Merritt Wever

Merritt Wever

44 · Born: Aug 11, 1980

Personal Details

BornAug 11, 1980 New York, New York, USA
Parents
  • Georgia Wever

Biography

Merritt Carmen Wever (born August 11, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for starring as a perennially upbeat young nurse in Nurse Jackie (2009–2015),an intrepid widow in the Netflix period miniseries Godless (2017),and a detective investigating a serial rapist in the Netflix crime mini-series Unbelievable (2019). For Nurse Jackie, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2013, for Godless, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie in 2018 and for the mini-series Unbelievable, she was nominated the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film in 2020. Wever has also had supporting roles in other television series, including Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007),New Girl (2013),and The Walking Dead (2015–2016). She has also played supporting roles in such films as Michael Clayton (2007),Birdman (2014),and Marriage Story (2019),all of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Birdman winning.

Career

{"id":234818,"title":"Memory","year":"2023","character":"Olivia","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/memory-2023","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_234818.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_234818.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
Memory
Memory as Olivia
{"id":103843880,"title":"Tiny Beautiful Things","year":2023,"character":"Frankie Pierce","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/tiny-beautiful-things","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7fre2tgpj280.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7fre2tgpj280.jpg"},"released":1}
Tiny Beautiful Things
Tiny Beautiful Things as Frankie Pierce
{"id":205415,"title":"Midday Black Midnight Blue","year":"2022","character":"Beth","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/midday-black-midnight-blue","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_205415.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_205415.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
{"id":103838613,"title":"Roar","year":2022,"character":"Elisa","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/roar","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/8n6lbb3t65q0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/8n6lbb3t65q0.jpg"},"released":1}
Roar
Roar as Elisa
{"id":103852457,"title":"Roar","year":2022,"character":"Elisa","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/roar-2022","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103852457.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103852457.jpg"},"released":1}
Roar
Roar as Elisa
{"id":103834949,"title":"Run","year":2020,"character":"Ruby","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/run-us","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834949.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834949.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
Run
Run as Ruby
{"id":135727,"title":"Charlie Says","year":"2019","character":"Karlene Faith","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/charlie-says","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6am72b37vn40.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6am72b37vn40.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
Charlie Says
Charlie Says as Karlene Faith
{"id":140151,"title":"Marriage Story","year":"2019","character":"Cassie","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/marriage-story","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/c0u37sqt0p00.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/c0u37sqt0p00.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103833298,"title":"Unbelievable","year":2019,"character":"Detective Karen Duvall","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/unbelievable","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4aj3gb70ih60.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4aj3gb70ih60.jpg"},"released":1}
Unbelievable
Unbelievable as Detective Karen Duvall
{"id":121568,"title":"Welcome to Marwen","year":"2018","character":"Roberta","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/welcome-to-marwen","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6kh99bfmd6j0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6kh99bfmd6j0.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
{"id":128430,"title":"Irreplaceable You","year":"2018","character":"Mindy","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/irreplaceable-you","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/43v234efr5g0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/43v234efr5g0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103060,"title":"The Last Face","year":"2017","character":"Marlee","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-last-face","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2dop596r6oog.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2dop596r6oog.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
{"id":103831710,"title":"Godless","year":2017,"character":"Mary Agnes","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/godless","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3qijmvj45v8g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3qijmvj45v8g.jpg"},"released":1}
Godless
Godless as Mary Agnes
{"id":36597,"title":"Meadowland","year":"2015","character":"Kelly","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/meadowland","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4sq6spoda690.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4sq6spoda690.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
Meadowland
Meadowland as Kelly
{"id":4,"title":"The Walking Dead","year":2015,"character":"Denise Cloyd","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/the-walking-dead","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7fou02lf7sl0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7fou02lf7sl0.jpg"},"released":1}
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead as Denise Cloyd
{"id":11735,"title":"Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)","year":"2014","character":"Annie","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/u9lahkig3pk0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/u9lahkig3pk0.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
{"id":10867,"title":"Remember Sunday","year":"2013","character":"Lucy","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/remember-sunday","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4kn1ehih0bd0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4kn1ehih0bd0.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
{"id":165,"title":"New Girl","year":2012,"character":"Elizabeth","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/new-girl","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7ktkvml8lqm0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7ktkvml8lqm0.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
New Girl
New Girl as Elizabeth
