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Aaron Merke(I)

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  • Make-Up Department
  • Director
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Aaron Merke
Award-winning actor, comedian, and creator Aaron Merke first cut his teeth in improv comedy under the late Del Close at IO in Chicago. His work in comedy led to working at the Second City Toronto, Much Music's Top-rated show Video on Trial, as well as his own show called LOL on Much Music. Aaron's work in Film has earned him an ACTRA award for his work as an actor. During his early work in film and TV, Aaron started teaching himself how to create make-up FX as he was fascinated by people playing dual characters- like his comedy heroes Peter Sellers, Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers. Aaron has become well known for his creative pursuits in monster makeup FX. Aaron has pushed the boundaries of creativity with each task he takes on. He's become an exemplary figure whose mission is to equip anyone with the necessary tools both practically and mentally in order to make their creative dreams come true.
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    Known for

    Safehaven (2025)
    Safehaven
    TV Series
    • Francis Zelk
    Maria Sten in Channel Zero (2016)
    Channel Zero
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Nathan
    • Red Baseball Cap Guy
    Liam Neeson in Ice Road (2021)
    Ice Road
    5.6
    • Desk Cop
    • 2021
    The Grudge (2019)
    The Grudge
    4.4
    • Makeup Department(Lindala Schminken FX)
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Safehaven
      • Francis Zelk
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Normal
      • Terry Bank Manager
      • In Production
    • Psycho Killer
      • Lewis Wilkes
      • Completed
    • Melaleuca
      • Robbie, Jamie
      • Completed



    • Connie Britton, Zach Galifianakis, and Emilia Jones in Winner (2024)
      Winner
      6.5
      • County Jail Guard
      • 2024
    • Lisa Bell and Terry Ray in Christmas at Doug's (2023)
      Christmas at Doug's
      Short
      • Doug
      • 2023
    • Abducted by My Teacher: The Elizabeth Thomas Story (2023)
      Abducted by My Teacher: The Elizabeth Thomas Story
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Ed Thomas
      • 2023
    • The Porter (2022)
      The Porter
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Donald
      • 2022
    • Liam Neeson in Ice Road (2021)
      Ice Road
      5.6
      • Desk Cop
      • 2021
    • Erin Cahill, Brendan Penny, and Maneet Chauhan in Amour, Duel et Pâtisserie (2020)
      Amour, Duel et Pâtisserie
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Hot Dog Vendor
      • 2020
    • Cameron Mathison and Elizabeth Mitchell in Noël sous le signe du destin (2019)
      Noël sous le signe du destin
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Cabbie
      • 2019
    • Jade Michael and Aaron Merke in Lughead (2019)
      Lughead
      6.3
      Short
      • Owen
      • 2019
    • Alaina Huffman in The Perfect Match (2019)
      The Perfect Match
      3.5
      TV Movie
      • Extra
      • 2019
    • Maria Sten in Channel Zero (2016)
      Channel Zero
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Nathan
      • Red Baseball Cap Guy
      • 2017–2018
    • Michael Ironside, J. Adam Brown, Arne MacPherson, Stephen Eric McIntyre, Michael Eklund, Muriel Hogue, Bernice Liu, Aaron Hughes, Aaron Merke, Andrea del Campo, Tom Young, Aidan Ritchie, and Linnea Moffat in Stegman Is Dead (2017)
      Stegman Is Dead
      5.2
      • Officer Mulligan
      • 2017
    • Tammy Gillis and Sheila Campbell in Menorca (2016)
      Menorca
      4.3
      • Aaron
      • Husband
      • 2016
    • The Pinkertons (2014)
      The Pinkertons
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Archie Staples
      • 2015
    • Poster by Cory Hamel
      Advanced Wizards & Warriors
      Short
      • Brom
      • 2014
    • Diane Neal in A Warden's Ransom (2014)
      A Warden's Ransom
      5.1
      • Guard Williams
      • 2014

    Makeup Department



    • #VanLife
      • special makeup effects artist
      • Post-production
    • Hostile Takeover
      • special makeup effects artist
      • Post-production
    • Hair of the Bear
      • special makeup effects artist
      • Post-production



    • Madison Bailey and Antonia Gentry in Time Cut (2024)
      Time Cut
      5.0
      • first assistant makeup artist
      • 2024
    • Légendes macabres : les secrets du passé (2024)
      Légendes macabres : les secrets du passé
      7.3
      TV Series
      • makeup / fx artist
      • 2024
    • Stephen Dorff, Frank Grillo, Georges St-Pierre, Marie Avgeropoulos, and Alain Moussi in King of Killers (2023)
      King of Killers
      4.4
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2023
    • Marlowe Zimmerman, Tiera Skovbye, Kerri Medders, and Erika Prevost in Bring It On: Cheer or Die (2022)
      Bring It On: Cheer or Die
      3.7
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2022
    • Heartland Homicide (2022)
      Heartland Homicide
      6.7
      TV Series
      • fx makeup artist
      • 2022
    • The Day My Job Tried to Kill Me (2020)
      The Day My Job Tried to Kill Me
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • key makeup artist
      • 2021–2022
    • Cruise Ship Killers (2020)
      Cruise Ship Killers
      4.7
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • key makeup artist
      • 2020–2022
    • Container (2022)
      Container
      Short
      • makeup artist
      • 2022
    • My Misdiagnosis (2021)
      My Misdiagnosis
      TV Series
      • key effects makeup artist
      • 2021
    • Dion Johnstone, Camille Sullivan, and Jeremy Walmsley in Harland Manor (2021)
      Harland Manor
      4.1
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2021
    • Alive (2019)
      Alive
      8.0
      TV Series
      • key special effects make up artist
      • 2021
    • Devon Sawa, Camille Sullivan, and Summer H. Howell in Hunter Hunter (2020)
      Hunter Hunter
      6.4
      • special makeup effects artist
      • special makeup effects technician
      • 2020
    • The Devil Within (2020)
      The Devil Within
      4.0
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2020
    • Tales from the Hood 3 (2020)
      Tales from the Hood 3
      5.1
      Video
      • special makeup effects technician
      • 2020
    • The Grudge (2019)
      The Grudge
      4.4
      • makeup effects artist: Lindala Schminken FX
      • 2019

    Director



    • Un-Behaved Travelers (2015)
      Un-Behaved Travelers
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Poster by Cory Hamel
      Advanced Wizards & Warriors
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014

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      • Aaron Merke - In Character
      • Aaron Merke - In Character youtube
    • Born
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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      Merke started his career training under the famed improv director and creator Del Close. Aaron was one of the few that were part of his last class before he passed March 4 1999.

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