Lindsay Merrithew

Lindsay Merrithew (born 1964) is a Canadian entrepreneur, actor, and business executive. He is the President and chief executive officer of Merrithew International, Inc., a company he co-founded along with his wife Moira Stott Merrithew in 1987. He has produced hundreds of training and instructional videos for the company on the Stotts Pilates and other exercise techniques and brands.

As a film actor, he has appeared in Business Ethics (2019), Claws of the Red Dragon (2019) and Body Parts. As a television actor he appeared in Forever Knight, Suits, Nikita and other shows.

Early life and education Merrithew received his bachelor's degree in commerce from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. He then studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York City.

Acting career Merrithew has performed at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. He appeared in the TV movie Perry Mason Returns (1985) and an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988). In 1993, he played a lead role in the television miniseries Family Pictures. He has also appeared in the films Business Ethics (2019), Claws of the Red Dragon (2019) and Body Parts, and in the television shows Forever Knight, Suits, Nikita.

Business career Lindsay and Moira opened a Pilates studio in their Toronto apartment in 1988, teaching an alternative approach to Pilates. Finding it difficult to buy the kind of equipment they needed for their exercises, they designed their own. Beginning in 1997, Merrithew began producing training videos and teaching manuals incorporating physiotherapy and rehabilitation techniques. Merrithew has produced hundreds of videos and DVDs.

Filmography Film

Television