Merritt Wever
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.
Filmography
The Great Beyond
The Great Beyond
Primetime
as Lynn Keller
Primetime
as Lynn Keller
Christy
as Joyce Salters
Christy
as Joyce Salters
Memory
as Olivia
Memory
as Olivia
Midday Black Midnight Blue
as Beth
Midday Black Midnight Blue
as Beth
Marriage Story
as Cassie
Marriage Story
as Cassie
Charlie Says
as Karlene Faith
Charlie Says
as Karlene Faith
Welcome to Marwen
as Roberta
Welcome to Marwen
as Roberta
Irreplaceable You
as Mindy
Irreplaceable You
as Mindy
The Last Face
as Marlee
The Last Face
as Marlee
Meadowland
as Kelly
Meadowland
as Kelly
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
as Annie
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
as Annie
Remember Sunday
as Lucy
Remember Sunday
as Lucy
Boys On Film: Bad Romance
as Girl (segment "The Strange Ones")
Boys On Film: Bad Romance
as Girl (segment "The Strange Ones")
The Strange Ones
as Girl
The Strange Ones
as Girl
Tiny Furniture
as Frankie
Tiny Furniture
as Frankie
Greenberg
as Gina
Greenberg
as Gina
The Messenger
as Lara
The Messenger
as Lara
The Missing Person
as Mabel Page
The Missing Person
as Mabel Page
Righteous Kill
as Rape Victim
Righteous Kill
as Rape Victim
Michael Clayton
as Anna
Michael Clayton
as Anna
Into the Wild
as Lori
Into the Wild
as Lori
12 and Holding
as Debbie Poole
12 and Holding
as Debbie Poole
Something the Lord Made
as Mrs. Saxon
Something the Lord Made
as Mrs. Saxon
A Hole in One
as Betty
A Hole in One
as Betty
Season of Youth
Season of Youth
Signs
as Tracey Abernathy
Signs
as Tracey Abernathy
Series 7
as Lindsay
Series 7
as Lindsay
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
as Susan
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
as Susan
Strike!
as Maureen 'Momo' Haines
Strike!
as Maureen 'Momo' Haines
Arresting Gena
as Tammy
Arresting Gena
as Tammy
Blue River
as Lottie
Blue River
as Lottie