Profile
Ethnicity
British, Indian
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
183 cm
Age Range
41–51
Also Represented in
United States of America
Career Highlights
Mel is a Indian-New Zealand actor who works in film, television and theatre. He has appeared in popular series such as long-running soap Shortland Street, drama series Bad Seed, and US fantasy series The Shannara Chronicles. His film credits include feature Nomad, and short film The Engagement Party
Feature Film.
| 2022 | Bad Behaviour | Abhay (Supporting) | Dir. Alice Englert |
| 2019 | Nomad | Niko | TXL Films Dir. Taron Lexton |
Short Film.
| 2015 | The Engagement Party | Dir. Katherine McRae |
Television.
| 2019 | Power Rangers Beast Morphers | Mr Bruce Silva (Guest) | |
| 2018 | Bad Seed | Shopkeeper | Dir. Robin Scholes & Chris Bailey |
| 2018 | Shortland Street | Rajiv Prasad (Guest) | Dir. Various |
| 2017 | Shannara 2 | Crimson Captain | MTV NZ |
| 2016 | Shortland Street | Rajiv Prasad (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
Theatre.
| 2022 | North By North West | Budnikov, Auction Bidder | Dir. Simon Phillips |
| 2019 | A Fine Balance | Om | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Ahi Karunaharan |
| 2019 | Headsand | Core Cast | Fractious Tash Dir. Ben Henson |
| 2018 | America Rex | Lieutenant | JK Productions Dir. Dione Joseph |
| 2018 | Tea | Ravi | The Oryza Foundation Dir. Ahi Karunaharan |
| 2018 | The Changeling | DeFlores (Male Lead) | Dir. Michael Hurst |
| 2017 | Light Vs Dark | Ravana | ATC Dir. Ahi Karunaharan |
| 2016 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Mr Thompson | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Sara Brodie |
| 2016 | The Next Stage - TeaTea | Ensemble | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Sara Brodie |
| 2015 | Love and Information | Dir. Cameron Rhodes | |
| 2007 | Play Without A Title | Frederico Garcia Lorca (Lead) | Dir. Murray Edmond |
| 2007 | The End Of The World | Konstantine Ildefone Galczynski (Lead) | Dir. Murray Edmond |
| 2007 | The Jet Of Blood | Antonin Artaud (Lead) | Dir. Murray Edmond |
| 2007 | We All Fall Down | Dir. Naomi Bartley | |
| 1991 | National Youth Music Theatre - London | David Nield |
Web Series.
| 2019 | Meme | Dan the Counsellor | Flat 3 Productions Dir. Helen Wu, Ally Xue |
| 2018 | AFK Season 2: This World and the Next | Jay | |
| 2018 | TouchWood | Frank Walton | Out West Pictures Dir. Renee Mahey |
| 2016 | Friday Night Bites Xmas-special | Alf |
Training.
| Travis Technique Masterclass - 2019 | |||
| Howard Fine's Masterclass - 2018 | |||
| Self-tape Master class with Tandi Wright - 2017 | |||
| Acting Technique & Voice Workshop - 2015, Cameron Rhodes | |||
| Acting Technique - Self Taping - 2015, Grae Burton | |||
| Acting, Directing, Approaching A Play Workshop - 2015, Benjamine Henson | |||
| Casting Technique Workshop - 2015, Matt Dwyer (Barefoot Casting) | |||
| Casting Workshop - 2015, Annabel Lomas | |||
| Dance (Contemporary, Classical and Scripted Movement) - 2015, Jeremy Birchall | |||
| John Callen Screen Acting Technique Workshop - 2015, Katherine McRae | |||
| Radio Drama Technique Workshop - 2015, Jason Te Kare (Radio NZ) | |||
| Screen Acting Technique, Fast turn-around TV, Voice - Radio - 2015, John Callen | |||
| Singing - Voice Workshop - 2015, Cherie Moore | |||
| Singing, Acting Technique Workshop - 2015, Jennifer Ward-Lealand | |||
| Stage Combat Workshop - 2015, Alexander Holloway | |||
| The Actors Program - 1 Year Acting Course - 2015 | |||
| Post Graduate Diploma in Arts and Drama - 2007, Auckland University | |||
| National Youth Music Theatre - London - 1994 |