Stephen James Merchant is a modern, outstanding film actor, comedian, radio host and screenwriter, whose compilation regularly includes the best compilations of the funniest gags and memorable killer jokes that cause the onlooker to have sincere homeric laughter. The basis of his author's scripts is strong, good stories, often built on continuous contradictions. This feature guarantees unpredictable plot twists, highs and lows, the development of character characters in films created with the participation of British screenwriter Stephen Merchant.
Biography and personal life
Stephen (born Stephen Merchant) was born in Bristol (England) in November 1974. The future star of film drama was born to a married couple - insurance agent Ronald John and nurse Jane Helen. The parents of the young talent had nothing to do with the world of art, so Stephen's talent did not receive a powerful development in childhood and adolescence. The boy received primary education in Hanham's ordinary high school. The child grew calm and somewhat shy. He paid more attention to educational material and homework, rather than sports. After leaving school, the young man continued his studies at Coventry at the University of Warwick. For three years, he received a bachelor's degree in literature and cinema. Currently, Stephen Merchant is in a relationship with popular US model Christine Marzano.
Work on TV and in the movies
Since 1998, he has been writing scripts for many comedy television series, among which the very popular filmed in the style of pseudo-documentary films “Office” and “Life is so Short”. Steven Merchant in the films “Massovka” and “The Ricky Jervais Show”, on which he worked in a creative tandem with Jervais, acted as a screenwriter, director and leading actor, as in “Let's Get To Know”. It was quite difficult for a newcomer to break through on television, since the winner gets everything. Above all, on TV, the ability to write high-quality texts is highly valued, which Merchant has excellent results. Therefore, his career had a rapid development.
Stephen Merchant began his creative career with a stand-up, and having achieved tremendous success on TV and cinema, he did not leave a solo career.
In the movie, like the editing version, the script can save or destroy the film, no matter how brilliant the main story or concept. Therefore, Stephen sometimes thought, as an editor, to create a worthy project.
The public appreciated the high professionalism and efforts of the permanent co-author Ricky Jervais, having awarded the Merchant Emmy in 2006 and awarded him the BAFTA TV Award three times.
More recently, the filmmaker announced the possible return to the television series "Office", previously consisting of 9 seasons. The merchant hinted that several leading performers will return to the roles that are familiar and loved by the audience.
Powerful dramatic performance
For fans of acting talent, Stephen Merchant, a real gift was his participation in the creation of the picture "Logan" from the Wolverine trilogy. The filmmaker embodied on the screen the image of the albino mutant Caliban. This Marvel Universe character has the unique ability to sense presence and seek out other mutants. The hero has already appeared in X-Men: Apocalypse, where he was played by Thomas Lemarkus. In the 2017 movie, the role went to comedian Stephen Merchant, who revealed himself as a true dramatic actor. According to the plot, the hero undermines the van with Logan’s enemies, sacrificing himself to destroy the main antagonist Donald Pierce, who is hunting for Wolverine and little Laura Kinney.
Voice acting
In addition to working on films, Stephen Merchant is engaged in voice acting for computer games. For example, in a computer game in the first-person puzzle game Portal 2, he gave his voice to a personality module named Whitley, who meets the recovered heroine Chell, tries to lead her to the rescue capsule, but accidentally turns on GLaDOS. Stephen gave himself so much to the voiceover process that he stated that he was not completely confident in his abilities and was unlikely to be able to continue work on voiceover in the future. According to the Merchant, he tried to do his job at a high level, so he had to scream and jump for hours on end. The showman admits that this is fun work, but extremely tiring.