
Nigel Mercier
Acting
Biography
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.
Known For

A routine raid led by Emer Berry, a detective in the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau, reveals that a small-time drug dealer has been receiving substantial funding from a seemingly untraceable source – not in cash, but in rough diamonds. When these diamonds are linked to a series of bombings in Belgium, Emer is forced to work with Police Commissioner Christian De Jong.
Hidden Assets

The day-to-day dramas of the community who live and work in the fictional north Dublin suburb of Carrigstown.
Fair City

Modern-day underworld characters Nidge and John Boy wrestle for control of Dublin's illicit drug trade in this forceful crime drama.
Love/Hate

Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick connects a suicide note with an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance.
Bloodlands

On the rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern's husband is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party. The matriarch starts to dig into the family's secrets to find out who might be responsible.
Smother

Jack Taylor is an Irish television drama based on a series of novels by Ken Bruen. Set in Galway, the series stars Iain Glen in the eponymous role of Jack Taylor, a former officer with the Garda Síochána who becomes a "finder" after leaving the service. Taylor is a man who goes looking for clues where others have not bothered to. He also knows the streets of his hometown like the back of his hand.
Jack Taylor

Earl Clancy, a cinema owner on the edge, battles a series of disasters while juggling personal turmoil and the chaos of a packed Friday night crowd. Told in real time over the course of the movie playing in the cinema.
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

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

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

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

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

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

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

A troubled man consults a priest.
Sinners

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

A little boy is sent to bed. Fears begin but no one really cares. But someone is watching.
Told You
Crime thriller directed by Nigel Mercier.
Spider Trap
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

A middle-aged gay couple struggle with coming out.