Yoav Rotman ( he, יואב רוטמן; born 24 February 1995) is an Israeli film, television and stage actor.

Early life

He was born and raised in Kadima. He studied at the Thelma Yellin High School of Arts and graduated in 2013. As a conscript in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

, he served with the theater unit of the

Israeli military ensembles Israeli military ensembles are artistic ensembles and military bands maintained by the Israel Defense Forces, which are the combined military forces of the State of Israel. There are two types of musical ensembles in the IDF: Military bands and E ...

Career

He landed his first television role in 2008, playing Yaacov for two seasons in the drama series, ''Loving Anna'' (''Le'ehov Et Anna'') directed by Zion Rubin. In 2010, he played a leading role in

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's drama film, ''

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'' (''The Flood''), where he played Yoni Rushko alongside the actress

Ronit Elkabetz Ronit Elkabetz ( he, רונית אלקבץ; 27 November 1964 – 19 April 2016) was an Israeli actress, screenwriter and film director. She worked in both Israeli and French cinema. She won three Ophir Awards and received a total of seven nomin ...

. He earned an Ophir Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance. In 2013, he appeared alongside Ayelet Zurer, Jonah Lotan and

Tomer Kapon Tomer Capone (also Kapon or Kappon or Capon, he, תומר קאפון; born July 15, 1985) is an Israeli actor. He has starred in popular Israeli exported television such as ''Hostages'' and the political thriller television series ''Fauda''. In ...

in the Channel 10 drama series, '' Hostages'' (''Bnei Aruba''). In the series, directed by Rotem Shapir, he played Assaf Danon, a member of the family that is taken hostage. In 2015, he began playing Hanina Tonik, a Haredi teenager in the hit Israeli drama series, '' Shtisel''. He played the love interest and eventual husband of Shira Haas' character. He returned for the third season in 2020. In 2016 he appeared in the drama film, ''

Beyond the Mountains and Hills ''Beyond the Mountains and Hills'' ( he, Me'Ever Laharim Velagvaot) is a 2016 Israeli drama film directed by Eran Kolirin. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It was one of five films nominated for ...

'' (''Me'Ever Laharim Velagvaot''). In 2018 he reunited with his ''Shtisel'' co-star, Haas, appearing in the drama film, ''

Broken Mirrors ''Broken Mirrors'' ( he, מראות שבורות, Marot Shvurotl) is a 2019 Israeli drama film written and directed by Imri Matalon and Aviad Givon and starring Shira Haas. The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Rome Film Festival as part of ...

''. In 2019, he had a recurring role in the Israeli-American miniseries '' Our Boys''. He played Yochi, a youth who cooperates with the Shin Bet. The following year he played Itamar in the Israeli thriller TV series, ''Black Space'', which was broadcast internationally on Netflix. In 2024 he appeared alongside

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in a musical drama, '' Victory'', set during the

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. ''

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'' described the film as "a colorful yet surprisingly complex musical that is all too relevant to today's Israel." In the same year he had a supporting role in the Holocaust drama television series, ''

The Tattooist of Auschwitz ''The Tattooist of Auschwitz'' is a 2018 Holocaust novel by New Zealand novelist Heather Morris. The book tells the story of how Slovakian Jew Lale Sokolov, who was imprisoned at Auschwitz in 1942, fell in love with a girl he was tattooing at the ...

''."The Tattooist of Auschwitz" shows the gap between drama and the Holocaust
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Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rotman, Yoav 1995 births Living people Israeli male film actors Israeli male television actors Israeli male stage actors Jewish Israeli male actors 20th-century Israeli male actors 21st-century Israeli male actors Israeli male musical theatre actors Thelma Yellin High School of Arts alumni