Evan Mercer is a

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actor."Shearstown actor Evan Mercer nominated for Canadian Screen Award"
''The Compass'', January 17, 2017. He is most noted for his performance in the 2016 film '' Riverhead'', for which he garnered a

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nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the

5th Canadian Screen Awards The 5th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 12, 2017, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2016. Nominations were announced on January 17, 2017. Awards in many of the technical categor ...

. Originally from the community of Shearstown in

Bay Roberts Bay Roberts ( 2016 Population 6,012; Census Agglomeration 11,083) is a town located on the north shore of Conception Bay on the northeastern Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The growth of the local econo ...

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, Mercer has acted primarily on stage. He has also been a guest actor on the television series ''

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''. He graduated from the

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in 2023.National Theatre School of Canada
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Filmography

Film

Television

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* Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Newfoundland and Labrador Living people People from Bay Roberts Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-screen-actor-stub