Ian Mercer
Biography
Ian Mercer is an English actor who trained as an electrical engineer before turning to acting after working as an assistant stage manager at the Coliseum Theatre in Oldham in 1979. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, he made his first television appearance in the schools series Starting Out in 1982, and his stage work later took in Bent, Spend Spend Spend, Billy Liar, Romeo and Juliet and The York Realist. He is best known for playing Gary Mallett in Coronation Street from 1995 to 2000, having appeared in the soap in 1987 as Pete Jackson, and his other television credits include Brookside, Cracker and The Street. His films include Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) with Russell Crowe, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as Blackbeard's chief zombie henchman, and, in 2018, the Mike Leigh film Peterloo as Dr Healey.
65years old
Turns 66 on January 7in 86 days
- Born Oldham
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Ian Cameron Mercer
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 19 years2003 to 2022
Genres
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Ian Mercer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World2003 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Mr. Hollar, Boatswain
IMDb rating 7.5260K votes
- The Sea Beast2022 Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasyas Old Nickvoice
IMDb rating 7.067K votes
Worked with
Ian Mercer shares two films with Paul Bettany, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Paul Bettany's page
Mickey Rourke's page
Bill Nighy's page
Toby Jones's page
Michael Jai White's page
Emma Thompson's page
All films by Peter Weir
All films by Richard Curtis
All films by Chris Williams
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.