Birth nameMaher Issa Tadros Birth information15 April 1983, Chicago, Illinois, USA BioMerik Tadros was born Maher Issa Tadros on April 15th 1983 in Chicago, Illinois. After studying Theatre Arts and Cinema at The University of Iowa for one semester, Tadros headed West to The Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting in Los Angeles. Adler Fest brought Merik to the stage in one acts "On Time" and Woody Allen's "Death Knocks." He then went on to perform in the original play "Liberty Injustice" at The Lex Theatre in Hollywood, California. Steven Spielberg's Munich was his first professional on screen acting role portraying "Tony the Cowboy." In 2009, Merik Tadros will be seen co-starring opposite Harrison Ford & Cliff Curtis, in writer-director Wayne Kramer's new film Crossing Over, as well as the two part NCIS pilot spin-off titled Legend.