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Who is The Last of Us star Isabela Merced’s brother, Gyovanni Moner? The Peruvian-American one-time actor produced a song on his sister’s EP and is close to his 2 siblings

STORYSumnima Kandangwa
Record producer and actor Gyovanni Moner (left) is The Last Of Us star Isabela Merced’s brother. Photos: @kitkatyfamilia, @isabelamerced/Instagram
Record producer and actor Gyovanni Moner (left) is The Last Of Us star Isabela Merced’s brother. Photos: @kitkatyfamilia, @isabelamerced/Instagram
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Merced, who made her Broadway debut acting alongside Ricky Martin, is a rising star, with roles in Alien: Romulus and Superman – but who’s her younger brother, who worked with her on her music?

Isabela Merced has come a long way since making her Broadway debut at only 10 years old in Evita alongside pop legend Ricky Martin. The 23-year-old went on to appear in Nickelodeon’s TV series 100 Things to Do Before High School and films such as Instant Family (2018) alongside Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne. She had a stellar year in 2024, starring in Alien: Romulus, and becoming part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe alongside Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney in Madame Webb.
Isabela Merced is a rising star in Hollywood. Photo: @isabelamerced/Instagram
Isabela Merced is a rising star in Hollywood. Photo: @isabelamerced/Instagram
But this year is poised to be Merced’s best year yet; she just made her debut in HBO’s Pedro Pascal vehicle The Last of Us as Dina. The Turtles All The Way Down actress is also returning to the big screen as Hawkgirl in the highly anticipated Superman starring David Corenswet.
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While Merced’s career is on a roll, the actress’ younger brother, Gyovanni Moner, is also making testing the entertainment industry waters as an actor and record producer. Here’s what you need to know about him.

Gyovanni Moner is Peruvian-American

Isabela Merced, Gyovanni Moner and their mother Katherine Moner on the red carpet. Photo: @kitkatyfamilia/Instagram
Isabela Merced, Gyovanni Moner and their mother Katherine Moner on the red carpet. Photo: @kitkatyfamilia/Instagram

Gyovanni Moner was born in December 2004 to Katherine and Patrick Moner. He and Merced’s mother is of Peruvian descent, while their father is American. He is the youngest sibling – he and Merced also have an older brother named Jared Moner. (Merced was born Isabela Moner and changed her surname in 2019 as a tribute to her late maternal grandmother, Yolanda Merced Salazar Pittman).

He is an actor and producer

Isabela Merced and her brother Gyovanni Moner celebrating their mother Katherine Moner’s 48th birthday. Photo: @isabelamerced/Instagram
Isabela Merced and her brother Gyovanni Moner celebrating their mother Katherine Moner’s 48th birthday. Photo: @isabelamerced/Instagram

While his sister’s filmography is growing exponentially, she's not the only actor in the family: Moner tried his hand at acting, in a 2012 short film called Child’s Play, per IMDB.

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