Israeli-American programmer and writer best known for his work with the video game developer Naughty Dog. He has earned widespread acclaim for his work on 2014's The Last of Us in particular, receiving BAFTA, DICE and Writers Guild of America awards as the game's writer and creative director.
He and his family moved to the United States in 1989. He studied criminology at the University of Florida and became a research assistant at Florida State University.
He wrote the graphic novels A Second Chance at Sarah and The Last of Us: American Dreams, the latter of which is a prequel to The Last of Us.
He married a woman named Maya, with whom he has a daughter.
He has served as a writer and creative director for games in the Uncharted series, featuring Nolan North as the voice of protagonist Nathan Drake.