Moran Atias

Atias first appeared on television when she was 15, starring in the Israeli youth program Out of Focus. By the age of 17, she went to Germany to launch her modelling career. She modelled for Roberto Cavalli, D&G, and BBG jewellers. Later, she hosted an Italian talk show.[3]

After establishing herself as a model, she was encouraged to pursue a career in acting.[1] She has appeared in English-, Italian-, Hebrew-, and Spanish-language films, and was nominated for Best Actress at the Festival Sguardo al Femminile for her role in Menahem Golan's 2005 Israeli film Days of Love.[3] Her work in these films led to her being cast in the Italian feature film Gas, in which she played a provocative drug addict tasked with seducing a gay drug addict. She followed that up with the romantic comedy Oggi Sposi, directed by Luca Luncini and Mother of Tears, the third and final installment of Dario Argento's supernatural horror trilogy The Three Mothers. Mother of Tears premièred at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and the Rome Film Festival.

In 2008, she was cast in the role of the illegal immigrant Inez in the drama series Crash, based on Paul Haggis's Oscar-winning film. After one season, she became the female lead opposite Dennis Hopper. Working with Haggis led to her being cast in his film The Next Three Days.

In 2011, Atias worked with Cynthia Mort on the television project Radical, playing to role of Ana, which Mort had written specifically for her. In 2012 she was cast in the critically acclaimed Israeli television series Allenby Street, directed by Assaf Bernstein of Fauda fame, where she played the stripper Mika, a formerly Orthodox Jewish girl who avoids her childhood secret while living a complex nightlife.[4] She also served as a producer and worked to adapt it into a US series. She was cast in the new FX series Tyrant by the creators of the successful television series Homeland by creator and fellow Israeli, Gideon Raff.

Her work on the film The Next Three Days led to Third Person, a project that Atias pitched and helped develop with Paul Haggis. She was chosen to play the role of 'Monika,' a Romanian gypsy. To prepare for the role, she lived in Italy for four months and immersed herself in the gypsy lifestyle, living without the basics of running water or electricity. She studied with Michael Margota at the Italian Actor's Studio to perfect the Italian and Romanian accents. She also served as a co-producer and a co-consultant for the script. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

• Kdam Eurovision (2005) – First Channel, Israel
• Deal or No Deal
• Game programme (13 total), (2005) – Channel 10, Israel
• "Cinderella" Biographical documentary of Moran Atias, prime time (2004) – Channel 10, Israel

• Crash, a Starz network series, recurring cast (2008), and second season (2009) regular cast
• CSI: NY, guest star (2010)
• Rules of Engagement episode "Anniversary Chicken", guest star as Sophia (2011)
• White Collar, role of Christie (2011)
• Tyrant, role of Leila Al-Fayeed (2014–2016)
• 24: Legacy, role of Sidra (2017)

• "Carramba Che Fortuna" – RaiUno, Italy (2000)
• "Superconvenscion" – RaiDue, Italy (2000–01)
• "Italiani" – Canale 5, Italy (2001)
• "Matricole & Meteore" – Italia 1, Italy (2003)
• "I Raccomandati" – RaiUno, Italy (2003–04)
• "Natalino Balasso Show" – Italia 1, Italy (2004–05)