Jesse Merlin

Jesse Merlin

Merlin debuted the role of Dr. Hill in Stuart Gordon's award-winning "Re-Animator: The Musical," and was decapitated 200 times in Las Vegas, Edinburgh, New York and Los Angeles, earning an Ovation Award nomination and a rave review in the New York Times. He sings on the forthcoming Original Cast Album.

He plays the mysterious Elric in Jackson Stewart's "Beyond the Gates," which won the Nightfall Jury Prize at the LA Film Festival, and attended its European premiere at Fright Fest in London. He voices Impact Man in "Mega Man 11" and F.A.N.G in "Street Fighter V," and in Ross Patterson films plays 2LT Chandler in "Range 15," William Keller in "Helen Keller vs Nightwolves," and Werewolf Hitler in "FDR: American Badass!" He played the homicidal cult-leader Sugarplum in two episodes of Blumhouse's "12 Deadly Days," appears in various episodes of "Dream Corp LLC" on Adult Swim, and voiced Makube in "Hellsing Ultimate X" and Liquid Terror in "The Reflection." Other appearances include "Jackass 3D/3.5," "All The Creatures Were Stirring," "Cabaret of the Dead," and several upcoming features.

His theater work includes Salo in Stuart Gordon's adaptation of Vonnegut's "The Sirens of Titan." Merlin created the role of The President of the USA in the long-running operetta "The Beastly Bombing," performing at the Steve Allen Theater, New York Musical Theatre Festival, and Opera aan het Ij (Amsterdam). He performed Hannibal Lecter in "Silence! The Musical" in both the Original LA Cast (along with four other roles) and recently in a hit production with Bucket List Theatre. His sketch comedy work includes Matty Simmons' "Sketches From The National Lampoon." As principal bass and patter-baritone with touring repertory Opera A La Carte for 7 seasons, he sang a variety of roles in The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, and The Gondoliers.

Merlin was profiled by NPR on Weekend Edition in a nationally aired, award-winning story about his niche career as "Mr. Horror Musicals." He played the Troll King in a concert version of Peer Gynt with the San Francisco Symphony and Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas. He sings Professor Upham on the "Dreams in the Witch House" Lovecraft-inspired heavy metal album.

As a younger performer, he had a regional opera career spanning 45 diverse roles like Mephistopheles in "Faust," Leporello in "Don Giovanni" and the title role in "Don Pasquale." Discovered by retired Metropolitan Opera star and General Director Irene Dalis (1925-2014), Merlin was a Principal Artist-in-Residence with Opera San Jose for four seasons, singing 17 roles. He made his international debut in Paris with the electronic opera "Le Terrain Vague" at the Théâtre du Rond Point and the Théâtre Lucernaire.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jesse Merlin

Movies for Jesse Merlin...

The October Martyr
Title: The October Martyr
Character: Inspector Richard Wilson
Released: November 14, 2022
Type: Movie
In a totalitarian state where individual liberties are crushed and people who speak out are executed without trial, a judge has to confront a prisoner who will not be intimidated by their death sentence.
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Nightshade Labs
Title: Nightshade Labs
Character: Dr. Ben
Released: August 1, 2020
Type: Movie
This time...try not to wake up.
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Lucky
Title: Lucky
Character: Officer Erwin
Released: March 16, 2020
Type: Movie
May, a self help author with all the answers, suddenly finds herself stalked by a masked man who mysteriously reappears every night. Even when she kills him. May struggles to get help from the people around her as she fights to stay alive. Is this paranoia, or is she doomed to accept her new reality?
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I Blame Society
Title: I Blame Society
Character: James McAlpin
Released: January 27, 2020
Type: Movie
A struggling filmmaker senses her peers are losing faith in her ability to succeed, so she decides to prove herself by finishing her last abandoned film and committing the perfect murder.
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Bliss
Title: Bliss
Character: Dante
Released: September 27, 2019
Type: Movie
In need of creative inspiration, a professionally stagnant and hard-partying Los Angeles artist recklessly indulges in a series of drug binges. As the narcotics fly out of control, so does her newfound and inexplicable, yet unquenchable, craving for blood.
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All the Creatures Were Stirring
Title: All the Creatures Were Stirring
Character: Spencer
Released: April 6, 2018
Type: Movie
When an awkward date on Christmas Eve leads a couple into a strange theater, they're treated to a bizarre and frightening collection of Christmas stories, featuring a wide ensemble of characters doing their best to avoid the horrors of the holidays. From boring office parties and last-minute shopping, to vengeful stalkers and immortal demons, there's plenty out there to fear this holiday season.
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Beyond the Gates
Title: Beyond the Gates
Character: Elric
Released: December 9, 2016
Type: Movie
Two estranged brothers reunite at their missing father's video store to liquidate the property and sell off his assets. As they dig through the store, they find a VCR board game titled 'Beyond the Gates' that holds a connection to their father's disappearance and deadly consequences for anyone who plays it.
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Title: Dream Corp LLC
Character: Dream Fish (voice)
Released: October 23, 2016
Type: TV
Helmed by the easily distracted Dr. Roberts, a psychotherapeutic facility treats patients with troubling dreams. Roberts employs a team of incompetent scientists to help analyze and record those thoughts plaguing the doctor's patients.
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Range 15
Title: Range 15
Character: 2LT Chandler
Released: June 15, 2016
Type: Movie
A group of veterans wake up after a night of partying to find out that the zombie apocalypse has spread across the United States. Together, they must fight their way across the country in order to find a cure for the outbreak and restore freedom before it's too late.
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Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
Title: Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
Character: William Keller
Released: October 1, 2015
Type: Movie
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves tells the shocking story of how a group of Nightwolves terrorized a tiny village taking people's hearing and eye sight... and the one woman who fought back.
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Sex Boss
Title: Sex Boss
Character: Chester Clefferts
Released: January 1, 2013
Type: Movie
A group of interns vie for a high-paying job under a psychotic employer who knows no boundaries.
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Hellsing Ultimate: Volume 10
Title: Hellsing Ultimate: Volume 10
Character: Makube
Released: December 26, 2012
Type: Movie
Aboard the zeppelin, Integra and Seras battle the last remnants of the Millennium forces while the major eagerly waits for his endgame to come.
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FDR: American Badass!
Title: FDR: American Badass!
Character: Adolf Hitler
Released: September 24, 2012
Type: Movie
Chronicles the adventures of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as he rides a "wheelchair of death" to stop the world from being taking over by polio-carrying werewolves during WWII. A deadly menace that are led by Werewolf Hitler, Mussolini and Emperor Hirohito.
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Jackass 3.5
Title: Jackass 3.5
Character: Self
Released: April 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Johnny Knoxville of 'Jackass' releases unused material of stunts, tricks, antics and shenanigans shot during the production of 'Jackass 3D' that didn't make it into the film, as well as the hilarious outtakes.
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Don't Dream It, Be It: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast Part I
Title: Don't Dream It, Be It: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast Part I
Character: Himself
Released: October 19, 2010
Type: Movie
Don't Dream It, Be It: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast is a special feature included in the 35th Anniversary Blu-ray release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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Jackass 3D
Title: Jackass 3D
Released: October 15, 2010
Type: Movie
Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks and stunts. In addition to standing in the path of a charging bull, launching themselves into the air and crashing through various objects, the guys perform in segments such as "Sweatsuit Cocktail," "Beehive Tetherball" and "Lamborghini Tooth Pull."
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An-tici-pation: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast Part II
Title: An-tici-pation: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast Part II
Character: Himself
Released: August 19, 2010
Type: Movie
The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast is a special feature included in the 35th Anniversary Blu-ray release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.