Tom Mercier (; born 30 November 1993) is a French-Israeli actor and comedian.
Background 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.
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. For his role as Yoav in Synonyms, he was nominated for the Ophir Award and the Lumière Award 2020 as Best Male Revelation.
In 2020, Mercier starred in We Are Who We Are, a limited series directed by Luca Guadagnino, which premiered on HBO.
Filmography +Key Denotes productions that have not yet been released
Film Year Title Role Notes 2019 Synonyms Yoav 2021The StarShort film 2022 My Night Alex 2023 The Beast in the Jungle John The Animal Kingdom Fix 2024 Darkest Miriam Janko Prijatelj
Television Year Title Role Notes 2020We Are Who We Are Jonathan Kritchevsky Limited series 2021The Rope Joseph
Personal life Mercier has lived in Paris since 2018.
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