---
name: "Merritt Wever"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/merritt-wever"
fi1m_id: "merritt-wever"
imdb_id: "nm0923266"
tmdb_id: 28044
wikidata_id: "Q440189"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 August 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-22T02:52:34.433929+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Merritt Wever

## Identity

Merritt Wever

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/merritt-wever
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** merritt-wever
- **IMDb ID:** nm0923266
- **TMDB ID:** 28044
- **Wikidata ID:** Q440189
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt_Wever, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q440189, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923266/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28044

Actor. Born 11 August 1980 in New York, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 August 1980, New York, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** Meritt Wever, Merrit Wever
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 2 Emmys (2 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (5), 2010s 81 (4), 2020s 60 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 72 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 9 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Crime 3, Thriller 3, Comedy 2, Adventure 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $711m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt_Wever, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q440189, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923266/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28044

## Coming up

- *The Great Beyond* (2027-09-29)

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Unbelievable*](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md) (85), [*Marriage Story*](https://film.one/film/marriage-story.md) (84), [*Godless*](https://film.one/tv/godless.md) (74)
- **HBO Max:** [*Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)*](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md) (82), [*Christy*](https://film.one/film/christy.md) (58)
- **Peacock:** [*Signs*](https://film.one/film/signs.md) (76)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Nurse Jackie*](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Merritt Wever is an American actress. She was born on 11 August 1980 in New York City and graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and Sarah Lawrence College.

She has appeared in films including *Signs* (2002), *Michael Clayton* (2007) as Anna, *Into the Wild* (2007), *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), and *Marriage Story* (2019). On television she has had roles in *The Wire* (2002), *Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip* (2006–2007), *New Girl* (2013), *The Walking Dead* (2015–2016), *Nurse Jackie* (2009–2015), *Godless* (2017), *Unbelievable* (2019) and *Severance* (2025).

Wever won Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for *Nurse Jackie* in 2013 and for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for *Godless* in 2018.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Primetime* (2026), Fi1m 61, as Andie Bender — [page](https://film.one/film/primetime.md)
- *Christy* (2025), Fi1m 58, as Joyce Salters — [page](https://film.one/film/christy.md)
- *Marriage Story* (2019), Fi1m 84, as Cassie — [page](https://film.one/film/marriage-story.md)
- *Unbelievable* (2019), Fi1m 85, as Detective Karen Duvall — [page](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md)
- *Godless* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Mary Agnes — [page](https://film.one/tv/godless.md)
- *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Annie — [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md)
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), Fi1m 72, as Zoey Barkow — [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *Into the Wild* (2007), Fi1m 78, as Lori — [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)
- *Michael Clayton* (2007), Fi1m 86, as Anna — [page](https://film.one/film/michael-clayton.md)
- *Signs* (2002), Fi1m 76, as Tracey Abernathy — [page](https://film.one/film/signs.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, as Prissy — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Great Beyond* (2027), Actor
- *Primetime* (2026), as Andie Bender — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/primetime.md)
- *Christy* (2025), as Joyce Salters — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/christy.md)
- *The Bombing of Pan Am 103* (2025), series, as Kathryn Turman
- *Memory* (2023), as Olivia
- *Tiny Beautiful Things* (2023), series, as Frankie Pierce
- *Midday Black Midnight Blue* (2022), as Beth
- *Roar* (2022), series, as Elisa
- *Severance* (2022), series, as Gretchen George, Gretchen George (voice) (uncredited) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/severance.md)
- *The Gilded Age* (2022), series, as Monica O'Brien
- *RUN* (2020), series, as Ruby Richardson
- *Marriage Story* (2019), as Cassie — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/marriage-story.md)
- *Unbelievable* (2019), series, as Detective Karen Duvall — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/unbelievable.md)
- *Charlie Says* (2019), as Karlene Faith
- *Welcome to Marwen* (2018), as Roberta
- *Irreplaceable You* (2018), as Mindy
- *Godless* (2017), series, as Mary Agnes — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/godless.md)
- *The Last Face* (2017), as Marlee
- *Meadowland* (2015), as Kelly
- *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), as Annie — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md)
- *Remember Sunday* (2013), as Lucy
- *Boys On Film: Bad Romance* (2011), as Girl (segment "The Strange Ones")
- *New Girl* (2011), series, as Elizabeth — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *The Strange Ones* (2011), as Girl
- *Tiny Furniture* (2010), as Frankie
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, as Denise Cloyd — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Greenberg* (2010), as Gina
- *The Messenger* (2009), as Lara
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Aubrey Gardner — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, as Zoey Barkow — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *The Missing Person* (2009), as Mabel Page
- *Righteous Kill* (2008), as Rape Victim
- *Michael Clayton* (2007), as Anna — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/michael-clayton.md)
- *Into the Wild* (2007), as Lori — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)
- *Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip* (2006), series, as Suzanne
- *12 and Holding* (2006), as Debbie Poole
- *Conviction* (2006), series, as Bridget Kellner
- *1/4life* (2005), series, Actor
- *Robot Chicken* (2005), series, as Mandy / Susan the Tauntaun (voice)
- *Something the Lord Made* (2004), as Mrs. Saxon
- *A Hole in One* (2004), as Betty
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Wendy Smith — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Season of Youth* (2003), Actor
- *Signs* (2002), as Tracey Abernathy — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/signs.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), series, as Prissy — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Hannah Price
- *Series 7* (2001), as Lindsay
- *The Adventures of Sebastian Cole* (1998), as Susan
- *Strike!* (1998), as Maureen 'Momo' Haines
- *Arresting Gena* (1997), as Tammy
- *Blue River* (1995), as Lottie
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Sunshine Porter, Myra, Jennifer Taylor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

