Tom Mercier (Hebrew: טום מרסייה; 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

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Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019SynonymsYoav
2021The StarShort film
2022My NightAlex
2023The Beast in the JungleJohn
The Animal KingdomFix
2024Darkest MiriamJanko Prijatelj

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020We Are Who We AreJonathan KritchevskyLimited series
2021The RopeJoseph

Personal life

Mercier has lived in Paris since 2018.

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