Kelly-Ruth Mercier is a Maritimer from Halifax, NS, of Eastern Canadian and Quebecois lineage. She holds a BA-Acting from Dalhousie University and an MFA-Directing from the University of British Columbia. K-R has worked in theatre, film, television and in music; she's bridged both fiction and documentary; she moves easily between comedy and drama; she is a sought-after instructor and acting coach; she works as an actor, director, producer, writer, and has experience as a visual effects producer. A recipient of the MPPIA Award, the Director's Guild of Canada (BC) Kickstart Award, and support through BC Film, NS Arts Council, and National Film Board (FAP), Kelly-Ruth is a graduate of the prestigious Women in the Director's Chair Program and the CTV / CWWA Career Advancement Module. Her films have been nominated for dozens of Leo Awards, have been programmed internationally and broadcast on CBC. She is regularly invited to participate in juries including the Leo's, the Gemini's, and for WIDC. In 1990, at age 22, she founded the Provincial Drama Academy at the Stephenville Festival in Newfoundland, and has taught classes and workshops from coast to coast for professional schools, for unions and associations, and at the college and university level.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Night Agent (2023)
Guest starring as Waitress
- Episode 1x03: The Zookeeper (Mar 23, 2023) [Co-Star]
So Help Me Todd (2022)
Guest starring as Judge Melanie Morris
- Episode 2x06: Is The Jury Out? (Apr 18, 2024)
Family Law (2021)
Guest starring as Kim Vanderhausen
- Episode 1x09: Blame It on the Mother (Nov 12, 2021)
Snowpiercer (2020)
Guest starring as Annie
(8 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: The Original Sinners (Mar 28, 2022) [Co-Star]
- Episode 3x09: A Beacon for Us All (Mar 21, 2022) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x08: The Eternal Engineer (Mar 15, 2021) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x07: Our Answer for Everything (Mar 8, 2021) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x02: Smolder to Life (Feb 1, 2021) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x10: 994 Cars Long (Jul 12, 2020) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x05: Justice Never Boarded (Jun 14, 2020) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x03: Access Is Power (May 31, 2020) [Co-Star]
The Twilight Zone (2019)
Guest starring as Belinda
- Episode 2x03: The Who of You (Jun 25, 2020) [Co-Star]
The Good Doctor (2017)
Guest starring as Dr. Donna Malkin
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x18: Heartbreak (Mar 9, 2020) [Co-Star]
- Episode 3x11: Fractured (Jan 13, 2020) [Co-Star]
- Episode 3x10: Friends and Family (Dec 2, 2019) [Co-Star]
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
Guest starring as Jeanette
- Episode 2x03: Two Broken Fingers (Oct 28, 2017) [Co-Star]
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2013)
Guest starring as Charlie's Neighbor
- Episode 2013 Special: Second Chances (Oct 12, 2013)
Bates Motel (2013)
Guest starring as Nurse Penny
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x07: There's No Place Like Home (Apr 25, 2016)
- Episode 4x03: 'Til Death Do You Part (Mar 21, 2016)
Once Upon a Time (2011)
Guest starring as Manager
- Episode 4x05: Breaking Glass (Oct 26, 2014) [Co-Star]
Supernatural (2005)
Guest starring as Woman Passenger
- Episode 1x04: Phantom Traveler (Oct 4, 2005) [Co-Star]