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Yoav Rotman

Yoav Rotman is an Israeli film, television and stage actor known for playing Hanina Tonik in the series Shtisel.

born 1995Hanina Tonik in ShtiselLead role in the film MabulAssaf Danon in Hostages

Yoav Rotman
Born
24 February 1995, Kadima
Occupation
actor, film actor, stage actor
Education
Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts

Yoav Rotman was born in 1995 in Kadima

Yoav Rotman was born on 24 February 1995 and grew up in Kadima. He studied theater at the Thelma Yellin High School of Arts and finished in 2013.

During his army service he was part of the IDF theater unit.

His first television role came in 2008, as Yaacov in the drama Loving Anna. He then had a lead role as Yoni Rushko in the film Mabul, which brought him an Ophir Award nomination for Best Actor. In 2013 he played Assaf Danon in the Channel 10 series Hostages.

From 2015 he played Hanina Tonik in Shtisel, and he came back for the third season in 2020. He also played Yochi in the miniseries Our Boys in 2019 and Itamar in Black Space in 2020.

In 2024 he appeared in the musical film Victory and in the series The Tattooist of Auschwitz. In 2025 he played Sergeant Yoni in the Kan 11 series The Hammam.

Milestones in Yoav Rotman's life

  1. 1995

    Born in Kadima.

  2. 2008

    Got his first television role in Loving Anna.

  3. 2013

    Finished his studies at Thelma Yellin and appeared in Hostages.

  4. 2015

    Began playing Hanina Tonik in Shtisel.

  5. 2019

    Appeared in the miniseries Our Boys.

  6. 2020

    Played Itamar in Black Space.

  7. 2024

    Appeared in the musical film Victory.

  8. 2025

    Played Sergeant Yoni in The Hammam.

Yoav Rotman served in the military

He served as a conscript in the theater unit of the IDF military ensembles.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Yoav Rotman and Hebrew Wikipedia, יואב רוטמן, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: Shai Franco, CC BY-SA 3.0

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