{"id":84178,"title":"The Strange Ones","year":"2011","character":"Girl","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-strange-ones","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_84178.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_84178.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
{"id":189183,"title":"Boys on Film 7: Bad Romance","year":"2011","character":"Girl (segment \"The Strange Ones\")","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/boys-on-film-7-bad-romance","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_189183.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_189183.jpg"},"released":1}
Boys on Film 7: Bad Romance
Boys on Film 7: Bad Romance as Girl (segment "The Strange Ones")
{"id":3105,"title":"Greenberg","year":"2010","character":"Gina","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/greenberg","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/10gae47vef7o.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/10gae47vef7o.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
{"id":8833,"title":"Tiny Furniture","year":"2010","character":"Frankie","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/tiny-furniture","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/68ohrsedgr80.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/68ohrsedgr80.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":9589,"title":"The Missing Person","year":"2009","character":"Mabel Page","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-missing-person","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_9589.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_9589.jpg"},"released":1}
2009
{"id":8444,"title":"The Messenger","year":"2009","character":"Lara","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-messenger","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_8444.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_8444.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":571,"title":"Nurse Jackie","year":2009,"character":"Zoey Barkow","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/nurse-jackie","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5a9f4qqp30k0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5a9f4qqp30k0.jpg"},"released":1}
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie as Zoey Barkow
{"id":2492,"title":"Righteous Kill","year":"2008","character":"Rape Victim","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/righteous-kill","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1f1fo7msb76g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1f1fo7msb76g.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill as Rape Victim
{"id":507,"title":"Into the Wild","year":"2007","character":"Lori","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/into-the-wild","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/cpf5ffg44l20.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/cpf5ffg44l20.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
{"id":260,"title":"Michael Clayton","year":"2007","character":"Anna","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/michael-clayton","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7mtlbj8m4vu0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7mtlbj8m4vu0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":10957,"title":"12 and Holding","year":"2006","character":"Debbie Poole","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/12-and-holding","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_10957.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_10957.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
12 and Holding
12 and Holding as Debbie Poole
{"id":1669,"title":"Conviction","year":2006,"character":"Bridget Kellner","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/conviction-2006","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_1669.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_1669.jpg"},"released":1}
Conviction
Conviction as Bridget Kellner
{"id":1806,"title":"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip","year":2006,"character":"Suzanne","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/studio-60-on-the-sunset-strip","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/6lnk20fe2050.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/6lnk20fe2050.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":535,"title":"NCIS","year":2005,"character":"Wendy Smith","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/ncis","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4bemd3336m20.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4bemd3336m20.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
NCIS
NCIS as Wendy Smith
{"id":51639,"title":"A Hole in One","year":"2004","character":"Betty","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/a-hole-in-one","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_51639.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_51639.jpg"},"released":1}
2004
{"id":16669,"title":"Something the Lord Made","year":"2004","character":"Mrs. Saxon","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/something-the-lord-made","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_16669.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_16669.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":991,"title":"Signs","year":"2002","character":"Tracey Abernathy","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/signs","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/14dnqsav4568.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/14dnqsav4568.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
Signs
Signs as Tracey Abernathy
{"id":9069,"title":"Series 7: The Contenders","year":"2001","character":"Lindsay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/series-7-the-contenders","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4urooidcelm0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4urooidcelm0.jpg"},"released":1}
2001
{"id":2085,"title":"Strike!","year":"1998","character":"Maureen 'Momo' Haines","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/strike","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/50nu8qoamqf0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/50nu8qoamqf0.jpg"},"released":1}
1998
Strike!
Strike! as Maureen 'Momo' Haines
{"id":55148,"title":"The Adventures of Sebastian Cole","year":"1998","character":"Susan","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-adventures-of-sebastian-cole","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_55148.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_55148.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":156867,"title":"Arresting Gena","year":"1997","character":"Tammy","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/arresting-gena","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_156867.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_156867.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
{"id":57604,"title":"Blue River","year":"1995","character":"Lottie","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/blue-river","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_57604.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_57604.jpg"},"released":1}
1995
Blue River
Blue River as Lottie