Ran Danker

Danker was also nominated for an Ophir Award for Best Actor for his role in Doubtful (2017).

Ran Danker was born in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, to a Jewish family. He is the son of Israeli actor Eli Danker. He moved to Israel with his mother when he was two years old after his parents' divorce. He grew up in the Bavli neighborhood in Tel Aviv and sang in the choir of the boy scouts. When he was in junior high school, the family moved to Poleg, Netanya. Between high school and his army service, Ran participated in a few TV commercials: a promo of Channel 10; a commercial of Bank Leumi; and the cell phone company Cellcom. As a teenager, Ran was a delivery boy for Domino's Pizza in Netanya. He was a helicopter technician during his military service in the Israel Defense Forces.

In addition to his acting and singing career, Danker has appeared as a fashion model in campaigns for Diadora.

In The Sound of Music he played Rolf the Nazi postman who fell in love with Liesl, the oldest daughter of the von Trapp family. Ran performed in 40 shows until he left for Festigal 2005. In 2015, he played the German lawyer, Hans Litten in the Habima Theatre production of Taken at Midnight. Danker plays a lawyer who represented opponents of the Nazis at important political trials between 1929 and 1932, defending the rights of workers during the Weimar Republic. In 2017, he returned to Habima Theatre to play Che in the Israeli production of the hit musical, Evita.

In 2007, Danker released his debut album, Shavim (Hebrew: שווים, "equal"), with guitarist Ilai Botner. Danker released a new Hebrew-language album, "Something Different" in 2018. In March 2021, He released "Beit Meshugaim" (In Hebrew: "בית משוגעים"), that stayed the most stream Spotify song in Israel for 3.5 months in a row. On top of that, it stayed at the top of the Galgalatz chart for 8 weeks in a row, breaking the record for the most weeks in first place. This was followed in October 2021 by "Hasimla hadasha sheli" (in Hebrew: השמלה החדשה שלי meaning "My new dress") produced by DEGO. On July 14, 2022, he performed the song "Lu Yehi" at Beit HaNassi, alongside the singer Yuval Dayan, in front of President Joe Biden during his visit to Israel.

Danker was previously in a high-profile relationship with fellow HaShir Shelanu star, Ninet Tayeb. Israeli media labelled the pair "Raninet". Following the break up he was named the most eligible bachelor in 2007 by "Pnai Plus". He also reportedly dated his other HaShir Shelanu co-star, Ania Bukstein as well as the supermodel, Bar Refaeli. Danker and Refaeli's mothers are close friends. Danker and Tayeb remain friends and when asked in a 2019 Ynet interview about his former partner, Danker said that they will soon be in touch and will collaborate. The pair performed together in September 2019. In July 2015, Danker came out as bisexual. He also stated that he has been in a relationship with a man for three years. In an interview Danker said "I simply fell in love, what's more surprising to me than being in a relationship with a man is that I've been in any relationship for three years. Period". He continued to say that "sexuality is another way for the soul to define itself, it's complicated and combines many components. The total of people is the total of sexual possibilities. I'm attracted to both women and men. Why should we narrow ourselves into a definition? I don't want to define myself". He is one of the most talked-about male stars in Israel.

Shavim (Hebrew: שווים, meaning "Equal") (2007) (joint with Elai Butner) Something Different (Hebrew: משהו אחר) (2018)

Our Song (Hebrew: השיר שלנו) - Double album

"Shavim" (Hebrew: שווים) (2007) "Bo'i Nazov" (Hebrew: בואי נעזוב, meaning "Let's leave") (2007) "Ani Esh" (Hebrew: אני אש, meaning "I am fire") (2007) "Beit Meshugaim" (Hebrew: בית משוגעים, meaning "Madhouse") (2021) "Hasimila Hadasha Shelly" (Hebrew: השמלה החדשה שלי, meaning "My new dress") (2021)