Background
Naor was born in Givatayim of Iraqi Jewish descent.
Naor was born in Givatayim of Iraqi Jewish descent.
He has appeared in the American films Munich, Green Zone and Rendition. Naor portrays Saddam Hussein in the four episode House of Saddam television docudrama from British Broadcasting Corporation and Home Box Office (2008), in an acclaimed performance. In Season 5, Episode 4 of Homeland (television series), he portrays General Youssef, a high ranking Syrian military officer whom the Central Intelligence Agency wants to install in place of Syrian President Bashar First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Assad.