Melanie Lynskey Actor Profile

Profile

Ethnicity

Location

Los Angeles, United States of America

Height

176 cm

Age Range

42–52

Also Represented in

United States of America

Career Highlights

New Zealand-born and Emmy Nominated actor Melanie Lynskey was recently seen in Peacock’s new limited series THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ . She is currently in production on Season 3 of Showtime’s hit series YELLOWJACKETS, where Melanie has received two Emmy Nominations, a Critic’s Choice Award win for Best Actress in a Drama Series and a Gotham Award nomination for Outstanding Performance in a New Series. Lynskey recently appeared in HBO’s critically acclaimed THE LAST OF US, where she picked up a Guest Actress Emmy nomination for her role. She also starred in the Hulu crime thriller CANDY where she received a Critic’s Choice nomination for her performance. Past credits film & TV credits include: MRS. AMERIC, TOGETHERNESS, I DON’T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE, HELLO I MUST BE GOING, EVER AFTER, BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER and TWO AND A HALF MEN to name a few.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Television
Role: Heather Morris
Producer: Peacock Original
Director: Peacock Original

Griffin in Summer
Feature
Role: Helen
Producer: Coveside Films
Director: Coveside Films

Awards.

2024Astra TV Awards - Nominee - Best Actress - Yellowjackets
2024Astra TV Awards - Nominee - Best Guest Actress - The Last of Us
2024CCA Super Awards - Nominee - Best Actress in Horror Series - Yellowjackets
2024CCA Super Awards - Winner- Best Villain in TV Series - The Last of Us
2024CinEuphoria Awards - Winner - Merit Honorary Award - The Last of Us
2024Satellite Awards - Nominee - Best Actress - Yellowjackets
2024Tell-Tale TV Awards - Nominee - Favorite Performer - Yellowjackets
2023Autostraddle TV Awards - Winner - Outstanding Performance - Yellowjackets
2023Critics Choice Awards - Nominee - Best Supporting Actress - Candy
2023Daily Cooler Awards - Nominee - Outstanding Actress - Yellowjackets
2023Dorian TV Awards - Nominee - Best TV Performance - Yellowjackets
2023Film Independent Spirit Awards - Nominee - Best Lead Performance - Yellowjackets
2023Gold Derby Awards - Nominee - Best Guest Actress - The Last of Us
2023Gold Derby Awards - Nominee - Best Lead Actress - Yellowjackets
2023Just About Write Awards - Nominee - Outstanding Lead Performance - Yellowjackets
2023OFTA - Nominee - Best Actress - Yellowjackets
2023OFTA - Nominee - Best Guest Actress - The Last of Us
2023Primetime Emmy Awards - Nominee - Outstanding Guest Actress - The Last of Us
2023Primetime Emmy Awards - Nominee - Outstanding Lead Actress - Yellowjackets
2023Satellite Awards - Nominee - Best supporting Actress - Candy
2023Tell-Tale TV Awards - Nominee - Favorite Performer - Yellowjackets
2022"An Irish Person" TV Awards - Winner - Outstanding Ensemble - Yellowjackets
2022"An Irish Person" TV Awards - Winner - Outstanding Leading Actress - Yellowjackets
2022Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Nominee - Best Actress - Yellowjackets
