ARTS

Niv Sultan

Actor

The Jerusalem-born actress cemented her status as Israeli television's breakout international star during 2024-2025, navigating both the global spotlight and geopolitical tension surrounding her flagship series Tehran. Season three of the Apple TV+ espionage thriller—featuring Hugh Laurie and delayed from its planned April 2024 release due to the Gaza war and Iran-Israel conflict—finally premiered on Kan 11 in December 2024 and globally on Apple TV+ in January 2026, with Sultan reprising her Emmy-nominated role as Mossad hacker-agent Tamar Rabinyan. The series earned the 2021 International Emmy for Best Drama, making it the first Israeli series to win the award. Sultan sparked controversy in July 2024 when she posted a winking video following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, underscoring the show's uncomfortably close mirror to reality.