Jesse Merlin

Jesse Merlin

Historia

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

Perfil

Jesse Merlin

Películas

The October Martyr
The October Martyr
Inspector Richard Wilson
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.
Lucky
Lucky
Officer Erwin
May, una autora de autoayuda con todas las respuestas, de repente se ve acosada por un hombre enmascarado que aparece misteriosamente todas las noches. Incluso cuando ella lo mata. May lucha por obtener ayuda de las personas que la rodean mientras lucha por mantenerse con vida. ¿Es esto paranoia o está condenada a aceptar su nueva realidad?
I Blame Society
I Blame Society
James McAlpin
Una directora de cine en apuros siente que sus compañeros están perdiendo la fe en su capacidad para triunfar, así que decide probarse a sí misma terminando su última película abandonada... y cometiendo el asesinato perfecto.
Bliss
Bliss
Dante
Una mujer hará todo lo que sea necesario para completar lo que ella considera su gran "obra maestra", aunque para ello tenga que adentrarse en un mundo de sexo, droga y asesinatos en la periferia de la ciudad de Los Ángeles.
All the Creatures Were Stirring
All the Creatures Were Stirring
Spencer
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.
Beyond the gates
Beyond the gates
Elric
Dos hermanos se reúnen tras la desaparición de su progenitor para poner orden en el negocio familiar, una tienda de VHS especializada en cine de terror. Entre los vestigios de la era analógica encuentran un juego interactivo que tiene una presentadora con el rostro de Barbara Crampton (que también ejerce de productora) y que parece tener alguna relación con lo sucedido a su padre.
Range 15
Range 15
2LT Chandler
Un grupo de veteranos despierta después de una noche de fiesta para descubrir que el apocalipsis zombi se ha extendido por todo Estados Unidos. Juntos, tienen que abrirse camino a través del país con el fin de encontrar una cura para el brote y restaurar la libertad antes de que sea demasiado tarde.
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
William Keller
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.
Sex Boss
Sex Boss
Chester Clefferts
A group of interns vie for a high-paying job under a psychotic employer who knows no boundaries.
FDR: American Badass!
FDR: American Badass!
Adolf Hitler
La pelicula se centra en Franklin D. Roosevelt, el orgulloso decimotercer presidente de los USA, no fue solo el político que todos recordamos. En su silla de ruedas tuneada, busca detener – caiga quien caiga – la conspiración de los hombres lobo Adolf Hitler, Mussolini e Hirohito. Los dictadores han soltado a sus sicarios licántropos para que esparzan la polio por todo el mundo libre… ¡y solo Roosevelt está preparado para patear sus peludos culos!
Jackass 3.5
Jackass 3.5
Himself (as Dr. Jesse Merlin)
¡Porque todas las anteriores no bastan! Johnny Knoxville y sus chicos aparecen de vuelta en esta entrega de Jackass 3.5. Escenas nunca antes vistas. Una nueva película de los locos chicos de la MTV en donde realizarán pruebas cuya finalidad es infligirse dolor y hacer reir a mucha gente al mismo tiempo.
Don't Dream It, Be It: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast Part I
Don't Dream It, Be It: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast Part I
Himself
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.
Jackass 3D
Jackass 3D
El formato Jackass, donde Johnny Knoxville y sus amigos se someten al peligro de forma voluntaria, se adapta al cine 3D. En su primera semana en USA ha obtenido un enorme éxito de taquilla: nada menos que 50 millones de dólares, la película con mejor entrada del otoño 2010.
An-tici-pation: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast Part II
An-tici-pation: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast Part II
Himself
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.