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Merritt Patterson

Merritt Patterson

Actor, also producer · Born September 2, 1990 (36) · Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Merritt Patterson (born 2 September 1990) is a Canadian actress. Born and raised in Whistler, she began her acting career at the age of 15. Merritt landed her first television role as a recurring character on the ABC Family show Kyle XY. Following her television debut were a number of film roles including the female lead in the movie Wolves opposite Jason Momoa. Most well known for her role as Ophelia Pryce in The Royals on E!. Merritt has starred in a number of television shows including the Pretty Little Liars spin-off Ravenswood for ABC Family and in Crackle's The Art Of More as Olivia Brukner opposite Dennis Quaid and Kate Bosworth. In 2018 Merritt played Cynthia Applewhite in the film Unbroken: Path to Redemption for Universal. Accepting the award for Best Supporting Actress at CIFF for her portrayal of the role. A long time fan favorite for The Hallmark Channel, Merritt has starred in eight Hallmark films. Four of these films being part of the beloved Countdown To Christmas.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 2, 1990 (36)
From
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
27 on Motif · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Merritt Patterson's films like?

Across their 21 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Motif score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Motif score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Romance5 titlesTypical Motif score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Action2 titlesTypical Motif score: 12th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
27%
Morality
12%
Survival
8%
Society
7%
Power
1%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 15 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 12 of 17 analyzed roles.

Hero
12 of 17
Ally
3 of 17
Shapeshifter
2 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
13
Warm
12
Hopeful
12
Tense
5
Joyful
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Merritt Patterson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 27 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Merritt Patterson's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

32 credits, 27 with a Motif page.

  • Meet Me in the Margins(2026)

    Actor

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Vintage Christmas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Tessa Findlay

  • One Perfect Match(2023)

    Producer · as Lucy Marks

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • 'Twas the Text Before Christmas(2023)

    as Addie

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Catering Christmas(2022)

    as Molly Frost

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Heatwave(2022)

    as Eve Crane

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Now (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 14 episodes · as April

  • Jingle Bell Princess(2021)

    as Princess Amelia

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Gingerbread Miracle(2021)

    as Maya Owens

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Chateau Christmas(2020)

    as Margot Hammond

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Picture a Perfect Christmas(2019)

    as Sophie Griffith

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Forever in My Heart(2019)

    as Jenna

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Christmas at the Palace(2018)

    as Katie

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Unbroken: Path to Redemption(2018)

    as Cynthia Applewhaite

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New(2018)

    as Abby Russo

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Cottage(2017)

    as Lacey Quinn

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Bad Date Chronicles(2017)

    as Leigh

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Royal Winter(2017)

    as Maggie Marks

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Royals(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ophelia

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Damaged (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Taran Hathaway

  • Wolves(2014)

    as Angelina Timmins

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Kid Cannabis(2014)

    as Nicole

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Primary(2014)

    as Sara Jaspar

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Ravenswood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Olivia Matheson

  • Hunted(2012)

    as Tracy McCay

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Radio Rebel(2012)

    as Stacy

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Pregnancy Project(2012)

    as Maddy

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Iron Golem(2011)

    as Claire

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief(2010)

    as Pretty Girl #2

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Life Unexpected(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Nicole

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Hole(2009)

    as Jessica

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films

  • A Very Evergreen Christmas (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 2009 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018)

$6.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Picture a Perfect Christmas (2019)

Motif 72nd

Most popular right now

Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20092026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 18 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 32: 32 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score53rd

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 48% of 21 roles
091419

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Merritt Patterson's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 25; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Motif score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Primary (2014)

87th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Royals (2015)

Motif 76th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.

Is Merritt Patterson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 31

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Merritt Patterson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Merritt Patterson's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amy Krell shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers