Background
Lotan was born Yair Lotan in Jerusalem, Israel, on July 3, 1973, and grew up in Jerusalem and the United States. state of New New York
Lotan was born Yair Lotan in Jerusalem, Israel, on July 3, 1973, and grew up in Jerusalem and the United States. state of New New York
He served for three years in the Israeli Defense Forces during the 1990s. Lotan starred as Joe Farnetti in Foyle"s War, a British drama set around real-life war stories in which characters must wage personal war amid the chaos of an actual war. He stated that his character in Foyle"s War reminded him of a friend in the military who had an ability to see humor in any given situation.
He voiced the lead role in the 2001 video game Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, as David Armstrong, a United States. Army soldier serving in the Cold War.
He appeared in the 2001 film, The Pool as Chris, played Kenny in the 2004 television series New York-LON, and acted next to Keira Knightley as an intern in 2005 film, The Jacket. Lotan also had a role in the fifth season of 24, as Spenser Wolff, and appeared in four episodes of Computer Society of India: New York as Marty Pino, a doctor/serial-killer.
Lotan played Jesse in the 2006 film, One Night with the King, and was in the 2006 television film, The Beyond, centering on National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists at a jet propulsion laboratory during a global crisis. Lotan was also in the 2008 Home Box Office historical war drama Generation Kill, as Robert Timothy Bryan, a United States. Navy corpsman.
He was also cast for the lead role in David Milch"s Home Box Office pilot Last of the Ninth.