Raz Degan

• Name — Raz Degan • Born — 25 August 1968 • Birthplace — Kibbutz Sde Nehemia, Israel • Occupation — * Actor • Film director • Cinematographer • Photographer • Years Active — 1990–present • Known for — The Last Shaman, L'Isola dei Famosi, Raz & The Tribe

In 2010, Degan competed in the sixth season of Ballando con le Stelle and co-hosted the documentary series Mistero alongside Daniele Bossari and Marco Berry. In 2017 he won the twelfth season of L'Isola dei Famosi, the Italian version of Survivor, with 89 percent of the public vote. In 2018 he created, directed, and hosted Raz & The Tribe for Sky Atlantic, a docu-reality series in which he and guests including Asia Argento, Luca Argentero, and Piero Pelù visited remote communities in Ethiopia, Sumatra, and Papua. He joined the cast of the RAI 1 drama Un passo dal cielo for its eighth season, beginning in January 2025.

Degan was born on a kibbutz in northern Israel and has said he grew up amid the country's periods of conflict. In October 2023, he said his family's kibbutz had been evacuated during that month's escalation of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and that his elderly father had initially refused to leave. Degan has lived in a converted trullo in Ostuni, Puglia, where he has described himself as combining acting with farming. As of December 2023, he was in a relationship with a partner named Cindy, describing their relationship as having lasted six years.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1996 — Sorellina e il principe del sogno — Demian — Miniseries, directed by Lamberto Bava • 1998 — Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna — Miniseries • 2004 — Camera Café — Raz — Episode: "Regalo per Patti" • 2010 — Ballando con le Stelle — Contestant — Season 6 • 2010–2011 — Mistero — Host — Co-hosted with Daniele Bossari and Marco Berry • 2017 — L'Isola dei Famosi — Contestant — Winner, 12th season • 2018 — Raz & The Tribe — Host, director — Docu-reality series, Sky Atlantic • 2025 — Un passo dal cielo 8 — Joined the cast in January 2025

Degan is also a photographer whose work focuses on indigenous cultures and remote environments; it has been published and exhibited in several countries. His projects have included The Lost Sadhu and Raz in the Urban Jungle.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1994 — Prêt-à-Porter — Uncredited — Cameo • 1996 — Call Girl — Inspector Tony Messina • 1998 — Coppia omicida — Vito • 1999 — Titus — Alarbus • 2004 — Alexander — Darius III of Persia • 2007 — One Hundred Nails — Il professorino ("The Professor") • 2008 — Albakiara — Ispettore Castri • 2009 — Barbarossa — Alberto da Giussano — Also known as Sword of War • 2011 — Forces spéciales — Zaief • 2012 — Omamamia — Silvio • 2022 — Under the Amalfi Sun — David Credits per Rotten Tomatoes.