2022Autostraddle TV Awards - Nominee - Outstanding Performance - Yellowjackets
2022CCA Super Awards - Winner - Best Actress in Horror Series - Yellowjackets
2022Critics Choice Awards - Winner- Best Actress - Yellowjackets
2022Daily Cooler Awards - Winner - Outstanding Actress - Yellowjackets
2022Dorian TV Awards - Winner - Best TV Performance - Yellowjackets
2022Gold Derby Awards - Nominee - Best Ensemble Cast - Don't Look Up
2022Gold Derby Awards - Nominee - Drama Actress - Yellowjackets
2022Gotham Awards - Nominee - Outstanding Performance - Yellowjackets
2022Gracie Allen Awards - Winner - Actress in Leading Role - Yellowjackets
2022Hollywood Critics Association Awards - Nominee - Best Supporting Actress - Candy
2022Hollywood Critics Association Awards - Winner - Best Actress - Yellowjackets
2022International Online Cinema Awards - Winner - Best Actress - Yellowjackets
2022Just About Write Awards - Nominee - Outstanding Lead Actress - Yellowjackets
2022Lady Parts TV Awards - Nominee - Best Supporting Actress - Yellowjackets
2022OFTA - Winner- Best Actress - Yellowjackets
2022Pena de Prata - Nominee - Best Ensemble - Yellowjackets
2022Pena de Prata - Nominee - Best Lead Acting - Yellowjackets
2022Primetime Emmy Awards - Nominee - Outstanding Lead Actress - Yellowjackets
2022Screen Actors Guild Awards - Nominee - Outstanding Cast Performance - Don't Look Up
2022TV Critics Association Awards - Nominee - Individual Achievement in Drama - Yellowjackets
2018Monte-Carlo TV Festival - Nominee - Outstanding Actress - Sunshine
2017Gotham Awards - Nominee - Best Actress - I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
2016Sundance Film Festival - Winner - Special Jury Prize - The Intervention
2015Behind the Voice Actors Awards - Nominee - Best Female Vocal Lead - Over the Garden Wall
2015Behind the Voice Actors Awards - Winner - Best vocal Ensemble - Over the Garden Wall
2015Critics Choice TV Awards - Nominee - Best Supporting Actress - Togetherness
2014Fargo Film Festival - Nominee - Best Actress - Putzel
2014RiverRun International Film Festival - Winner - Emerging Master
2012ACCA - Nominee - Best Cast Ensemble - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012Gotham Awards - Nominee - Breakthrough Actor - Hello I Must Be Going
2012SDFCS Awards - Winner - Best Ensemble Performance - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2011CinEuphoria Awards - Winner - Best Supporting Actress - Away We Go
2010COFCA Awards - Nominee - Best Ensemble - Up in the Air
2010DFCS - Nominee - Best Acting Ensemble - Up in the Air
2010Gold Derby Awards - Nominee - Best Ensemble Cast - Up in the Air
2010New Zealand Screen Awards - Nominee - Best NZ Actress - The Informant!
2010New Zealand Screen Awards - Nominee - Best NZ Export
2009ACCA - Nominee - Best Cast Ensemble - Up in the Air
2009Hollywood Film Awards - Winner - Spotlight Award
2009WAFCA Awards - Nominee - Best Ensemble - Up in the Air
2001New Zealand Film Awards - Nomination - Best Actress - Snakeskin
1999Chicago Alt. Film Fest - Nominee - Best Actress - Foreign Correspondents
1994New Zealand Film Awards - Winner - Best Actress - Heavenly Creatures

Feature Film.

