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Merritt Patterson
Patterson attending the TCA Press Tour in 2015.
Born (1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 34)
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
TelevisionRavenswood
The Royals

Merritt Patterson (born September 2, 1990) is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Olivia on the short-lived Pretty Little Liars spin-off Ravenswood, and for playing Ophelia on E! network's television series The Royals.

Life and career

In 2013, Patterson was initially cast in a supporting role in the pilot for the ABC Family series, Ravenswood, but was subsequently recast as Olivia, a main role on the series.[1]

In 2015, she is portraying Ophelia, one of the main roles in the first season of E! television series, The Royals.[2][3][4] In 2016 Patterson was cast in the second season of the Crackle television drama The Art of More, playing Olivia Brukner, the daughter of Dennis Quaid's character.[5]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Hole Jessica as Merrit Patterson
2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Pretty Girl #2
2011 Next Door Nightmare The Schoolgirl Short film
2012 Revel Hera Short film
Rufus Tracy
2014 Kid Cannabis Nicole Greffard
Wolves Angelina Timmins
Primary Sara Jasper
2018 Unbroken: Path to Redemption Cynthia Zamperini [6][7]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Kyle XY Ashleigh Redmond Episodes: "Diving In", "Endgame"
2009 Supernatural Cheerleader Episode: "After School Special"
2010 Life Unexpected Nicole Episode: "Bong Intercepted"
2011 The Troop Miranda Episode: "This Bird You Cannot Change"
Iron Invader Claire Television film (Syfy)
2012 The Pregnancy Project [fr] Maddie Television film (Lifetime)
Radio Rebel Stacy DeBane Television film (Disney Channel)
The Selection Ashley Brouillette Unsuccessful television pilot[8]
2013–2014 Ravenswood Olivia Matheson Main role, 10 episodes[9]
2015 Damaged Taran Hathaway Television film (Lifetime)
The Royals Ophelia Pryce Main role (season 1), 11 episodes
2016 Motive Liz Kerr Episode: "Natural Selection"
The Art of More Olivia Brukner Main role (season 2)
2017 Bad Date Chronicles Leigh Rynes Television film (PixL)
A Royal Winter Maggie Marks Television film (Hallmark)
The Christmas Cottage Lacey Quinn Television film (Hallmark)[10]
2018 Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New Abby Russo Television film (Hallmark)[11]
Christmas at the Palace Katie Television film (Hallmark)[12]
2019 Picture a Perfect Christmas Sophie Television film (Hallmark)[13]
Forever in My Heart Jenna Television film (Hallmark)[14]

References

  1. ^ Ng, Philiana (July 16, 2013). "'Pretty Little Liars' Spinoff 'Ravenswood' Makes Major Casting Change (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Merritt Patterson Joins E! Series 'The Royals'". Deadline Hollywood. June 5, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Collie, Ashley Jude (March 13, 2015). "Sex, drugs, rock and royalty: Canadian Merritt Patterson on making The Royals". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "The Royals' Merritt Patterson Gives the Scoop on Life as a Gypsy, Her Favorite Shows and Much More on The Royals | E! News UK". E! News. 10 March 2015.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise. "Merritt Patterson Joins 'The Art Of".More’ Season 2 Cast |work=[[Deadline Hollywood{{]] |date=June 21, 2016 |accessdate=November 16, 2016}}
  6. ^ Military.com (2018-09-13). "Stars Samuel Hunt and Merritt Patterson Talk About 'Unbroken: Path to Redemption'". Military.com. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  7. ^ "Movie Review: Unbroken: Path to Redemption". Austin Chronicle. 13 September 2018.
  8. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 17, 2012). "Upfronts 2012: CW Redeveloping 'Hunger Games'-Esque Pilot 'The Selection'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 25, 2015. While the pilot, which was among the early front-runners to land a series order at the network lost steam and didn't make the among the network's five pickups...
  9. ^ "'Pretty Little Liars' Spinoff 'Ravenswood' Adds New Regular (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  10. ^ Dwilson, Stephanie Dube (9 December 2017). "Hallmark's 'The Christmas Cottage': Time, Cast, Discussion & Photos". Heavy.
  11. ^ Dwilson, Stephanie Dube (23 June 2018). "Hallmark's 'Wedding March 4': Learn All About the Cast & Movie". Heavy.
  12. ^ Dwilson, Stephanie Dube (2018-11-22). "Where Was Hallmark's 'Christmas at the Palace' Filmed? Is San Senova Real?". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  13. ^ Mistretta, Amy (2019-07-16). "2019 Hallmark Christmas Movies: A First Look Preview Special". Soaps.com. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  14. ^ Monaco, Rachel (2019-09-07). "Hallmark Channel News: 'Forever In My Heart' Continues Romance Filled Saturdays In September". celebratingthesoaps.com. Retrieved 2019-10-04.