Melanie Lynskey
Popularity:2.191
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1977-05-16
Place of Birth:New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Homepage:https://johnsonlaird.com/our-actors/Melanie-Lynskey
Also Known As:ملانی لینسکی

Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy...

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the...

The Frighteners (1996)
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the...

But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy...

Up in the Air (2009)
Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten...

The Informant! (2009)
A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s...

Coyote Ugly (2000)
Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations...

EverAfter (1998)
Danielle, a vibrant young woman is forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young girl. Danielle's stepmother Rodmilla is a...

Leaves of Grass (2009)
An Ivy League professor returns home, where his pot-growing twin brother has concocted a plan to take down a local drug lord.

Detroit Rock City (1999)
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the three teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the...

Shattered Glass (2003)
The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff...

Show of Hands (2008)
Jess is a solo mother and reluctant parking warden. Tom is a self-obsessed greetings cards salesman with an addiction to competitions who will do...

Claustrophobia (2003)
A serial killer armed with a crossbow pistol is murdering people from their own rooftops. When three young coworkers at a poorly-attended slumber...

Park (2006)
Park takes place all in one day in a public park in Los Angeles, as 11 disaffected Angelenos find both love and loss in unexpected ways

Helena from the Wedding (2010)
Newlyweds Alex and Alice host a New Year's Eve party for their closest friends at a remote cabin in the mountains. However, when an unexpected guest...

Abandon (2002)
A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a...

A Quiet Little Marriage (2008)
A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all...

A Kiwi Legend (2013)
Change is afoot in New Zealand as creative forces take on the ultimate Kiwi icon. But all is not well in paradise, and the nation is divided. Whilst...

Hello I Must Be Going (2012)
Divorced and demoralised, Amy Minsky’s prospects look bleak when she is condemned to move back in with her parents at the age of 35. Everyone...

Touchback (2011)
A former high-school football star loses his shot at a college scholarship due to a devastating gridiron injury, but gets a second chance at living...

Win Win (2011)
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson...

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam...

Snakeskin (2001)
A hitchhiker takes two kids on the ride of their dreams, but they soon learn that their newfound hero is just as capable of delivering nightmares.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high...

Say Uncle (2006)
A young gay artist, desperate to replace the relationship he had with his recently relocated godson, is targeted by a neighborhood mom as a potential...

Putzel (2012)
For Walter, a young man endearingly known as "Putzel," life literally doesn't go beyond his neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan....

Eye of the Hurricane (2012)
An Everglades community struggles to put their lives back together in the wake of a hurricane.

The Nearly Unadventurous Life of Zoe Cadwaulder (2004)
Romantic dark comedy sees phobia-riddled Zoe Cadwaulder overcoming her fears and discovering true love.

They Came Together (2014)
A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.

The Big Ask (2014)
The Big Ask is a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. They would do...

We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
Quinn, a neurotic man, is diagnosed with a harmless eye condition and soon after his life spirals out of control. He second-guesses his plans to...

Happy Christmas (2014)
After a breakup with her boyfriend, a young woman moves in with her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son.

Goodbye to All That (2014)
Otto Wall is just a little unlucky in life, and unbeknownst to him, in love. When his wife suddenly asks for a divorce, he bounces between a search...

Chu and Blossom (2014)
A militant performance-artist and a tall Korean foreign-exchange student become trapped in a small Southern town.

Digging for Fire (2015)
Tim and Lee are married with a young child. The chance to stay at a fancy home in the Hollywood Hills is complicated by Tim's discovery of a bone and...

The Intervention (2016)
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on...

The Great & The Small (2016)
Twenty-six year old Scott is living on the streets and trying to find his way back into society while on probation for petty crimes. He attempts to...

Away We Go (2009)
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide...

Griffin in Summer (2024)
14-year-old aspiring playwright Griffin becomes enamored with a local handyman over the course of summer vacation.

Pike River (1970)
Based on the Pike River tragedy of 2010, this drama captures the profound impact of one of the worst mining disasters in New Zealand's history.

Rainbow Time (2016)
Todd grew up under the strange shadow of his older mentally challenged brother Shonzi. As kids, Shonzi forced Todd to make action movies. As adults...

Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016)
Two artistically inclined childhood friends, a comedian and a folk-rocker respectively, set out on a tour together in hopes of regaining their "mojo"...

Little Boxes (2017)
It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act 'more...

Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)
High School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty...

Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many...

1 Mile To You (2017)
After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety....

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon...

The Changeover (2017)
Laura Chant, 16, lives with her mother and four-year-old brother Jacko in a poor new suburb on the edge of a partially demolished Christchurch, New...