2024Griffin in SummerHelen (Core Cast)Dir. Nicholas Colia
2021Dont Look UpJune Hyperobject Industries
Dir. Adam McKay
2021Lady of the ManorHannah (Lead)Dir. Justin Long, Christian Long
20171 Mile to youCoach Rowan (Lead)Dir. Leif Tilden
2017And Then I GoJaniceDir. Vince Grashaw
2017I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore RuthNetflix
Dir. Macon Blair
2017SadieRae (Lead)Dir. Megan Griffiths
2017The ChangeoverKate ChantChangeover Films Limited
Dir. Miranda Harcourt and Stuart McKenzie
2016Folk Hero & Funny GuyBeckySpitfire Studios
Dir. Jeff Grace
2016Little BoxesGinaKid Noir Productions
Dir. Rob Meyer
2016Rainbow TimeLindsayDuplass Brothers Productions
Dir. Linas Phillips
2016The Great & The SmallMargaretCervidae Films
Dir. Dusty Bias
2016The InterventionAnnieBurn Later Productions
Dir. Clea DuVall
2015Digging for Fire SquiggyGarrett Motion Pictures
Dir. Joe Swanberg
2014Chu and BlossomMiss ShoemakerBaked Industries
Dir. Charles Chu, Gavin Kelly
2014Goodbye to All ThatAnnie WallEpoch Films
Dir. Angus MacLachlan
2014Happy ChristmasKellyLucky Coffee Productions
Dir. Joe Swanberg
2014We'll Never Have ParisDevonBifrost Pictures
Dir. Simon Helberg, Jocelyn Towne
2013Four SaintsMairi ChrisholmWhite Wing Enterprise
Dir. Jean-Pierre Isbouts
2013Teddy BearsHannahCovert Productions/Sparkhouse Media
Dir. Thomas Betty / Rebecca Fishman
2013The Big AskHannahTribeca Film
Dir. Thomas Beatty, Rebecca Fishman
2013They Came TogetherActressLionsgate
Dir. David Wain
2012Eye of the HurricaneAmelia KyteBraveart Films/Havensfoot Entertainment
Dir. Jesse Wolfe
2012PutzelSallyStouthearted Films
Dir. Jason Chaet
2012Seeking A Friend for the End of the WorldKarenAnonymous Content/Indian Paintbrush /Mandate Pictures
Dir. Lorene Scafaria
2012The Perks of Being A WallflowerAunt HelenSummit Entertainment
Dir. Stephan Chbosky
2011TouchbackMacyFreedom Films
Dir. Don Handfield
2011Win WinActress (Lead)Everest Entertainment/Fox Searchlight Pictures
Dir. Thomas McCarthy
2010Helena from the WeddingAlice (Support)Beech Hilm Films
Dir. Joseph Infantolino
2010Up in the Air Julie Bringham (Major Support)Paramount Pictures
Dir. Jason Reitman
2009Away We Go Munch (Support)Big Beach Films/Focus Features
Dir. Sam Mendes
2008Leaves of GrassColleen (Support) Class 5 Films/Nu Image Films
Dir. Tim Blake Nelson
2008Show of HandsJess (Lead)Endurance Film Production Ltd NZ
Dir. Antony McCarten
2008The InformantGinger Whitacre (Lead)Warner Bros. Pictures
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
2008This Must Be The PlaceMunchFocus Films
Dir. Sam Mendes
2007Big StanCrystal Skye Pictures
Dir. Rob Schnieder
2007Itty Bitty Titty CommitteePlastic Surgery LadyPower Up Films
Dir. Jamie Babbit
2006Flags of Our FathersPauline HarnoisDreamWorks SKG/Warner Bros. Pictures/Amblin Entertainment/Malpaso Productions
Dir. Clint Eastwood
2006ParkSherylMello Pictures LLC
Dir. Kurt Voelker
2005Say UncleSusanBest Little Boy Productions
Dir. Peter Paige
2003ClaustrophobiaLaurenCassava Films/Greenstem Productions
Dir. Mark Tapio Kines
2003Shattered GlassAmy BrandLions Gate Films &Cruise/Wagner Productions
Dir. Billy Ray
2002AbandonMousy JulieBedford Falls Productions/Lynda Obst Productions/Paramount Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment
Dir. Stephen Gaghan
2002ShootersMarieCatapult Productions/Cool Beans Limited/PFG Entertainment
Dir. Glenn Durfort & Colin Teague
2002Sweet Home AlabamaLurlynnTouchstone & Buena Vista Pictures
Dir. Andy Tennant
2001SnakeskinAliceCowGirl Productions
Dir. Gillian Ashurst
2000Coyote UglyGloriaJerry Bruckheimer Films/Touchstone Pictures
Dir. David McNally
1999But I'm a CheerleaderHilary VandermullerCheerleader LLC/HKM Films/Ignite Entertainment/Kushner
Dir. Jamie Babbit
1999Detriot Rock CityBeth BumsteenBase 12 Productions/Corrupter Production Service Ltd/KISS Nation/New Line Cinema/Takoma Entertainment Group
Dir. Adam Rifkin
1999Foreign CorrespondentsMelodyCassava Films/Greenstem Productions
Dir. Mark Tapio Kines
1999The Cherry OrchardDunyashaMelanda Film Productions
Dir. Michael Cacoyannis
1998Ever AfterJacqueline De Ghent20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Dir. Andy Tennant
1996The FrightenersDeputyUniversal Pictures/WingNut Films
Dir. Peter Jackson
1994Heavenly CreaturesPauline Yvonne Parker RieperNew Zealand Film Commission/WingNut Films
Dir. Peter Jackson

