Merritt Wever (born 1980) is an American actress. She graduated from Laguardia High School, and then Sarah Lawrence College. She is trained in acting in New York and has appeared in Brooke Berman's play, Smashing and in Cavedweller with Deidre O'Connell, both Off Broadway.

She has appeared in the feature films Into the Wild, Neal Cassady, Michael Clayton, Series 7: The Contenders, Signs, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Bringing Rain, and All I Wanna Do, among others. She has guest starred on the TV shows Conviction, Law & Order, and The Wire, among others. She also starred in Ed Zwick's ill-fated ABC pilot, 1/4life, with Rachel Blanchard, Austin Nichols, and Shiri Appleby. She had a recurring role on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Suzanne.

Engaged to writer/director Noah Buschel.

Merritt grew up in downtown New York and has been acting since she was very young. She graduated from Laguardia high school, and then Sarah Lawrence college. She was raised by her mother as an active member of the leftist party. When not acting or protesting, Merritt enjoys spending time with her cat, Spooky, or going to the theater with a friend. She also likes to eat steak, have a little wine, walk in the snow, and talk to Canadians. Her favorite actors are Gena Rowlands, Meryl Streep and Michael J. Pollard. She lives in Manhattan.