Nigel Mercier

Acting

Nigel Mercier

Born 1962-01-01 · Limerick, Ireland

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.

Acting credits

Scumbag Millionaire poster
5.0

Part 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

The Gates poster
7.0

A 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

The Martini Shot poster
6.5

This 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

Night Shift poster
5.7

Amy 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

No artwork available
NR

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

Sinners poster
6.0

A troubled man consults a priest.

Sinners

2013

Cowboys & Angels poster
6.0

This story concerns a hapless civil servant who gets more than he bargains for when he moves into an apartment in Limerick with a gay fashion student and becomes a star on the catwalk. A contemporary story embracing the essence of what it is to be young in today's Ireland.

Cowboys & Angels

2004

HeXing poster
5.3

Hannah 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

The Cathedral poster
8.0

An ancient spirit haunts an old church, disrupting the daily routines of two priests and ultimately threatening their lives.

The Cathedral

2022

Mother's Milk and Cookies poster
1.0

A middle-aged gay couple struggle with coming out.

Mother's Milk and Cookies

2016

Behind the camera