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Merritt Patterson is a Canadian actress. She had her breakout role in 2013 on the
Merritt Patterson is a Canadian actress. She had her breakout role in 2013 on the ABC Family
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''Pretty Little Liars
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'' spin-off series ''Ravenswood'' then went on to play Ophelia Pryce in the E! television series ''The Royals'' (2014-2015). Merritt has starred in a number of holiday films for Hallmark Channel
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and Great American Family
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. In 2021, Patterson was cast opposite Dave Franco
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, Daryl Hannah
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, and Bill Murray
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in Quibi
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's miniseries ''The Now''.
Career
Early in her career, Patterson played several recurring roles including her first credit as a recurring guest star onABC Family
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series ''Kyle XY
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''. She then went on to star opposite Debby Ryan
Deborah Ann Ryan (born May 13, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She started acting professionally onstage at the age of seven, and was later discovered during Disney Channel's nationwide search for new talent.
Ryan's work for Disney Ch ...
in Disney Channel
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's ''Radio Rebel
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''. In 2013, Merritt starred as Olivia Matheson in the ABC Family
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series, '' Ravenswood''.
In 2015, she portrayed Ophelia Pryce, on '' The Royals'', the first scripted show for E!, opposite Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress and model.
As an actress, her best-known film roles have been as Vanessa Kensington in ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) and as the Devil in ''Bedazzled (2000 ...
.
In 2016, Patterson was cast in the second season of the Crackle
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** Pork rinds in American English, pork scratchings in British English when served in small pieces as a snac ...
television drama ''The Art of More
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'', playing Olivia Brukner, the daughter of Dennis Quaid
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's character.
From 2017 to 2021, Patterson starred in 11 Hallmark Channel
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and Great American Family
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movies. In 2018, she starred as Cynthia Applewhite in Universal Pictures
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feature film '' Unbroken: Path to Redemption''. Merritt was nominated at the Movieguide Awards
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for Best Supporting Actress and won Best Supporting Actress at the Canadian International Faith & Family Film Festival.
In 2021, Patterson was cast opposite Dave Franco
David John Franco (born June 12, 1985) is an American actor. He began his career with small roles in films such as ''Superbad'' (2007) and '' Charlie St. Cloud'' (2010). Following a starring role in the ninth season of the comedy series '' Scru ...
, Daryl Hannah
Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress and environmental activist. She made her screen debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film '' The Fury'' (1978). She has starred in various movies across the years, i ...
, and Bill Murray
William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his deadpan delivery. He rose to fame on ''The National Lampoon Radio Hour'' (1973–1974) before becoming a national presence on ''Saturday Nigh ...
in Quibi
Quibi ( ) was a short-lived American short-form streaming platform that generated content for viewing on mobile devices. It was founded in Los Angeles in August 2018 as NewTV by Jeffrey Katzenberg and was led by Meg Whitman, its CEO. The servic ...
's TV miniseries ''The Now''.
In 2022, Patterson starred in ''Catering Christmas'' for Great American Family
Great American Family is an American cable television network. Owned by Great American Media, it broadcasts family-oriented general entertainment programming, including television series and Television film, made-for-TV movies.
It was originall ...
opposite Daniel Lissing
Daniel Aaron Lissing (born 4 October 1981) is an Australian actor. He played Conrad De Groot in ''Crownies'' in 2011. The following year, he appeared in American military drama '' Last Resort''. From January 2014 to April 2018, Lissing starred ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, Merritt Living people 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from British Columbia Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian television actresses Year of birth missing (living people)