---
name: "Will Merrick"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/will-merrick"
fi1m_id: "will-merrick"
imdb_id: "nm4465864"
tmdb_id: 1221073
wikidata_id: "Q1059231"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 April 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-22T21:49:27.650827+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."
---

# Will Merrick

## Identity

Will Merrick

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/will-merrick
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** will-merrick
- **IMDb ID:** nm4465864
- **TMDB ID:** 1221073
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1059231
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Merrick, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1059231, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4465864/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1221073

Actor. Born 9 April 1993 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 April 1993, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Also known as:** William Charles Merrick
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (1), 2010s 66 (1), 2020s 73 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 72 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Fantasy 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,168m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Merrick, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1059231, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4465864/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1221073

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*F1*](https://film.one/film/f1.md) (66)
- **Netflix:** [*About Time*](https://film.one/film/about-time.md) (66)

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

## Biography

Will Merrick is an English actor. Born William Charles Merrick on 9 April 1993 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, he attended The Downs School in Malvern and Dean Close School in Cheltenham. He began acting as a child and made his screen debut in the E4 series *Skins* (2011–2012) as Alo Creevey.

His film roles include Jay in *About Time* (2013), a young Mattel employee in *Barbie* (2023) and Hugh Nickleby in *F1* (2025). On television he has appeared as Steve Davis in *The Rack Pack* (2016), Nicky in *Dead Pixels* (2019–2021), Arthur Solway in *Poldark* (2015–2016), Danny in *Silo* (2023–) and Owen in *My Lady Jane* (2024). He has also worked extensively in theatre, including productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Exchange.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, unitedagents.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Resident Evil* (2026), Fi1m 77, as Dave — [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil.md)
- *F1* (2025), Fi1m 66, as Nickleby — [page](https://film.one/film/f1.md)
- *Barbie* (2023), Fi1m 76, as Young Mattel Employee — [page](https://film.one/film/barbie.md)
- *About Time* (2013), Fi1m 66, as Jay — [page](https://film.one/film/about-time.md)
- *Skins* (2007), Fi1m 72, as Alo Creevey — [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *Resident Evil* (2026), as Dave — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil.md)
- *Zog* (2026), series, as Gadabout (voice)
- *F1* (2025), as Nickleby — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/f1.md)
- *The Painting & The Statue* (2025), as Tradesman 1 'Cyril'/Young Lord 'Johnny'/Well-dressed Man 1/Soldier 1
- *My Lady Jane* (2024), series, as Owen
- *Bodies* (2023), series, as Constable Byrne
- *A Matter of Choice* (2023), as Drystan
- *Barbie* (2023), as Young Mattel Employee — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/barbie.md)
- *Silo* (2023), series, as Danny, Danny Bly — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/silo.md)
- *A Classic Horror Story* (2021), as Mark
- *Ataraxia* (2020), as Boy
- *Miss Scarlet* (2020), series, as Martin Crabtree
- *Tic* (2019), as Dave
- *Swiped* (2019), as Tom
- *Dead Pixels* (2019), series, as Nicky
- *Thanks for the Memories* (2019), as Joel Fink
- *Modern Life Is Rubbish* (2018), as Olly
- *Brief Encounters* (2016), series, as Russell
- *The Rack Pack* (2016), as Steve Davis
- *Poldark* (2015), series, as Arhur Solway, Arthur Solway — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *7.2* (2014), as Pemulis
- *About Time* (2013), as Jay — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/about-time.md)
- *BBC Comedy Feeds* (2012), series, as Paul
- *Skins* (2007), series, as Alo Creevey — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Brains — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)

## Gallery

- ![Will Merrick](https://film.one/media/person/8307/gallery-11d7a12f6642.jpg) Will Merrick — Stephaniepr2025, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/2025_06_03_Will_Merrick_BN_Shot6_0974.jpg/1280px-2025_06_03_Will_Merrick_BN_Shot6_0974.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Will Merrick](https://film.one/media/person/8307/gallery-e023118663da.jpg) Will Merrick — Image via TMDB

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