Merik Tadros (born Maher Issa Tadros, 15 April 1983 in Chicago, Illinois) – American actor, producer, and director of Jordanian descent, raised by Jordanian immigrant parents. A conference champion wrestler at Marist High School, he studied Theatre Arts and Cinema at the University of Iowa before training at The Groundlings and the Stella Adler Academy of Acting in Hollywood. His most notable film roles include Tony "the Cowboy" in Munich (2005, Steven Spielberg), a Reporter in The Kingdom (2007), Nabi in Postal (2007), Farid Baraheri in Crossing Over (2009, opposite Harrison Ford), and Simon in Full of Grace (2015). He also served as a stunt player on The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009). On television he is best known for Officer Michael Rivkin in NCIS (2008–2009, 7 episodes), Jamal Nasawa in 24 (2007), Abu Nafi in CSI: Miami (2006), and Salaam in The Blacklist (2017). He also wrote, directed, produced, and edited his first short film The Bardo (2007), which premiered at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 15, 1983 (43)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 15 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Merik Tadros' films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Merik Tadros' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Merik Tadros' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
23 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Clowning(2022)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Full of Grace(2015)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Western Religion(2015)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Follow(2015)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
State of Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Behind the Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Blacklist(2013)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
To Rest in Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Public Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Crossing Over(2009)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Portal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
David & Fatima(2008)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Postal(2007)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Cain and Abel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Kingdom(2007)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Notes from the Underbelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Munich(2005)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Jarhead(2005)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
E-Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
NCIS(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
CSI: Miami(2002)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
24(2001)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 49th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 2001 to 2022.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Merik Tadros' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Merik Tadros work with?
People who share at least 2 of Merik Tadros' MovieCove titles; Claude Duhamel shares the most, 2.
- Claude DuhamelShared titles: Clowning (2022), Western Religion (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Claude Duhamel
