Tomer Capone

Tomer Capone[1] (also Kapon or Kappon or Capon, Hebrew: תומר קאפון; born July 15, 1985)[2] is an Israeli actor. He has starred in popular Israeli exported television such as Hostages and the political thriller television series Fauda. In 2016 he was awarded an Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor in One Week and a Day. He stars in When Heroes Fly and in the Amazon series The Boys.

Tomer Capone
Capone in 2018
Born (1985-07-15) July 15, 1985
Holon, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Other names
  • Tomer Kapon
  • Tomer Kappon
  • Tomer Capon
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Known forThe Boys
PartnerOrtal Ben-Shoshan (2012–present)

Biography

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 Capon. 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.[3]

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."[4]

Capone has been in a relationship with Israeli actress Ortal Ben-Shoshan since 2012.[3][5]

Television and film career

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 (Charlie Golf One). He made his film debut in 2015 in the Natalie Portman-directed film A Tale of Love and Darkness.[6] In 2016 he was awarded an Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor in the drama One Week and a Day.[7][8]

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.[9]

In 2018, he starred in the series, When Heroes Fly.[6] He plays a war veteran of a Special Forces unit, reuniting with three friends for one final mission in the Colombian jungle.[10] The thriller series was awarded the prize of Best Series at the CannesSeries festival.[11] The series was acquired by Netflix and has been available since early 2019.[12]

Also in 2018, Capone was a spokesmodel, along with Shlomit Malka, for the Israeli fashion chain, Fox.[13]

In June 2018, Capone was cast as Frenchie in the Amazon superhero series, The Boys.[14] The series premiered on July 26, 2019.[15] Ahead of the premiere, Amazon renewed The Boys for a second season.[16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 A Tale of Love and Darkness The Pioneer (Juno)
Wedding Doll Chen
2016 One Week and a Day Zohar Zooler
2018 Entebbe soldier David Cohen
2018 BeMerhak Me'a Meter: Long Distance Gil Television film
TBA Slingshot

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Galis Benyamin Berg
2013–2016 Hostages Guy Main role
2015 Dig Nadav 2 episodes
Fauda Boaz Main role; Season 1
2016 Der Tel-Aviv-Krimi Amir Dawud German series
Taagad
(Charlie Golf One)		 Daniel Main role; Season 1
2017 Eretz Nehederet Alin-Lin's Date Episode #15.5
2017–2018 Fullmoon Idan Perry Main role
2018 When Heroes Fly Aviv Danino Main role
2019–present The Boys Serge / Frenchie Main role (Credited as Tomer Capon for the first two seasons), 23 episodes

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. "'The Boys' co-star is the Kevin Bacon of Israeli actors". From the Grapevine. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  5. "מאצו' מן". mako. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. "Tomer Kapon cast in new Amazon series" - Israel News - Jerusalem Post
  7. "THE LONG ROAD TO ‘ONE WEEK AND A DAY’" Jerusalem Post. 1 October 2016
  8. One Week and a Day | Film Threat
  9. "Israeli celebrities re-create iconic photos from country’s history", Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 4 May 2017
  10. "Israel’s ‘When Heroes Fly’ Wins Best Series At Canneseries" | Deadline
  11. "'When Heroes Fly' Takes Top Prize at CanneSeries", The Hollywood Reporter. 11 April 2018
  12. TV thriller ‘When Heroes Fly’ acquired by Netflix Times of Israel. 15 October 2018
  13. Tomer Kapon Instagram Instagram. Retrieved on 17 December 2018
  14. TOMER KAPON CAST IN NEW AMAZON SERIES Jerusalem Post. 26 June 2018
  15. Denise Petski (17 April 2019). "'The Boys' Trailer: First Look At Amazon's Superhero Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  16. "The Boys' Renewed for Season 2 by Amazon; Aya Cash Closes Deal as Stormfront". 19 July 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
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