Tom Mercier
Tom Mercier at the Berlinale 2019
Born (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citizenship
  • Israel
  • France
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active2019–present

Tom Mercier (Hebrew: טום מרסייה; born 30 November 1993) is a French-Israeli actor and comedian.[1]

Background

Tom Mercier was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is the son of French-born hairdresser and entrepreneur Michel Mercier and Israeli diamond maker Ronit Silberstein. He was raised in the suburb of Herzliya along Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast.[2]

Career

His acting debut was in Nadav Lapid's drama film Synonyms which won the Golden Bear award at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival in 2019.[3] For his role as Yoav in Synonyms, he was nominated for the Ophir Award and the Lumière Award 2020 as most promising actor.[4] [5]

In 2020, Mercier starred in We Are Who We Are, a limited series directed by Luca Guadagnino, which premiered on HBO.[6]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2019 Synonyms Yoav
2020 We Are Who We Are Jonathan Kritchevsky limited series
2021 The Rope Joseph limited series
2022 My Night Alex
2023 The Beast in the Jungle John
The Animal Kingdom

Personal life

Mercier lives in Paris since 2018.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Marti, Juan (5 March 2021). "Tom Mercier, Raw Talent". metalmagazine.eu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Stern, Itay (14 March 2019). "'Ignorant, Nasty and Mean-spirited Country': The Rising Israeli Star Who Dared to Play in a Movie Critical of Israel". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  3. ↑ Escritt, Thomas (16 February 2019). "Israeli director Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' wins Berlinale". Reuters. Berlin. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Brown, Hannah (22 July 2019). "2019 Ophir Award nominations for Israeli film prizes announced". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "25e ceremonie des lumieres de la presse internationale : les nominations" (PDF). Lumières Award. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  6. ↑ Anderson, Samuel (28 September 2020). "Actor Tom Mercier Reflects On How His Past Is Paving The Way For The Future". VMan. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. ↑ בינרט, יוני (2021-03-02). ""נעמדתי עירום מול הצוות והודעתי: 'עכשיו מתחילים את החזרות'"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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