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Mike Merrill

Mike Merrill

Actor · Detroit, Michigan, USA

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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Biography from IMDb.

From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 16 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 2% in 30 days

What are Mike Merrill's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Self
18%
Morality
13%
Survival
13%
Society
10%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Ally
1 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Warm
3
Joyful
2
Contemplative
2
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Mike Merrill's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mike Merrill's 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

16 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Straw(2025)

    as Detective Grimes

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Jules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Rome

  • A Wesley Christmas Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Dennis Dobson

  • A Wesley Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Dennis Dobson

  • The Black Hamptons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Martin Britton

  • Á La Carte(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rodney

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • American Gangster Presents: Big 50 - The Delrhonda Hood Story(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Switched at Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Cantrell

  • False Advertisement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Dylan Foster

  • The Baby Proposal(2019)

    as Derrick

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Keys to the City(2019)

    as Kevin Banks

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • American Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Maceo Parker

  • All American(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Christian Mosley

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Bobby Brown Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Manny

  • Inner-G(2018)

    Show as Reginald

  • Loving Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Shango

Career shape

Star power in the 54th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 2018 to 2025.

Highest rated

Straw (2025)

Midcredits 72nd

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

By decade

2010s5 · acting2020s9 · acting

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 Mike Merrill's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 6 titles are Divisive.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

American Gangster Presents: Big 50 - The Delrhonda Hood Story (2021)

97th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Straw (2025)

Midcredits 72nd · 61% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 38. 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 Mike Merrill work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mike Merrill's MovieCove titles; John Baldasare shares the most, 2.