Melanie Lynskey

Acting · Born 1977-05-16 · New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Biography

Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born May 16, 1977) is a New Zealand actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women and her command of American dialects, she works predominantly in independent films. Lynskey is the recipient of two Critics' Choice Awards, a HCA Award, a Gracie, a New Zealand Film Award, a Hollywood Film Award, and a Sundance Special Jury Award, as well as Gotham, Satellite, Saturn, Golden Nymph, Independent Spirit, Screen Actors Guild, and Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Known for

• Don't Say Good Luck (2026)
• Griffin in Summer (2025)
• Pike River (2025)
• The Making of The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024)
• Don't Look Up (2021)
• Lady of the Manor (2021)
• Sadie (2018)
• Little Boxes (2017)
• 1 Mile To You (2017)
• I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
• The Changeover (2017)
• XX (2017)
• And Then I Go (2017)
• The Intervention (2016)
• The Great & The Small (2016)
• Rainbow Time (2016)
• Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016)
• Digging for Fire (2015)
• Behind Over the Garden Wall (2015)
• They Came Together (2014)
• The Big Ask (2014)
• We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
• Happy Christmas (2014)
• Goodbye to All That (2014)