Nathalie Merchant
Biography
Her mother is Romanian, her father is Panamanian/Jamaican. She moved to Sweden when she was 4.5 years old and learned Spanish and Swedish. Her family relocated to Panama for a year, where she studied at a Catholic School with nuns. After a year of opposition, she convinced her mother to move back to Sweden where she continued to study at an American school. In 6th grade, she moved back to a Swedish School and ultimately she went to an International High School, where she decided to study in Italy for an exchange year after her first year in high school. After high school, she enrolled at S.E.T Elementary Theatre School as a warm up for her decision to later enroll at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting in LA, where she stayed for 6.5 years until ultimately moving back home to blooming Sweden at the end of 2012.
Known For & Full Filmography17 Titles
Drama Series - 2013, 16 episodes • as Karin Jakobson
Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing.
Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Hijacker
Deadliest Warrior was a television program in which information on historical or modern warriors and their weapons are used to determine which of them is the "deadliest" based upon tests performed during each episode. The show was characterized by its use of data compiled in creating a dramatization of the warriors' battle to the death. The show ran for three seasons.
Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Car Wash Girl
The Hard Times of RJ Berger was an American television comedy series created by David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith for MTV. The show's central character is RJ Berger an unpopular sophomore at the fictional Pinkerton High School in Ohio who has an exceptionally large penis. Berger's two best friends are Miles Jenner, whose ambitions for popularity cause him to clash with Berger, and goth girl Lily Miran, who has been lusting after Berger for several years. Berger's love interest is Jenny Swanson, a cheerleader who is involved with Max Owens, a popular jock and bully. The show is presented as a coming of age story and has been described by Katzenberg and Grahame-Smith as a blend of the television series The Wonder Years and the film Superbad. The pilot episode premiered on June 6, 2010, and the first season of 12 episodes concluded August 23, 2010. MTV renewed The Hard Times of RJ Berger for a second season, which premiered on March 24, 2011, and concluded on May 30, 2011, but canceled the show that August.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Barnmorska
Could Sweden’s most notorious killer be innocent? Detective Peter Wendel struggles to hold together his fractured psyche – and mismatched cold case team – while uncovering the truth of a cryptic message.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as The Neighbour
Johan is a friendly but self-absorbed man with a difficult inability to say no. He strives for the perfect life, but is getting involved constantly in uncomfortable situations.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
When a cynical law student in search of inspiration joins a band of anarchists, he becomes entangled in a web of crime where he is more pawn than player.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Hovdam
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Challenger
Four friends hit the road to LA to compete in the Cyberbowl Video Game Championship, but will they be able to compete with the worst hangovers of their lives?
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Rachel
Rachel the new girl in town is urged to attend Sunday School but when she agrees she gets more than she bargained for. Quickly falling for a young handsome pastor her affections don t go unnoticed by his ex-girlfriend. Torn between her past dreams of Hollywood stardom and a new found relationship with God, Rachel must make a choice.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Calypso
When a modern Ulysses, struggling with PTSD, wakes up without memory in a post-apocalyptic desert, an alleged Calypso tries to help him uncover the truth.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Night Club Hostess Nathalie
Directed by Frank Lin this movie tells the story of a group of talented but financially struggling B-Boys that join an underground fighting ring in Downtown Los Angeles that uses Hip-Hop music and Break dancing to battle for money. To save the life of one of their friend's father, the B-Boys form a strong bond. They fight for each other, for their families and for a better future.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Colonel's Wife
After a great war with massive casualties that leaves the country divided, the count hosts a dinner consisting of friends, family and soldiers. Each of them with their own agenda. Greed, hate and love boil down to deep conspiracies.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Bar Girl
Two boys with a get rich quick scheme end up in prison, but when they meet a famed treasure hunter named Blake West with a plan to break out they agree to journey out into the unforgiving desert to uncover a mysteriously cursed artifact. Blake West's former employer, a Japanese industrialist, is determined to beat our hero to the treasure and stop the boys by any means necessary.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Ivy's Voice (voice)
'Ivy Vigilante' tells the story about Ivy, who during a visit to a psychotherapist opens her 'Pandora's box', when she looks back at her past to understand her self-destructive personality.
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Anna
Anna needs money for her son. The father says no and swears he's got none. Some men show up and they have a gun.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Mya Westbrook
A young artist loses her confidence. An old artist struggles with dark visions. Their fates intertwine through an adventurous journey into the unknown.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Vanya
A support worker at an isolated residence gets disturbed when a silent newcomer arrives, dressed as a western heroine.