XX (2017)
This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women.

And Then I Go (2017)
In the cruel world of junior high, Edwin suffers in a state of anxiety and alienation alongside his only friend, Flake. Misunderstood by their...

Sadie (2018)
While her father is away serving in the military, Sadie battles to preserve his place on the home front when her mother takes an interest in the...

Shooters (2002)
Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his life around and go straight. But when he returns to...

The Cherry Orchard (1999)
Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate...

Foreign Correspondents (2001)
Equal parts romance, fable, ghost story, character study, and cinematic puzzle, Foreign Correspondents ties two seemingly unrelated stories together...

Behind Over the Garden Wall (2015)
A special look at the making of Patrick McHale's award winning miniseries Over the Garden Wall.

Don't Look Up (2021)
Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.

Lady of the Manor (2021)
Past and present collide when aimless slacker Hannah gets hired to portray Lady Wadsworth -- a Southern belle from the 1800s -- for tours at...

Making 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024)
Cast and crew discuss the making of Sky Studios' The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews (2011)
On-set interviews with the cast of Helena from the Wedding (2010).

Psych (2006)
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad)....

Drive (2007)
Drive is an American action drama television series set against the backdrop of an illegal cross-country automobile road race, focusing on the...

Yellowjackets (2021)
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls...

Two and a Half Men (2003)
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017)
A decade after their wild summer as junior counselors, the gang reunites for a weekend of bonding, hanky-panky and hair-raising adventures.

Young Sheldon (2017)
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

The L Word (2004)
A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.

Comanche Moon (2008)
Comanche Moon is a television miniseries that is an adaptation of the novel of the same name. It aired on CBS beginning Sunday, January 13, and...

Rose Red (2002)
Dr. Joyce Reardon, a psychology professor, commissions a team of psychics and a gifted autistic girl to find out the truth about an old, supposedly...

The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024)
The powerful real-life story of Lali Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner who was tasked with tattooing ID numbers on prisoners' arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau...

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships....

Girlboss (2017)
Sophia is a rebellious, broke anarchist who refuses to grow up. She stumbles upon her passion of selling vintage clothes online and becomes an...

Togetherness (2015)
Four adults nearing 40, living under the same roof, struggle to keep their relationships and their individual dreams alive.

Mom (2013)
Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world...

Yellowjackets (2021)
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls...

Our Ex-Wife (2016)
Jack is a man who has finally found real happiness with his new wife-to-be Sara, but his ex-wife and mother of his children Hillary seems determined...

The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night talk show that interviews celebrities and...

Rose Red (2002)
Dr. Joyce Reardon, a psychology professor, commissions a team of psychics and a gifted autistic girl to find out the truth about an old, supposedly...

Celebrity Name Game (2014)
Celebrity Name Game is an American syndicated game show which premiered on September 22, 2014. Based on the board game Identity Crisis (created by...

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of...

Candy (2022)
Candy Montgomery is a 1980s housewife and mother who did everything right — but when the pressure of conformity builds within her, her actions...

Castle Rock (2018)
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.

Sunshine (2017)
This drama mini-series follows a group of friends from the South Sudanese community living in Sunshine, a suburb in the outskirts of Melbourne,...

The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors....

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.

The Shield (2002)
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to...

Summer Camp Island (2018)
Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging from magical camp counselors to sticky notes that are...

The Life & Times of Tim (2008)
The Life & Times of Tim is an HBO comedy animated television series, which premiered on September 28, 2008. The series was created by Steve...

Mrs. America (2020)
The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly,...

Easy (2016)
This eclectic, star-studded anthology follows diverse Chicagoans fumbling through the modern maze of love, sex, technology and culture. First...

House (2004)
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional...

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program...

The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are...

American Dad! (2005)
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his...

The Last of Us (2023)
Twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an...

Future-Worm! (2016)
The show follows Danny Douglas and his friend Future-Worm as they go on adventures and travel through time.

Over the Garden Wall (2014)
Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a...

This Morning (1988)
This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone-ins, and...

Key & Peele (2012)
Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each...

Big Brother (2000)
American version of the reality game show which follows a group of HouseGuests living together 24 hours a day in the "Big Brother" house, isolated...

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an...

After Midnight (2024)
Celebrated comedian Taylor Tomlinson hosts the smartest show on television about the dumbest things on the internet alongside a panel of guests from...

Hollywood Squares (2025)
Two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win money and prizes. The "board" for the game is a vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a...

Hot Ones Versus (2024)
Welcome to Hot Ones Versus! On this brand new, Hot Ones spinoff series, guests have two choices: Tell the truth, or suffer the wrath of the Last Dab....