With it he played roles in Punk Rock, a stage production by Simon Stephens, and Boys written by Ella Hickson.
[6][7] In 2011, Merrick made his first television appearance in the E4 teen drama Skins, playing Alo Creevey, having auditioned for the role of Rich Hardbeck.
"[9] In February 2012, Merrick won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor, competing against Dakota Blue Richards, his Skins co-star.
[13] In the same year he has landed his first big screen role as Jay in Richard Curtis' new romantic comedy About Time alongside Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson.
[14] He played the role of Tom, alongside Jessie Cave, in an episode of Coming Up aired on Channel 4 in July 2013[15] and was a guest star in BBC fantasy series Atlantis.