Raz Degan is an actor, director, and cinematographer, born in a Kibbutz of Sde Nehemia in Israel to Ilan and Adina Degan; he has two brothers who also live and work abroad. At the age of 21, and after three years military service in the Israeli Army, he became a male model and began traveling. He has had exhibitions throughout 2014-2016 in Italy, Israel, and Indonesia. Degan was initially discovered in New York City as a male model, and subsequently worked in the film industry. By the mid-1990s, Degan was based in Italy and starred in a series of Italian commercials; he also had roles in several television films and played minor parts in cinematographic films. In 1994 he had a cameo role in Robert Altman's 1994 film Prêt-à-Porter. In 2004, he secured the role of Darius III in Oliver Stone's film Alexander. In 2005 Degan played the lead role in Ermanno Olmi's film One Hundred Nails which opened the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. In 2008-2009, he continued to star in various Italian film productions playing different roles including hero and villain. In 2009 he co-starred in Barbarossa, starring Dutch actor Rutger Hauer in the title role. During 2010, Degan played in the French film Forces spéciales alongside Diane Kruger and Djimon Hounsou. After filming was completed, Degan continued travelling in Tajikistan and Afghanistan across the Pamir Mountains range, and then into Tibet and Nepal shooting short documentaries for Italian television. Also in 2010 Degan hosted "Mistero" on Italia for two seasons, making several documentaries. In 2013, Degan worked as the director of photography for the documentary The Green Prince, which received several awards including the Audience Award for World Cinema – Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. He was also nominated for several awards for his cinematography. Degan made his directorial debut in 2016 after spending a few years travelling through the Peruvian Amazon working on an international feature documentary called The Last Shaman. The film was executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and was released in 2017. Source: Article "Raz Degan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 25, 1968 (58)
- Kibboutz Sde Nehemia, Israel
- Actor, also cinematographer, director, editor, producer and writer
- 8 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Raz Degan's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Alberto da Giussano in Sword of War (2009)
- Shadowas Ahmed Zaief in Special Forces (2011)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Raz Degan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Raz Degan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
17 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Still Time(2022)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Under the Amalfi Sun(2022)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Belve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Last Shaman(2016)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Green Prince(2014)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Omamamia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Special Forces(2011)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Sword of War(2009)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Albakiara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
One Hundred Nails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Alexander(2004)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all filmsGiravolte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Titus(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Killer Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Squillo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Alisea and the Dream Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Career shape
Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 1996 to 2023; peak year 2008.
Biggest box office
Special Forces (2011)
Highest rated
The Green Prince (2014)
Most popular right now
Titus (1999)
Film career
Peak 2008 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1999Screen debut· Titus
- 2007First top-billed film· One Hundred Nails
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Raz Degan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Raz Degan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Raz Degan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Battsek shares the most, 2.
Producers
- John BattsekShared titles: The Last Shaman (2016), The Green Prince (2014)See all 2 shared titles with John Battsek
- Nadav SchirmanShared titles: The Last Shaman (2016), The Green Prince (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Nadav Schirman
- Nicole StottShared titles: The Last Shaman (2016), The Green Prince (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Nicole Stott
- Omri UzradShared titles: The Last Shaman (2016), The Green Prince (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Omri Uzrad