Acting
Nigel Mercier
Born
1962-01-01 (64)
Place of birth
Limerick, Ireland
Known for
Acting
Credits
17 titles
Nigel Mercier is an Irish actor with over 40 years experience in TV and Film. Well known for Irish Dramas Glenroe, Fair City, Love Hate, Smother, Hidden Assets, Bloodlands, etc and has starred opposite Matthew Modine, James Nesbitt, John Rhys-Davies, and Angeline Ball, amongst others. A nice guy who plays cops and priests on a regular basis and can't understand why he's often chosen to play the villain! Nigel also runs the acclaimed Limerick School of Acting and often writes and directs the groups annual Theatre Productions.
Known for
4.7The day-to-day dramas of the community who live and work in the fictional north Dublin suburb of Carrigstown.
Fair City
1989
6.7A routine raid led by Emer Berry, a detective in the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau, reveals that a small-time drug dealer has been receiving substantial funding from a seemingly untraceable source – not in cash, but in rough diamonds. When these diamonds are linked to a series of bombings in Belgium, Emer is forced to work with Police Commissioner Christian De Jong.
Hidden Assets
2021
7.5Modern-day underworld characters Nidge and John Boy wrestle for control of Dublin's illicit drug trade in this forceful crime drama.
Love/Hate
2010
7.0Jack Taylor is an Irish television drama based on a series of novels by Ken Bruen. Set in Galway, the series stars Iain Glen in the eponymous role of Jack Taylor, a former officer with the Garda Síochána who becomes a "finder" after leaving the service. Taylor is a man who goes looking for clues where others have not bothered to. He also knows the streets of his hometown like the back of his hand.
Jack Taylor
2010
6.3On the rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern's husband is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party. The matriarch starts to dig into the family's secrets to find out who might be responsible.
Smother
2021
6.7Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick connects a suicide note with an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance.
Bloodlands
2021
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
6.9A serial killer has been sentenced to death by electric chair in London in the 1890s, but in his final hours, he puts a curse on the prison he is in, and all of those in it.
The Gates
2024
6.5This existential comedic drama follows an ailing film director as he begins to shoot what he believes to be his final work of art. What starts out as a normal film for him changes dramatically as the deterioration of his health progresses. The result being a fascinating exploration of mortality and one’s profound effect on the world.
The Martini Shot
2023
8.0An ancient spirit haunts an old church, disrupting the daily routines of two priests and ultimately threatening their lives.
The Cathedral
2022
2010s · 6 titles
5.7Amy begins her first night shift in a hotel with a murderous past. Witnessing terrifying events and trapped within a loop, Amy must find a way to escape the flesh obsessed murderer and save residents of the hotel.
Night Shift
2018
6.0A troubled man consults a priest.
Sinners
2013
5.0Part one of a three part short film saga about a criminal gang member, Danny, who falls out with his boss, mates, another gang, his girlfriend is kidnapped and if that wasn't bad enough, he's gone and won the lottery. Sometimes winning isn't all that lucky.
Scumbag Millionaire
2011
5.3Hannah returns home to her estranged Father to piece together the circumstances of her Mother's death. On the discovery of an ancient Ouija board from a local antique dealer, Hannah uncovers a deadly curse from the past.
HeXing
2017
Ireland, 1892. A recently widowed mother forms a sinister relationship with the body of her husband, leaving it to her son John to sever the ties that bind them.
The Parting Glass
2015
1.0A middle-aged gay couple struggle with coming out.
Mother's Milk and Cookies
2016
Series credits
4.7The day-to-day dramas of the community who live and work in the fictional north Dublin suburb of Carrigstown.
Fair City
1989
6.7A routine raid led by Emer Berry, a detective in the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau, reveals that a small-time drug dealer has been receiving substantial funding from a seemingly untraceable source – not in cash, but in rough diamonds. When these diamonds are linked to a series of bombings in Belgium, Emer is forced to work with Police Commissioner Christian De Jong.
Hidden Assets
2021
7.5Modern-day underworld characters Nidge and John Boy wrestle for control of Dublin's illicit drug trade in this forceful crime drama.
Love/Hate
2010
7.0Jack Taylor is an Irish television drama based on a series of novels by Ken Bruen. Set in Galway, the series stars Iain Glen in the eponymous role of Jack Taylor, a former officer with the Garda Síochána who becomes a "finder" after leaving the service. Taylor is a man who goes looking for clues where others have not bothered to. He also knows the streets of his hometown like the back of his hand.
Jack Taylor
2010
6.3On the rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern's husband is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party. The matriarch starts to dig into the family's secrets to find out who might be responsible.
Smother
2021
6.7Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick connects a suicide note with an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance.
Bloodlands
2021