## Gallery

- ![Merritt Wever attends the "Primetime" Screening during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 05, 2026 in Venice, Italy.](https://film.one/media/person/94908/gallery-d7df5169b9a3.jpg) Merritt Wever attends the "Primetime" Screening during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 05, 2026 in Venice, Italy. — Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Merritt_Weaver_Venice_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Merritt_Weaver_Venice_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Merritt Wever attends the "Primetime" Screening during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 05, 2026 in Venice, Italy.](https://film.one/media/person/94908/gallery-21a0a4930bd6.jpg) Merritt Wever attends the "Primetime" Screening during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 05, 2026 in Venice, Italy. — Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Merritt_Weaver_at_the_83rd_Venice_International_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Merritt_Weaver_at_the_83rd_Venice_International_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Merritt Wever](https://film.one/media/person/94908/gallery-7cf1543db391.jpg) Merritt Wever — Sebastian Piras, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Merritt_Wever.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Merritt Wever](https://film.one/media/person/94908/gallery-22039dc3ca68.jpg) Merritt Wever — Thomas Attila Lewis from Pittsfield, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Merritt_Wever_2010.jpg/1280px-Merritt_Wever_2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Merritt Wever](https://film.one/media/person/94908/gallery-f711edbc6b65.jpg) Merritt Wever — Image via TMDB
- ![Merritt Wever](https://film.one/media/person/94908/gallery-cf2693de261d.jpg) Merritt Wever — Image via TMDB
- ![Merritt Wever](https://film.one/media/person/94908/gallery-072d47d4cb82.jpg) Merritt Wever — Image via TMDB
- ![March 18, 2010 at Gotham Hall, NYC.](https://film.one/media/person/94908/gallery-80acc7200b4c.jpg) March 18, 2010 at Gotham Hall, NYC. — Merritt_Wever_2010.jpg: Thomas Attila Lewis from Pittsfield, MA, USA
derivative work: RanZag (talk), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Merritt_Wever_2010_cropped.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Merritt Wever](https://film.one/media/person/94908/gallery-d126ea660970.jpg) Merritt Wever — Image via TMDB
- ![Merritt Wever](https://film.one/media/person/94908/gallery-13fe53e85291.jpg) Merritt Wever — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 2 won

- 2018: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (won), for *Godless*
- 2013: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (won), for *Nurse Jackie*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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