Tom Mercier (; born 30 November 1993) is a French-Israeli actor and comedian.

Background

Mercier was born in

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. He is the son of French-born hairdresser and entrepreneur

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and Israeli diamond maker Ronit Silberstein. He was raised in the suburb of

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along

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coast.

Career

His acting debut was in

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'' which won the

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award at the

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in 2019. For his role as Yoav in ''

'', he was nominated for the

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and the Lumière Award

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as Best Male Revelation. In 2020, Mercier starred in '' We Are Who We Are'', a limited series directed by

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, which premiered on

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Filmography

Film

Television

Personal life

Mercier has lived in Paris since 2018.

References

External links

* 1993 births Living people Male actors from Tel Aviv Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts alumni Israeli emigrants to France Israeli male film actors Israeli male stage actors Israeli male comedians Jewish Israeli male actors Jewish Israeli comedians Jewish French male actors 21st-century Israeli male actors 21st-century Israeli comedians French male comedians Male actors from Paris Comedians from Paris {{france-film-actor-1990s-stub