2004
The Passion of the Christ
Plays Simon of Cyrene.
FLM.REDJARRETH J.
MERZ
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An actor and filmmaker across borders
Swiss-born actor and filmmaker known for The Passion of the Christ and An African Election.
From performance to documentary
Jarreth J. Merz is an actor, director and producer whose work connects screen performance with documentary filmmaking.
Born in Zurich, Merz grew up in Ghana, Germany and Switzerland. Swiss Films records his acting and directing studies in Zurich and New York.
As an actor, he played Simon of Cyrene in The Passion of the Christ. His screen credits include the television series Six and the film The Odyssey, in which he appears as Leodes.
Behind the camera, Merz directed and produced An African Election, a documentary following Ghana’s 2008 presidential election. The film was screened in the World Documentary competition at Sundance.
The film links below come from the FLM.RED catalogue and do not represent a complete filmography.
Selected work
2011
An African Election
Directs and produces the documentary on the Ghanaian election.
2017
Six
Appears in the television series.
2026
The Odyssey
Plays Leodes.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Swiss Films — biography
- TED — documentary background
- AFI Catalog — directing credit
- IMDb — screen credits
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.