Mark Ivanir – “Johnny English Reborn” UK Premiere – Arrivals – Empire Leicester Square – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos
Birth Name: Mark Alexandrovich Ivanir
Place of Birth: Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of Birth: September 6, 1968
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Mark Ivanir is a Ukrainian-born Israeli actor. He is the son of Maya Malka (Surkis), a teacher of German, and Alexander “Sasha” Ivanir, a teacher of English. His father was born in Vizhnitz, Romania.
Mark’s paternal grandparents were Zalman Ivanir and Berta Kurtz (the daughter of Hersh Kurtz and a woman surnamed Hazenfratz).
Mark’s maternal grandfather was Meshulam Surkis (the son of Yacov Surkis and Perl). Meshulam was a writer, journalist, and actor of the Yiddish language. He was born in Berhomet, Austria.
Mark’s maternal grandmother was Esther Surkis Wohl (the daughter of Menahem Mendl Wohl). Esther was born in Chernovits.
Source: Genealogy of Mark Ivanir – https://www.geni.com