Melanie Lynskey

Acting

Melanie Lynskey

Born 1977-05-16 New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand 60 films

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 Prime…

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Filmography

60 films
Pike River poster

In the aftermath of an explosion that rocked the Pike River Mine and took the lives of 29 West Coas…

Pike River

★ 6.4 2025

Don't Look Up poster

Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Eart…

Don't Look Up

★ 7.1 2021

Sadie poster

While her father is away serving in the military, Sadie battles to preserve his place on the home f…

Sadie

★ 6.8 2018

The Changeover poster

Laura Chant, 16, lives with her mother and four-year-old brother Jacko in a poor new suburb on the…

The Changeover

★ 5.6 2017

And Then I Go poster

In the cruel world of junior high, Edwin suffers in a state of anxiety and alienation alongside his…

And Then I Go

★ 6.3 2017

Little Boxes poster

It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Disc…

Little Boxes

★ 6.2 2017

1 Mile To You poster

After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfect…

1 Mile To You

★ 6.5 2017

XX poster

This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women.

XX

★ 5.0 2017