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Tomer Capone
תומר קאפון
Capone in 2019
Born	(1985-07-15) 15 July 1985 (age 39) Holon, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Other names	Tomer Kapon Tomer Kappon Tomer Capon
Occupation(s)	Actor, model
Years active	2012 – present
Known for	Fauda, The Boys
Partner	Ortal Ben-Shoshan (2012 – present)

Tomer Capone (also Kapon, Kappon, or Capon, Hebrew: תומר קאפון; born 15 July, 1985) is an Israeli actor. He has starred in a number of popular Israeli exported television series such as Hostages (2013–2016), the political thriller television series Fauda (2015), and When Heroes Fly (2018). In 2016, he was awarded an Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor in One Week and a Day. Since 2019, he has starred as Serge / Frenchie in Amazon Prime Video's superhero streaming television series The Boys.

Early life

Capone was born in Holon, Israel, the second child of business-owner parents. Raised in the city of Rishon LeZion, he is related to Israeli director Shay Capone. After graduating high school, in 2004 Capone was conscripted into the Israel Defense Forces. He served as a soldier and later a squad leader with the IDF's 202nd battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade.

Career

In 2012, he was cast in his first acting role in the Israeli youth series Galis. He has starred in popular Israeli exports such as Hostages and the political thriller television series Fauda. Capone also starred in the first season of the Israeli series Taagad. He made his film debut in 2015 in the Natalie Portman-directed film A Tale of Love and Darkness. In 2016 he was awarded an Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor in the drama One Week and a Day.

In 2017, he was one of several Israeli celebrities who recreated iconic Israeli photos to celebrate the country's 69th year of independence. Kapon recreated the Life cover of Yossi Ben Hanan after the Six-Day War, which showed him as a young IDF troop triumphantly clutching a rifle while standing in the waters of the Suez Canal.

In 2018, he starred in the series, When Heroes Fly. He plays a war veteran of a Special Forces unit, reuniting with three friends for one final mission in the Colombian jungle. The thriller series was awarded the prize of Best Series at the CannesSeries festival. The series was acquired by Netflix and has been available since early 2019.

In June 2018, Capone was cast as Frenchie in the Amazon superhero series, The Boys. The series premiered on July 26, 2019. Ahead of the premiere, Amazon renewed The Boys for a second season.

In 2020, he starred as Moti, the protagonist of the Israeli drama series, One on One on Kan 11. In the same year, Capone reunited with his One Week and a Day director, Asaph Polonsky, to film the Israeli short film, Long Distance, alongside Niv Sultan.

In 2024, Capone stars in the new Israeli romcom limited series, Save the Date (Bekarov Etzli) on Channel 12 alongside Adi Havshush and Oshri Cohen.

Personal life

At the age of 26, he resided in the Hatikva Quarter of Tel Aviv, where he attended the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio for a year.

In a 2019 interview, he addressed the spelling of his surname: "It's supposed to be with an 'e' at the end, but we don't want people to read it 'Capone' like the gangster. We don't want any misunderstandings."

Capone has been in a relationship with Israeli actress Ortal Ben-Shoshan since 2012.

Capone was one of many actors and celebrities that signed the open letter to US President Joe Biden thanking him for his "unshakeable moral conviction, leadership and support" for Jewish people following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Also in 2018, Capone was a spokesmodel, along with Shlomit Malka, for the Israeli fashion chain, Fox.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. Ritman, Alex (23 November 2021). "Casey Affleck to Lead Sci-Fi Thriller 'Slingshot' With Laurence Fishburne, Emily Beecham". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
2. פלטי, מאי; ישראלי, מיכל (14 January 2016). "hbtht ayshym: 16 kyshrvnvt shhvlkym lprvts hshnh / Promising personalities: 16 talents that are going to break out this year" הבטחת אישים: 16 כישרונות שהולכים לפרוץ השנה. Time Out (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021. Tomer Kapon (30), actor
3. ^ "Meet Tomer Capon, the Incredible Israeli Actor from the Amazon Hit 'The Boys'". Kveller. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
4. ^ "Tomer Kapon cast in new Amazon series" - Israel News - Jerusalem Post
5. "THE LONG ROAD TO ‘ONE WEEK AND A DAY’" Jerusalem Post. 1 October 2016
6. One Week and a Day | Film Threat
7. Tobin, Andrew (4 May 2017). "Israeli celebrities re-create iconic photos from country's history". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
8. "Israel’s ‘When Heroes Fly’ Wins Best Series At Canneseries" | Deadline
9. "'When Heroes Fly' Takes Top Prize at CanneSeries", The Hollywood Reporter. 11 April 2018
10. TV thriller ‘When Heroes Fly’ acquired by Netflix Times of Israel. 15 October 2018
11. TOMER KAPON CAST IN NEW AMAZON SERIES Jerusalem Post. 26 June 2018
12. Denise Petski (17 April 2019). "'The Boys' Trailer: First Look At Amazon's Superhero Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
13. "The Boys' Renewed for Season 2 by Amazon; Aya Cash Closes Deal as Stormfront". 19 July 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
14. An intriguing role: Tomer Capone's next series Israel Hayom. 17 January 2020
15. לונג דיסטנס - ניב סולטן ותומר קאפון בסרט מתוך פרויקט "במרחק 100 מטר" YouTube. 2020
16. ‘The Boys’ Star Tomer Capone Set for New Keshet Rom-Com Series ‘Save The Date’ Alongside Adi Havshush (EXCLUSIVE) Variety. 28 August 2024
17. "'The Boys' co-star is the Kevin Bacon of Israeli actors". From the Grapevine. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
18. "מאצו' מן". mako. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
19. "NoHostageLeftBehind". My Site. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
20. Piña, Christy (24 October 2023). "Several Hundred Hollywood Figures Sign Open Letter to Biden on Israel: "No Hostage Can Be Left Behind"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
21. Tomer Kapon Instagram Instagram. Retrieved on 17 December 2018

External links

• Tomer Kapon at IMDb

• Israeli male film actors
• Israeli male television actors
• Jewish Israeli male actors
• Living people
• Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio alumni
• 1985 births
• People from Holon
• People from Rishon LeZion
• 21st-century Israeli male actors
• Jewish male models
• Israeli male models