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16 Facts About Jonah Lotan

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Yair "Jonah" Lotan is an Israeli actor best known for appearing in Hostages, Foyle's War and 24.

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Jonah Lotan's family returned to live in Jerusalem when he was twelve years-old and he attended Hebrew University Secondary School.

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Jonah Lotan's father is a psychologist and his mother is a physician.

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Jonah Lotan served for three years in the Israeli Defense Forces during the 1990s.

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Jonah Lotan graduated with a degree in cinema from Tel Aviv University.

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Jonah Lotan then moved to London to pursue a master's degree at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

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Jonah Lotan starred as Joe Farnetti in the British TV detective drama, Foyle's War on ITV.

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Jonah Lotan stated that his character reminded him of a friend in the military who had an ability to see humor in any given situation.

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Jonah Lotan voiced the lead role in the 2001 video game Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, as David Armstrong, a US Army soldier serving in the Cold War.

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Jonah Lotan appeared in the 2001 film Swimming Pool as Chris, played Kenny in the 2004 television series NY-LON, and acted next to Keira Knightley as an intern in 2005 film, The Jacket.

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Jonah Lotan starred in the 2006 religious epic film, One Night with the King.

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Jonah Lotan played Jesse, a childhood friend of Hadassah, the main protagonist, before she became Esther.

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Jonah Lotan appeared in the 2006 television film, The Beyond, centering on NASA scientists at a jet propulsion laboratory during a global crisis.

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Jonah Lotan was in the 2008 HBO historical war drama Generation Kill, as Robert Timothy Bryan, a US Navy corpsman.

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Jonah Lotan was cast for the lead role in David Milch's HBO pilot Last of the Ninth.

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Jonah Lotan was previously engaged to the British actress, Kelly Reilly.