Short Film.

2004The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe CadwaulderZoe CadwaulderPower Up Films
Dir. Buboo Kakati
1999Measureless to ManNicola CliffQuintillion
Dir. Adam Larkin

Television.

2024The Tattooist of AuschwitzHeather Morris (Core Cast)Dir. Tali Shalom-Ezer
2023HouseBroken (Animation)Pinky / Memory SheepDir. Multiple
2023The Last of Us (Season 1)Kathleen CoghlanHBO
Dir. Multiple
2023Yellowjackets (Season 2)Shauna Sheridan (Core Cast)Dir. Karyn Kusama
2022CandyBetty Gore (Core Cast)Dir. Michael Uppendahl, Jennifer Getzinger, Ben Semanoff, Tara Nicole Weyr
2021MomShannon (Guest)Dir. James Widdoes
2021Yellowjackets (Season 1)Shauna Sheridan (Core Cast)Dir. Karyn Kusama
2021Young Sheldon Professor Ericson CBS
Dir. Jaffar Mahmood
2020Mrs. America Rosemary Thomson FX Network
Dir. Anna Boden
2019Easy Beth Sparrow Grass / Netflix
Dir. Joe Swanberg
2018Castle RockMolly Strand (Lead )Dir. Michael Uppendahl
2018Summer Camp Island (Season 1) (Animation)SunCartoon Network
Dir. Niki Yang
2017American Dad (Animation)Sharon (Guest)Fox Network
Dir. Multiple
2017GirlbossGailNetflix Series
Dir. Christian Ditter
2017Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years LaterRecurringNetflix
Dir. David Wain
2016Animals (Animation)Linda (Guest)HBO
Dir. Mike Luciano, Phil Matarese
2016Future Worm (Animation)MeganDisney
Dir. Pete Michels
2016Our Ex-WifeSaraBBC
Dir. Pilot Lead
2016Togetherness Michelle Pierson (Lead)HBO
Dir. Jay and Mark Duplass
2015Key & PeeleFiance (Guest)Dir. Payman Benz
2015Two and a Half Men (Season 1 - 12)Rose (Core Cast)CBS USA
Dir. Lee Aronsohn & Chuck Lorre
2014Chu and BlossomMiss ShoemakerBaked Industries
Dir. Charles Chu, Gavin Kelly
2014Over the Garden Wall (Animation)Beatrice (Lead)Cartoon Network Studios
Dir. Nate Cash
2012HouseNatalie Tavares (Guest)Heel & Toe Films
Dir. Various
2012The Life & Times of Tim (Animation)BeckyGood Humor Television
Dir. Various
2010Memphis BeatAnnaliese Jones (Guest)Smoke House
Dir. Various
2009It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaKate (Guest)FX
Dir. Various
2008Comanche MoonPearl ColemanCBS USA
Dir. Simon Wincer
2008PsychEmily BloomGEP Productions Inc
2008The L Word Clea MasonAnonymous Content
2007Drive (Season 1)Wendy Patrakas20th Century Fox
Dir. Various
2003The Shield Marcy LindhoffFox Television Network
Dir. Various
2002Rose Red (Stephen King)Rachel WheatonABC USA
Dir. Craig R. Baxley