Melina Theo

Melina Theo

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About me

Melina Theo is a multilingual actor and voiceover artist based in London. She has an EU passport and also has bases in Athens (Greece), Nicosia (Cyprus) and Como (Italy). 

She appears in ITV’s Professor T (Season 4) as Solicitor Jill Finch and in the 2025 BAFTA-nominated film “Day Out” (dir. Goulielmos Dermon) as Lisa. She has held leading roles in a number of films, including Wavelength, Two Under Two, A Strange Connection and Somewhere New

Melina has received great acclaim for her performance in the production of Duncan Macmillan’s and Jonny Donahoe’s worldwide smash hit play Every Brilliant Thing, directed by Ioli Andreadi, which she has performed in Greece, Cyprus and the UK. In 2025, she appeared in Katie Mitchell’s Die Frau Ohne Schatten at the Dutch National Opera.

Melina’s stage credits in the UK include The Return of the Exile (Yard Theatre), Medea (Forest Fringe Festival, Edinburgh), Kiss the Shadow (Lyric Hammersmith Studio), NASA (BAC) and The Kindness of Strangers (Watford Palace Theatre). In Athens, Melina appeared as the infamous Arsinoe in a celebrated production of The Misanthrope.

Her voice has featured in Ubisoft’s global franchise game Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, in countless campaigns for radio and television, language learning courses, in-flight announcements, and TV series (Peaky Blinders, BBC). She is the voice of the Greek edition of the toy My Little Pony.

Melina has a BA in French and Italian (First Class) from UCL and an MA in Text and Performance Studies from RADA and King’s College.

Information

Place of birth
Cyprus
Height (cm)
167
Eye color
brown
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Long
Place of residence
London (GB), Athens (GR)
Housing options
Nicosia (CY), Como (IT), Greater London (GB), Province of Como (IT)
Nationality
Cypriot
Languages
English(native)Greek(native)FrenchItalian
Instruments
Piano
Sport
SwimmingYogaTennisWater skiing
Dance
BalletGreek folk dancesSalsa
Main profession
Actor
Pitch
Alto
Driver's licenses
Car class

Credits

Professional background

RADA, MA Text and Performance Studies, 2007-2008. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, BA French and Italian (First Class Honours), 2003-2007.

Film

Day Out - Longlisted for 2025 BAFTA Award (Drama)
Lisa (SUP) Goulielmos Dermon Producer: Michal Wasilewski Distribution: NFTS Casting Director: Suzanne Smith Casting (Glenda Mariani & Laura Windows)
Wavelength
Eleni (LR) Marina Koem & Melina Theo Producer: Notnow Collective Written by: Marina Koem
Two Under Two
Sofia (LR) Nadia Papachronopoulou Producer: Virtual Collaborators Festival Written by: Tassa DeParis
A Strange Connection
Rishka (LR) Valentina Mira Written by: Valentina Mira
Tough Love
Jennifer Sails (LR) Simon Harris Producer: Yukta Dave
Somewhere New
Iris (LR) Dan Villanueva Producer: Charlene Nicholls

Television

Professor T (Season 4) (TV series)
Lawyer Jill Finch Kaat Beels & Dries Vos Producer: Eagle Eye Drama / ITV Casting Director: Sien Josephine

Theater

Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Opera)
Ensemble Katie Mitchell Theater: Dutch National Opera Casting Director: Dan Ayling
Every Brilliant Thing
Solo Performer (LR) Ioli Andreadi Theater: Wills Memorial Building, Bristol Written by: Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe

Audio

Arrested Song (Audiobook)
Narrator (LR) Producer: Legend Press / WF Howes Distribution: Audible Written by: Irena Karafilly
Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Other)
Iaeira & Gaspar Adele Cutting Producer: Ubisoft Casting Director: Side UK