Lindsay Merrithew

Merrithew received his bachelor's degree in commerce from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.^[3] He then studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York City.^[4]

Merrithew has performed at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.^[1][5][6][7] He appeared in the TV movie Perry Mason Returns (1985) and an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988).^[8] In 1993, he played a lead^{[citation needed]} role^[which?] in the television miniseries Family Pictures.^{[9][10][failed verification][11][failed verification]} 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.^[2]

He continues to produce and perform in plays in Toronto, Ontario, theatres.^[12]

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.^[12] They named their company Stott Pilates. By 1996, along with the classes and continued development of new techniques, Stott Pilates expanded to consist of manufacturing, educational, and video and audio production divisions.^[12] Merrithew became president and CEO, with Moira serving as executive director of education.^[13] Beginning in 1997, Merrithew began producing training videos and teaching manuals incorporating physiotherapy and rehabilitation techniques. Merrithew has produced hundreds of videos and DVDs.^[1]

They renamed the company Merrithew International, Inc. in 2011.^[13] In 2022, private equity fund Onex Corporation purchased a majority stake in Merrithew International.^[14]