Iddo Goldberg

August 05, 1975

Iddo Goldberg is an accomplished British-Israeli actor known for his versatile performances across critically acclaimed television dramas, period pieces, and thrillers. Born in Haifa, Israel, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family, he moved with his family to London, England, when he was young. Goldberg began his professional acting career in British television during the late 1990s and early 2000s, making appearances in popular series such as The Bill, Holby City, and Attachments, alongside film roles like The Defensive and Dead Babies. His international profile rose significantly with prominent television roles throughout the 2000s and 2010s. He starred as Ben in the provocative British drama series Secret Diary of a Call Girl alongside Billie Piper and played the key recurring role of Isaac Walton in the supernatural fantasy series Salem. Goldberg achieved widespread recognition for his portrayal of the loyal chemist and underground engineer Freddie Thorne in the hit BBC period crime drama Peaky Blinders. In recent years, he has continued to expand his portfolio with major American television projects, notably starring as the engineer Bennett Knox in the post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller series Snowpiercer, further cementing his reputation as a reliable and dynamic character actor in global prestige television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Iddo Goldberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.