Get to Know Netflix's 'Mary' Actor Ori Pfeffer, Who Plays Joachim, with These 10 Fun Facts (Exclusive)
Netflix will be debuting the biblical film Mary on December 6 and we caught up with one of the film’s stars ahead of the release!
Ori Pfeffer plays Joachim in the new movie from director D.J. Caruso. He stars alongside Noa Cohen and Anthony Hopkins.
Ori is an Israeli actor who has previously been seen in movies like Hacksaw Ridge and The Hitman’s Bodyguard. He most recently starred opposite Aaron Eckhart in 2024′s The Bricklayer.
Check out 10 Fun Facts about Ori below!
- The first movie I ever cried in was Bambi. I didn’t notice it until my mom asked me why I was crying.
- I don’t have tattoos, but I have 34 stitches in my head. I got them all by the age of 13.
- I was the smallest kid in class so I put socks in my shoes to make myself taller.
- At 13 I snuck into the set of Rambo 3 to meet my childhood hero. I asked Sly if he wanted to marry my mom.
- For me, horseback riding = freedom.
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- I got my heart broken in 6th grade.
- Found the love of my life at 33.
- The success rate of Mount Everest climbers is only 29%, so I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
- I own a legit popcorn machine, so I can watch flicks like a champ.
- Dancing is my favorite form of exercise.
Watch Mary on Netflix beginning on December 6.