Merritt Wever
Birthplace: Manhattan
Born: 1980-01-07
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; stage actor; television actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Merritt Carmen Wever (born August 11, 1980) is an American actress. Known for her roles on stage and screen, she has received three Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for an Actor Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Wever started her career in independent film before turning to television. She went on to win three Primetime Emmy Awards for her playing an earnest student turned nurse in the Showtime dramedy series Nurse Jackie (2009–2015), a strong-willed widow in the Netflix western miniseries Godless (2017), and an EMT worker in the Apple TV+ drama series Severance (2025). She was Emmy-nominated for her roles in the Netflix limited series Unbelievable (2019), the Hulu miniseries Tiny Beautiful Things (2023), and the HBO period drama series The Gilded Age (2026).
She is also known for her recurring roles in shows such as Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007), New Girl (2013), and The Walking Dead (2015–2016) as well as a leading role in the HBO series Run (2020). She has taken supporting roles in films such as Michael Clayton (2007), Tiny Furniture (2010), Birdman (2014), Welcome to Marwen (2018), Marriage Story (2019), and Primetime (2026).
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Primetime (2026) — Andie Bender
- Christy (2025) — Joyce Salters
- Memory (2023) — Olivia
- Marriage Story (2019) — Cassie
- Charlie Says (2018) — Karlene Faith
- Welcome to Marwen (2018) — Roberta
- Birdman (2014) — Annie
- Remember Sunday (2013) — Lucy
- Greenberg (2010) — Gina
- Tiny Furniture (2010) — Frankie
- The Messenger (2009) — Lara
- Righteous Kill (2008) — Rape Victim
- The Missing Person (2008)
- Into the Wild (2007) — Lori
- Michael Clayton (2007) — Anna
- 12 and Holding (2005) — Debbie Poole
- Something the Lord Made (2004) — Mrs. Saxon
- Bringing Rain (2003)
- Signs (2002) — Tracey Abernathy, die Apothekerin
- Series 7: The Contenders (2001) — Lindsay Berns
- Strike! (1998) — Maureen "Momo" Haines
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Amy Ryan · 2 films
- Ben Foster · 2 films
- Jena Malone · 2 films
- Kevin Hagan · 2 films
- Noah Baumbach · 2 films
- Noah Buschel · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.