This gifted and intense dramatic screen actor also has strong comedy chops gleaned from touring with The Hinges Improv troupe. Merrick is frequently cast as the lead detective, doctor, or attorney in film and television. Recently seen as a no-nonsense Internal Affairs agent on the new FOX police dramedy hit, Lethal Weapon. Also as adversarial Mayor Jeremy Pratt on CBS's Scorpion, and a famous scientist on the Seth MacFarlane comedy, The Orville on Fox network. You will also have seen him as the Mayor of Indianapolis on Criminal Minds, a mysterious Defense Lobbyist on the hit series, Scandal...as well as a comedic guest starring role on the Disney show Jessie as the Military Chaplain who marries James Patrick Stewart to Molly Shannon...and more recently on the award winning show Goliath starring Billy Bob Thornton. Merrick got his start with the short film team, Amalgamated Grommets, winning multiple awards over several consecutive years in San Diego and Los Angeles...including the hit 'The Heiress Lethal', a film noir comedy, which was chosen to screen at the International Cannes Film Festival. Merrick began very young in theater in Detroit before moving to California to complete a degree in engineering. A chance meeting with a veteran actor inspired him to start taking classes. - IMDb Mini Biography By: (Various Industry Sources)