He studied at the University of British Columbia, where did you get the Masters of Fine Arts.
He began acting at the age of 14 in his home country, having participated in numerous theatrical productions in prestigious Canadian theaters.
He made his film debut in 1977, with the Canadian film “Why Shoot the Teacher?“. Later he could see it in”Roxanne“(1987),”Mystery date“(1991),”Very Important Dogs“(2000),”School of assassins“(2002),”Edna brown“(2008) and in the recent apocalyptic blockbuster of Roland emmerich “2012“(2009), where she plays the German Chancellor.
Without a doubt, one of his most memorable roles is that of Rose abbott, in the drama series “Everwood“, which she performed throughout its four seasons, from 2002 to 2006. She has also been a guest artist in series such as”21 Jump Street“,”MacGyver“,”Street justice“,”Neon Rider” Y “The X Files“, among others, besides having filmed numerous films for television.
In his personal life, Merrilyn She is married and has two sons. She is co-founder of the Northern Light Theater in Edmonton and Bard on the beach in Vancouver, Canada. Next to his sister Angela and her best friend Kathy, form an accapella singing group called Kamerran.