Tomer Capone (also Kapon or Kappon or Capon, he, תומר קאפון; born July 15, 1985) is an

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actor. He has starred in popular Israeli exported television such as ''

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'' and the political thriller television series ''

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''. In 2016 he was awarded an

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for Best Supporting Actor in ''

One Week and a Day ''One Week and a Day'' (or ''Shavua ve Yom'', he, שבוע ויום) is a 2016 Israeli drama film directed by Asaph Polonsky. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Gan Foun ...

''. He stars in ''

When Heroes Fly ''When Heroes Fly'' ( he, בשבילה גיבורים עפים, Bishvila Giborim Afim, Heroes fly for her) is an Israeli drama television series that was first broadcast in Israel on Keshet 12 in May 2018. The series was created by Omri Givon and l ...

'' and in the

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series ''

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''.

Biography

Capone was born in

Holon Holon ( he, חוֹלוֹן ) is a city on the central coastal strip of Israel, south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the metropolitan Gush Dan area. In it had a population of . Holon has the second-largest industrial zone in Israel, after Haifa. ...

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, the second child of business-owner parents. Raised in the city of

Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion ( he, רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן , ''lit.'' First to Zion, Arabic: راشون لتسيون) is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan ar ...

, he is related to Israeli director Shay Capon. After graduating high school, in 2004 Capone was conscripted into the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

. He served as a soldier and later a squad leader with the IDF's 202nd battalion of the

Paratroopers Brigade The 35th Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת הַצַּנְחָנִים, ''Hativat HaTzanhanim''), also known as the Paratroopers Brigade, is an infantry brigade unit of paratroopers within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and forms a major part of ...

. At the age of 26, he resided in the

Hatikva Quarter Hatikva Quarter ( he, שכונת התקווה, ''Shkhunat Hatikva'') is a working class neighbourhood in southeastern Tel Aviv, Israel. History The quarter was founded in 1935, named for " Mount Hope" ("Har HaTikva" in Hebrew), a farm built in 185 ...

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, 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.

Television and film career

He has starred in popular Israeli exports such as ''

'' and the political thriller television series ''

''. Capone also starred in the first season of the Israeli series ''Taagad'' (''Charlie Golf One''). He made his film debut in 2015 in the

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-directed film ''

A Tale of Love and Darkness ''A Tale of Love and Darkness'' ( he, סיפור על אהבה וחושך ''Sipur al ahava ve choshech'') is a memoir by the Israeli author Amos Oz, first published in Hebrew in 2002. The book has been translated into 28 languages and over a m ...

''.">"Tomer Kapon cast in new Amazon series" - Israel News - ''Jerusalem Post''
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for Best Supporting Actor in the drama ''

''. 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 ''

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'' cover of

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after the

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, which showed him as a young

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troop triumphantly clutching a rifle while standing in the waters of the

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. 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

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and has been available since early 2019. Also in 2018, Capone was a spokesmodel, along with

Shlomit Malka Shlomit Malka ( he, שלומית מלכה-לוי; born December 23, 1993) is an Israeli fashion model and television host. Earlier in her career she was credited as Shiloh Malka, but she has since been credited as her birth name. She has appeared ...

, for the Israeli fashion chain,

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. In June 2018, Capone was cast as Frenchie in the

superhero series, ''

''. The series premiered on July 26, 2019. Ahead of the premiere, Amazon renewed ''The Boys'' for a second season.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Capone, Tomer Israeli male film actors Israeli male television actors Jewish Israeli male actors Living people 1985 births People from Holon People from Rishon LeZion 21st-century Israeli male actors