Tom Mercier Explained

Tom Mercier
Birth Date:30 November 1993
Birth Place:Tel Aviv, Israel
Years Active:2019–present

Tom Mercier (he|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 Best Male Revelation.[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

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Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
scope=row2019SynonymsYoav
scope=row2021The StarShort film
scope=row2022My NightAlex
scope=row rowspan="2" 2023The Beast in the JungleJohn
The Animal KingdomFix
scope=row 2024Darkest MiriamJanko Prijatelj

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
scope=row2020scope=rowWe Are Who We AreJonathan KritchevskyLimited series
scope=row2021scope=rowThe RopeJoseph

Personal life

Mercier has lived in Paris since 2018.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Tom Mercier, Raw Talent. Juan. Marti. metalmagazine.eu. 5 March 2021. 1 November 2022. 1 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221101212253/https://metalmagazine.eu/en/post/interview/tom-mercier. live.
  2. News: 'Ignorant, Nasty and Mean-spirited Country': The Rising Israeli Star Who Dared to Play in a Movie Critical of Israel. Itay. Stern. Haaretz. 14 March 2019. 2022-11-01. 2022-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20221101213754/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2019-03-14/ty-article-magazine/.premium/synonym-for-instant-movie-star-israeli-tom-mercier/0000017f-e603-d62c-a1ff-fe7b52370000?v=1667335605159. live.
  3. News: Israeli director Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' wins Berlinale. Thomas. Escritt. Berlin. Reuters. 16 February 2019. 1 November 2022. 1 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221101212252/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-filmfestival-berlin-golden-bear-idUSKCN1Q50OB. live.
  4. News: 2019 Ophir Award nominations for Israeli film prizes announced. Hannah. Brown. The Jerusalem Post. 22 July 2019. 1 November 2022. 14 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201014162024/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/2019-ophir-award-nominations-for-israeli-film-prizes-announced-596486. live.
  5. Web site: 25e ceremonie des lumieres de la presse internationale : les nominations. Lumières Award. 2022-11-01. 2019-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20191203204114/http://academiedeslumieres.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CPNominations2020.pdf. live.
  6. News: Actor Tom Mercier Reflects On How His Past Is Paving The Way For The Future. Samuel. Anderson. VMan. 28 September 2020. 1 November 2022. 1 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221101212254/https://vman.com/article/actor-tom-mercier-reflects-on-how-his-past-is-paving-the-way-for-the-future/. live.
  7. News: בינרט . יוני . 2021-03-02 . "נעמדתי עירום מול הצוות והודעתי: 'עכשיו מתחילים את החזרות'" . he . Ynet . 2023-12-15.

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