Actress, Producer, Writer and Voice Over Artist. Melissa trained at The Oxford School of Drama and is based in London and Ireland.
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She is of Irish and Guyanese heritage.
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"Melissa lit up the set with her enthusiasm and inspired the whole cast and crew to do their best work, and immediately after the wrap I couldn't wait to work with her again."
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Tommy Gillard, writer/director of Cut From Cloth
"Melissa brought a high level of commitment, professionalism and passion to the role, allied to a deep understanding of the character, and was a joy to work with. Her dedication and eternally positive outlook made the experience of working with her then, and since, a great experience, both creatively and personally."
James Meredith, writer
Latest News
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October 2019
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Melissa has moved to Hull until January 2020 to play Mother and Tiger Lily in Hull Truck's Peter Pan.
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September 2019
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Melissa has just worked with immersive theatre company Dank Parish on a Peaky Blinders festival in Birmingham which had excellent reviews from the likes of GQ and more!
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August 2019
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Melissa has just worked on a 3 days shoot at the National Film
and Television School with their next release of emerging
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directors. She will be working alongside Alexis Rodney
(Guardians of the Galaxy, Kick Ass 2) and Ben Cawley
(Shetland and Doctor Who).
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July 2019
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Melissa has just finished filming a supporting role in BBC'S
Doctors coming out Nov 2019.
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She has also just finished filming for a Tipi Rental and Amazon Prime commercial .
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Showreel 2019
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Comedy Reel 2019
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Feature Film​
Lily
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Directed by Phillip Staal
Melissa landed her debut feature film role this year in feature film, Lily.
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Photo Credit: Celina Oier
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LILY
May 2019
Shelter Campaign January 2019
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Directed by Chris Fowles
Actress & Co-Producer
on short film
'Through The Wall'.
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Written & Directed by Tommy Gillard
Coming soon...
Photo Credit: Owain Astles
Through The Wall 2018
Melissa had the exciting opportunity to co-produce Through The Wall alongside Simeon Costello of Spinning Path, after striking a great relationship on Cut From Cloth in late 2018,
Coming soon...
Through The Wall
November 2018
Short film
'Shackles'
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Directed by Marie Lingois Arthaud
Shackles
October 2018
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"By far my most exciting acting job to date".
Shackles follows the story of 9 month pregnant Jessica as she comes to realise her perfect seeming world isn't quite what she thought it was.
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Coming soon...
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Lead Role in BBC 's I- Reporter animation.
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Directed by Neil Pymer (2018)
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The interactive BBC iReporter Game, which was a campaign created by Aardman Animations (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep) to help young people think about news values. You can play the game by clicking here.
Producer, Writer & Actress
- The M&M Sketches -
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Tanning Episode 7
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When people mistake mixed race for fake tan!
Based on real events.
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Dual Heritage Episode 6
Written and Produced by Melissa Dean
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When Sheila meets an acting agent,
she gets a little less than she bargained for.
Based on real events.
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Wifi Code Episode 3
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Tina and Tara have brought only the essentials to get work done in their local pub. They only need tap water, wifi and a complimentary bread basket. Not too much to ask eh?
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Other work....
Contact
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International Artists Management
0207 794 3705