Biography
Melanie Lynskey
Acting
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 nomi…
Career works
106
Movies
60
Series
46
Career average
6.3/10
Birth date
05/16/1977
Place of birth
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Filmography highlights
Movies
Pike River
2025 · 6.4
Griffin in Summer
2025 · 6.5
Don't Look Up
2021 · 7.1
Lady of the Manor
2021 · 5.6
Sadie
2018 · 6.8
The Changeover
2017 · 5.6
And Then I Go
2017 · 6.3
Little Boxes
2017 · 6.2
1 Mile To You
2017 · 6.5
XX
2017 · 5.1
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
2017 · 6.6
The Intervention
2016 · 5.9
Folk Hero & Funny Guy
2016 · 5.2
The Great & The Small
2016 · 6.1
Rainbow Time
2016 · 5.3
Series
Hollywood Squares
2025 · 4.0
Matlock
2024 · 7.1
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024 · 8.0
Hot Ones Versus
2024 · 8.8
After Midnight
2024 · 5.3
Poker Face
2023 · 7.5
The Last of Us
2023 · 8.4
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · 5.6
Candy
2022 · 7.1
Yellowjackets
2021 · 7.5
Mrs. America
2020 · 7.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · 6.4
Castle Rock
2018 · 7.2
Summer Camp Island
2018 · 7.7
Sunshine
2017 · 8.0