Merritt Wever
Born: 1980-08-11 in New York, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Christy as Joyce Salters
- The Bombing of Pan Am 103 as Kathryn Turman
2023
- Tiny Beautiful Things as Frankie Pierce
- Memory as Olivia
2022
- Severance as Gretchen George
- The Gilded Age as Monica O'Brien
- Roar as Elisa
- Midday Black Midnight Blue as Beth
2020
- RUN as Ruby
2019
- Marriage Story as Cassie
- Unbelievable as Detective Karen Duvall
- Charlie Says as Karlene Faith
2018
- Irreplaceable You as Mindy
- Welcome to Marwen as Roberta
2017
- Godless as Mary Agnes
- The Last Face as Marlee
2015
- Meadowland as Kelly
2014
2013
- Remember Sunday as Lucy
2011
- New Girl as Elizabeth
- The Strange Ones as Girl
- Boys On Film 7: Bad Romance as Girl (segment "The Strange Ones")
2010
- The Walking Dead as Denise Cloyd
- Greenberg as Gina
- Tiny Furniture as Frankie
2009
- The Good Wife as Aubrey Gardner
- Nurse Jackie as Zoey Barkow
- The Messenger as Lara
- The Missing Person as Mabel Page
2008
- Righteous Kill as Rape Victim
2007
- Into the Wild as Lori
- Michael Clayton as Anna
2006
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Suzanne
- Conviction as Bridget Kellner
- 12 and Holding as Debbie Poole
2005
- Robot Chicken as Mandy / Susan the Tauntaun (voice)
- 1/4life
2004
- Something the Lord Made as Mrs. Saxon
- A Hole in One as Betty
2003
- NCIS as Wendy Smith
- Season of Youth
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Hannah Price
- Series 7: The Contenders as Lindsay
1998
- Strike! as Maureen 'Momo' Haines
- The Adventures of Sebastian Cole as Susan
1997
- Arresting Gena as Tammy
1995
- Blue River as Lottie
1990
- Law & Order as Sunshine Porter