Melanie Liburd

Melanie Liburd is a British actress known for her roles in This Is Us and Power Book II: Ghost.

Melanie Liburd
Liburd at San Diego Comic-Con in 2016
Born	Hertfordshire, England, UK
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present

In 2016, Liburd appeared as the red priestess in "No One", an episode of the sixth season of the series Game of Thrones.^[1] She was cast in the psychological thriller television series Gypsy in late 2016.^[2]

From 2018 to 2019, Liburd portrayed Zoe in This Is Us. From 2020 to 2022, she portrayed Carrie Milgram in Power Book II: Ghost.^[3] In 2023, Liburd provided the voice and motion capture for Saga Anderson in the Remedy Entertainment video game Alan Wake 2.^[4]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	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

Year	Title	Role	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

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	Alan Wake 2	Saga Anderson	Voice and motion capture; One of two playable protagonists

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2023	The Game Awards	Best Performance	Alan Wake 2	Nominated	[5]
2024	New York Game Awards	Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game		Won	[6]
	D.I.C.E. Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Character		Nominated	[7][8]
	British Academy Games Awards	Performer in a Leading Role		Longlisted	[9]

References

1. "'Game of Thrones' Adds Melanie Liburd As The Red Priestess". Deadline Hollywood. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
2. "'Gypsy' Adds Brit Actress Melanie Liburd To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
3. Kanter, Jake (10 February 2020). "'Power Book II: Ghost': Starz Drops Teaser Trailer, Rounds Out Cast For 'Power' Spinoff". Deadline. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
4. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
5. Todd Spangler (13 November 2023). "Game Awards 2023 Nominations: Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 Lead the Pack With Eight Noms Each (Full List)". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
6. McEvoy, Sophie (24 January 2024). "Baldur's Gate 3 wins big at New York Game Awards 2024". Games Industry.biz.
7. "27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
8. "2024 Awards Category Details Outstanding Achievement in Character". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
9. "The 60 Best Video Games of 2023". BAFTA. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

External links

• Melanie Liburd at IMDb