Melinda Michael
MELINDA MICHAEL
UBCP‑ACTRA · SAG‑AFTRA
Height
5'9"
Weight
140 lbs
Hair
Brown
Eyes
Blue/Green
TELEVISION
CIA — Guest Star — CBS (Dir. Jon Cassar) — Opp. Tom Ellis
Days of Our Lives — Principal — Peacock (Dir. Sara Peterson)
The 100 — Guest Star — CW Network (Dir. Mairzee Almas)
Murdoch Mysteries — Guest Star — CBC (Dir. Cal Coons)
Hemlock Grove — Guest Star — Netflix (Dir. Russell Fine) — Opp. Bill Skarsgård
Reign — Co‑Star — CW / CBS (Dir. Stuart Gillard)
IRL: In Real Life — Lead — Bell Media (Dir. Bobby Del Rio)
Motives and Murders: Cracking the Case — Lead — Cineflix (Dir. Dave Tebby)
FILM
The Most Colorful Time of the Year — Large Principal — Hallmark / W Network (Dir. Max McGuire)
Fly Away With Me — Large Supporting — Hallmark / W Network (Dir. Marita Grabiak)
Baby, It’s Cold Inside — Large Supporting — Hallmark / W Network (Dir. Marita Grabiak)
Fit for a Prince — Large Supporting — Hallmark / W Network (Dir. Marita Grabiak)
Money — Lead — Digital Goo Productions (Dir. Jason Armstrong)
Subject 1 — Lead — Andrisk Inc. / Media at Large (Dir. Valerie Buhagiar)
Saints City — Lead — Yeung Blood Productions (Dir. King Yeung)
The Evans Case — Lead — Lionssphere Productions (Dir. Shaughn Russell)
Hmm — Lead — Nemali Productions (Dir. Gopala Krishna)
When We Were Young — Supporting — Centennial College (Dir. Toni Francis)
Unhappy Happy Award Winner — Supporting — Rob Shaw Productions (Dir. Robert Shaw)
On Again Off Again Official Selection — Supporting — Movement Media Entertainment (Dir. Arsalan Shirazi)
Nico — Supporting — Flossy Productions (Dir. Kevin Alvez)
Selected Best Picture — Supporting — Toronto Film School (Dir. Matt Read, Stas Simon)
Portrait of the Artist — Supporting — Cosmotion Pictures (Dir. Jack Wiktor)
Miss America — Supporting — Ryerson University (Dir. Hakyung Chang)
David Bowie Is Around the World — Supporting — My Name Is Khan (Dir. Timothy Hwd Khan)
THEATRE
Twelfth Night — Olivia — Shakespeare School (Dir. Barbara Young)
As You Like It — Rosalind — Shakespeare School (Dir. Edward Daranyi)
Alice in Wonderland — Alice — Original Kids Theatre (Dir. Debbi Abbot)
The Mistress of the Inn — Ortensia — University of Toronto (Dir. Antonia Serrao‑Soppelsa)
Chicago — Jail Bird / Dancer — University of Toronto (Dir. Shak Haq)
The Wiz — Soloist — Mother Teresa Secondary School (Dir. Ed MacNeil)
Once On This Island — Ensemble — Mother Teresa Secondary School (Dir. Ed MacNeil)
Music Outreach Tour — Various — The Young Americans
WEB
Smile Squad: Canadian Friend — Supporting — Smile Squad (Dir. Markian B.) — 2.2M+ Views
Out of Time — Supporting — Zabou Productions (Dir. Rodney V. Smith)
VOICE OVER
EduFit — E‑Learning / Narrator — Edufic Digital (Dir. Dennis Ranjith, Reema Chitalia)
I Am Who I Say I Am: Positive Affirmations for Kids — Audiobook / Narrator — Audible (Dir. Lily Capone)
Stardust World’s 1st NFT Music Video — News Anchor / Voice — Bkreativ Productions (Dir. James Bamford, Uzair Merchant)
COMMERCIALS
Available upon request.
TRAINING (SELECTED)
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
Howard Fine Acting Studio
AMAW
Killian’s Workshop
Lesly Kahn
Pro Actors Lab
Armstrong Acting Studios
The Shakespeare School
MoCap U
SPECIAL SKILLS
SPORTS
Martial Arts (Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Kali/Escrima — Semi‑Pro, coached by Jason Arnold & Peter Lee Thomas), Hot Yoga, Cartwheels, Cycling, Track & Field, Basketball, Volleyball, Archery, Sword Fighting.
DANCE
Hip‑Hop, Ballet, Lyrical, Jazz, Pointe.
VOICE
Soprano 2 — Amabile Choir International Competitor (Choir Olympics Gold Medalist).
INSTRUMENTS
Piano (RCM Grade 8), Clarinet (Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra), Harmonium.
LANGUAGES
Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, Hindi (all basic level).
ACCENTS
British RP, Standard American, Irish, Quick Study with Dialects.
CERTIFICATIONS
Driver’s Class G (Canada) / Class C (USA).
Canadian Citizenship, U.S. Green Card.
Reiki Energy HealerYoga Barre Instructor, On Camera Combatives Toronto Affiliate.
AWARDS
2021 — Best Music Video — “Stardust” — LA Film Awards · LA Cinematography Awards
2017 — Best Web Series — “In Real Life” — Los Angeles Film Awards
2016 — Official Selection — “On Again Off Again” — Mosaic Int’l South Asian Film Festival
2014 — Best Picture — “Selected” — Toronto Film School Festival of Films
2013 — Best Micro‑Budget Feature — “Unhappy Happy” — Toronto Independent Film Festival
2013 — Best Canadian Film — “Unhappy Happy” — Daring Independent Film Festival