Melanie Liburd

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Melanie Liburd is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the NBC drama This Is Us (2018–2021) and the Starz crime drama Power Book II: Ghost (2020–2022). Her films include Perpetrator (2023).

Early life

Liburd was born to an English mother and a Kittian father and grew up in Herefordshire.{{Cite web|url=https://theimagista.com/melanie-liburd/|title=Melanie Liburd|work=The Imagista|first=Katina|last=Goulakos|accessdate=26 December 2024}} She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Fashion Design.{{Cite web|url=https://theglassmagazine.com/glass-speaks-to-british-actor-melanie-liburd/|title=Glass speaks to British actor Melanie Liburd|work=Glass|first=Karolina|last=Zielinska|date=3 August 2017|accessdate=26 December 2024}} She later trained at Identity School of Acting.{{Cite web|url=https://www.identityschoolofacting.com/alumni/melanie-liburd/|title=Melanie Liburd|website=Identity School of Acting|accessdate=26 December 2024}}

Career

Liburd made her television debut in 2012 episodes of the Sky One series Strike Back. That same year, she was cast in a comedy pilot.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bet-kelly-rowland-comedy-pilot-363432/|title=BET Orders Comedy Pilot Starring Kelly Rowland (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|date=17 August 2012|accessdate=26 December 2024}}

In 2016, Liburd appeared as the red priestess in "No One", an episode of the sixth season of the series Game of Thrones.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/game-of-thrones-melanie-liburd-red-priestess-kit-harington-jon-snow-1201569313/|title='Game of Thrones' Adds Melanie Liburd As The Red Priestess|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 8, 2015|access-date=October 13, 2016}} She was cast in the psychological thriller television series Gypsy in late 2016.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/09/gypsy-melanie-liburd-naomi-watts-1201821023/|title='Gypsy' Adds Brit Actress Melanie Liburd To Cast|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 16, 2016|access-date=October 13, 2016}}

From 2018 to 2019, Liburd portrayed Zoe in This Is Us. From 2020 to 2022, she portrayed Carrie Milgram in Power Book II: Ghost.{{Cite web|last=Kanter|first=Jake|date=2020-02-10|title='Power Book II: Ghost': Starz Drops Teaser Trailer, Rounds Out Cast For 'Power' Spinoff|url=https://deadline.com/video/power-book-ii-ghost-starz-drops-teaser-rounds-out-cast/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} In 2023, Liburd provided the voice and motion capture for Saga Anderson in the Remedy Entertainment video game Alan Wake 2.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsrR37OgxE4/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=www.instagram.com}}

Filmography

=Films=

class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class=unsortable \| Notes
2015	How Sarah Got Her Wings	Amanda	aka A Mission for Christmas
2015	Runaway Island	Kira Geoffries	TV movie
2018	Brian Banks	Karina Cooper
2023	Perpetrator	Jean
2024	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	Christine

=TV Series=

class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class=unsortable \| Notes
2012	Strike Back	Asmara	Episodes: "Vengeance, Part 1" and "Part 2"
2014	Dracula	Ladybird	Episode: "Come to Die"
2014	Stalker	Lori Carter	Episode: "Pilot"
2014	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Natalie Barrow / The Hornet	Episode: "Dead Rails"
2015	The Grinder	Ivy Dexter	2 episodes
2016	Game of Thrones	Red Priestess	Episode: "No One"
2016–2017	Dark Matter	Nyx Harper	13 episodes
2017	Gypsy	Alexis	Main role (10 episodes)
2018–2021	This Is Us	Zoe Baker	21 episodes
2020	Make It Work!	Herself	Television special
2020–2022	Power Book II: Ghost	Caridad "Carrie" Milgram	18 episodes
2023	The Idol	Jenna	TV series; recurring role
2024	High Potential	Tiana Johnson	1 episode

=Video games=

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2023

Alan Wake 2

Saga Anderson

Voice and motion capture; One of two playable protagonists

Awards and nominations

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Nominated work ! scope="col" \| Result ! Ref.
style="text-align:center:"\| 2023 \| The Game Awards \| Best Performance \| rowspan="4" \|Alan Wake 2 \| {{Nominated}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web \|url=https://variety.com/2023/gaming/news/game-awards-2023-nominations-alan-wake-baldurs-gate-full-list-1235787390/ \|title=Game Awards 2023 Nominations: Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 Lead the Pack With Eight Noms Each (Full List) \|author=Todd Spangler \|publisher=Variety \|website=variety.com \|date=13 November 2023 \|access-date=11 January 2024}}
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"\| 2024 \| New York Game Awards \| Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game \|{{won}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/baldurs-gate-3-wins-big-at-new-york-game-awards-2024 \|title=Baldur's Gate 3 wins big at New York Game Awards 2024 \|date=2024-01-24 \|website=Games Industry.biz \|last=McEvoy \|first=Sophie }}
D.I.C.E. Awards \| Outstanding Achievement in Character \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web \|url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/27th_dice_awards_finalists.asp \|title=27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists \|publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences \|website=interactive.org \|access-date=11 January 2024}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2024&idGameAwardType=155 \|title=2024 Awards Category Details Outstanding Achievement in Character \|publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences \|website=interactive.org \|access-date=16 February 2024}}
British Academy Games Awards \| Performer in a Leading Role \| {{Longlisted}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web \|url=https://www.bafta.org/games/features/best-video-games-2023\|title=The 60 Best Video Games of 2023\|publisher=BAFTA\|date=14 December 2023\|access-date=14 December 2023}}

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scope="col" | Year

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style="text-align:center:"| 2023

| The Game Awards

| Best Performance

| rowspan="4" |Alan Wake 2

| {{Nominated}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/gaming/news/game-awards-2023-nominations-alan-wake-baldurs-gate-full-list-1235787390/ |title=Game Awards 2023 Nominations: Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 Lead the Pack With Eight Noms Each (Full List) |author=Todd Spangler |publisher=Variety |website=variety.com |date=13 November 2023 |access-date=11 January 2024}}

rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 2024

| New York Game Awards

| Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game

|{{won}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/baldurs-gate-3-wins-big-at-new-york-game-awards-2024 |title=Baldur's Gate 3 wins big at New York Game Awards 2024 |date=2024-01-24 |website=Games Industry.biz |last=McEvoy |first=Sophie }}

D.I.C.E. Awards

| Outstanding Achievement in Character

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/27th_dice_awards_finalists.asp |title=27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=11 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2024&idGameAwardType=155 |title=2024 Awards Category Details Outstanding Achievement in Character |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=16 February 2024}}

British Academy Games Awards

| Performer in a Leading Role

| {{Longlisted}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://www.bafta.org/games/features/best-video-games-2023|title=The 60 Best Video Games of 2023|publisher=BAFTA|date=14 December 2023|access-date=14 December 2023}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|4927489|Melanie Liburd}}

Category:Living people

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:Year of birth uncertain

Category:21st-century English actresses

Category:Actresses from Hertfordshire

Category:Black British actresses

Category:Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival award winners

Category:English people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent

Category:English television actresses