Eyal Podell

Eyal Podell
Born (1975-11-11) November 11, 1975
Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation Actor
Years active 1998–present
Spouse(s) Ashley Podell
Children Oren Lily Podell

Eyal Podell (/ˈjɑːl pˈdɛl/; Hebrew: אייל פודל; born November 11, 1975) is an Israeli-American actor who is known for his portrayal of Professor Adrian Korbel on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Podell played the role of Dr. Evram Mintz on the ABC sci-fi drama series Defying Gravity. He also played Namir Eschel in NCIS.[1]

Early life

Podell was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. After spending the first two years of his childhood in Israel, Eyal and his family relocated to the United States for a year and then moved 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 with fellow actors Sean Maher and David Harbour.[2] He is a graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

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. He was trained as a classical actor at the National Theater Institute, part of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Most recently, Eyal has been recurring on NCIS: New Orleans as Dr. Samuel Wilkns. In addition to his acting talents, he is also an emerging writer. With co-writer Jonathon E. Stewart, he penned a biopic about Theodor Geisel, AKA Dr. Seuss, that landed atop the 2012 Hollywood Blacklist.

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Personal life

He is the grandson of the late Odif and Judy Podell, co-founders of the modern architectural community, Usonia Homes in Pleasantville, New York and is currently working on adapting the story of USONIA to film.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Players Barry Decker Episode: "Con-undrum"
1999 Deep Blue Sea Boy #1
1999 MTV's Undressed Joel 6 episodes
1999 The Insider Lowell's Son
2000 Time of Your Life Aaron 2 episodes
2000 The Chaos Factor Johnny Hall
2001 Ally McBeal Mr. Whoople Episode: "Getaway"
2001 Behind Enemy Lines Petty Officer Kennedy
2002 The Division Ricky Episode: "Brave New World"
2002 Manual Labor Charles Short
2002 Con Express Rudy Video
2002 Unconditional Love Officer Romilly
2002 The West Wing Michael Gordon Episode: "Debate Camp"
2002 ER Unnamed Episode: "Walk Like a Man"
2002 JAG Petty Officer Holt Episode: "The Killer"
2003 Without A Trace Stanton Episode: "There Goes the Bride" (Uncredited)
2003 Charmed Roland 2 episodes
2003 Miss Match Glenn Cooper Episode: "Something Nervy"
2003–05 Everwood Justin 2 episodes
2004 Blowing Smoke Bob TV movie
2004 Angel Samuel Lawson Episode: "Why We Fight"
2004 Sucker Free City Stephan Cashen TV movie
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kevin Stern Episode: "Crow's Feet"
2005 Tides of War Petty Officer Murray TV movie
2005 Eyes Jack Armstrong Episode: "Wings"
2005 Pizza My Heart Joe Montebello TV movie
2005–06 Commander in Chief Eli Meltzer 6 episodes
2006 Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil Ensign David Barnes Video
2006 Mystery Woman: At First Sight Dr. Ben Stafford TV movie
2006 E-Ring Wilson Episode: "Hard Cell"
2006 Hard Scrambled Scotty
2006 Crossing Jordan Jason Hartzman Episode: "Death Toll"
2006 Lost Young Man Episode: "Live Together, Die Alone" (Uncredited)
2006 NCIS Namir Eschel Episode: "Shalom"
2006–08 The Young and the Restless Adrian Korbel Role held: September 18, 2006 – August 5, 2008
2008 House Yonatan Episode: "Don't Ever Change"
2008–09 The Game Joe 3 episodes
2009 CSI: NY Colin Clark Episode: "Help"
2009 Defying Gravity Dr. Evram Mintz 13 episodes
2009 24 Ryan Burnett 4 episodes
2010 The Event Dr. Taylor Episode: "For the Good of Our Country"
2010 The Forgotten Perry Hughes Episode: "Designer Jane"
2011 Harry's Law Carl Thomas Episode: "Send in the Clowns"
2011 Bones Burt Iverson Episode: "The Pinnochio in the Planter"
2011 Private Practice Zach Episode: "Remember Me"
2011 Valediction Adam Thomas Short
2012 Touch Professor Logan Coteweiler Episode: "Noosphere Rising"
2012 Lake Effects Tyler TV movie
2012 NCIS: Los Angeles The Passenger Episode: "Sans Voir, Part II"
2012 Liz & Dick Henry WynbergTV movie
2013 Monday Mornings Mark Widgeway3 episodes
2013 The Mentalist Ian PercyEpisode: "Red Letter Day"
2014 Criminal Minds Charlie HosswellEpisode: "A Thousand Suns"
2014–present NCIS: New Orleans Dr. Samuel Wilkins 2 Episodes

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