeal Mr. Whoople
Behind Enemy Lines Petty Officer Kennedy
2002 The Division Ricky
Manual Labor Charles
Con Express Rudy
Unconditional Love Officer Romilly
The West Wing Michael Gordon
ER Unnamed
JAG Petty Officer Holt
2003 Without A Trace Stanton Uncredited
Charmed Roland
Miss Match Glenn Cooper
Everwood Justin
2004 Blowing Smoke Bob
Angel Lawson
Sucker Free City Stephan Cashen
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kevin Stern
2005 Tides of War Petty Officer Murray (See also: USS Poseidon: Phantom Below)
Eyes Jack Armstrong
Everwood Justin
Pizza My Heart Joe Montebello
2006 Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil Ensign David Barnes
Mystery Woman: At First Sight Dr. Ben Stafford
E-Ring Wilson
Hard Scrambled Scotty
Crossing Jordan Jason Hartzman
Lost Young Man Uncredited
Commander in Chief Eli Meltzer
NCIS Namir Eschel
The Young and the Restless Adrian Korbel (18 September 2006 - present)
2008 House Yonatan

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