Biography

Mike Merrill is an American actor, producer, and entrepreneur who has charted his own path to success in top-rated TV and film, emerging as one of Hollywood's exciting rising stars to watch in a new generation of leading men.

This year, Mike Merrill can be seen starring as "Detective Grimes" in the film 'STRAW' on Netflix alongside Taraji P. Henson, Teyana Taylor, Sherry Sheppard, Glynn Turman, Rockmund Dunbar and Sinbad, executive produced and created by Tyler Perry.

In 2023, Merrill starred in STARZ hit crime drama BMF as "Ty Washington" and Carl Weber's BET+ Original The Black Hamptons as "Martin Britton". The Black Hamptons garnered a 2023 NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special. Based on the New York Times Bestseller, the family-drama miniseries follows the brewing feud between the 'Brittons' and the 'Johnsons,' two of the most powerful families in the upscale Black town of Sag Harbor, NY, where the difference between old and new money is very apparent.

Additional television credits for Merrill include CW's sports drama series 'All American', the Bounce TV Dramedy 'Finding Happy', BET Networks 'American Soul' and the NAACP Image Award-winning miniseries The 'Bobby Brown Story'.

Mike Merrill closed the year in 2024 filming a romance feature based in Jamaica called 'Love Offside', starring as "Ryan Hunter", a beloved Jamaican Rugby Star. The best is yet to come!!
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