Melissanthi Mahut

Melissanthi Mahut^[1] (Greek: Μελισσάνθη Μάχουτ; born September 20, 1988^[2][3]) is a Canadian and Greek actress. She is known for her role as Kassandra in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and for playing Mita Xenakis in the Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.^[4][5]

Melissanthi Mahut
Born	(1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 (age 36) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian Greek
Alma mater	National Theatre of Greece Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present

Early life and education

Mahut was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Greece. Her father is Quebecois, while her mother is Greek. She attended the National Theatre of Greece Drama School and later went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She graduated at RADA with a BA degree in Acting in 2012.^[6][7]

Career

Mahut’s career started in Greece where she starred in theatre productions as well as in short and feature films such as Mythopathy (Νοτιάς), The Taste of Love (Η Γεύση της Αγάπης).^[6][8][9]

In 2017 she landed the role of Kassandra in the video game Assassin's Creed Odyssey for which she received widespread critical acclaim as well as global recognition for her performance including a nomination for the BAFTA Games Awards, the D.I.C.E. Awards, and The Game Awards.^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

In 2020 she appeared as the Greek Eurovision contestant Mita Xenakis in the Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga alongside Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Dan Stevens. The film was scheduled for a May 2020 release, but due to COVID-19 was postponed to June 26.^[15][5] In 2020 Mahut voiced the character of Athena in the video game Immortals Fenyx Rising.^[16] She had a recurring role in two parts of the Greek anthology series The Other Me (Έτερος Εγώ) based on the 2016 Greek crime thriller of the same name.^[17] In 2022 she starred in a standalone episode of the Greek TV series Kart Postal.^[18]

In 2022, Mahut played Calliope in the eleventh episode of the Netflix production of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. It is an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name, created by Gaiman and published by Vertigo/DC Comics,^[19][20] and in 2023 she had a small role in the American sci-fi/action film Meg 2: The Trench, where she played the role of Rigas, a security officer.^[21]

Filmography

Film and television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Artherapy	Herself	Film
2014	In Transit	Tina	Film
2015	Worlds Apart	Employee	Film
2016	Mythopathy	Betty	Film
2016	Luna Bar	Crazy girl	Film
2018	The Taste of Love	Pavlina	Television film
2019	The Other Me: Lost Souls	Tonia	TV series
2020	Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga	Mita Xenakis	Streaming film
2020	The Other Me: Catharsis	Tonia	Main role
2022	Kart Postal	Sophia	Episode: "Κnow Thyself"
2022	The Sandman	Calliope	Episode: "A Dream of a Thousand Cats" / "Calliope"
2023	Meg 2: The Trench	Rigas	Film
2024	The Turkish Detective	Lina	TV series

Video game roles

Year	Title	Role
2017	Assassin's Creed Origins	Various Characters
2018	Assassin's Creed Odyssey	Kassandra
2019	Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece	Kassandra
2020	Immortals Fenyx Rising	Athena
2021	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	Kassandra
2023	Assassin's Creed Nexus VR	Kassandra

Stage

Year	Play	Role	Theatre
2012	The Misunderstanding[22]	Maria	Kings Head Theatre
2013–2015	The House of Bernarda Alba[23]	Adela	The Vault Theatre
2015–2016	Crime and Punishment[24]	Sonya	National Theatre of Greece
2016–2017	Metropolis[25]	Medea/Messenger	Small Theatre of Epidaurus

Accolades

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2018	Assassin's Creed Odyssey	The Game Awards	Best Performance	Nominated	[13]
		Gamers' Choice Awards	Fan Favourite Female Voice Actor	Nominated	[26]
		D.I.C.E. Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Character	Nominated	[27]
		BAFTA Game Awards	Performer	Nominated	[12]

References

1. "Profile: Melissanthi Mahut". Spotlight. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
2. "Assassin's Creed Odyssey voice actors: Alexios & Kassandra interview". YouTube. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
3. "Μελισσάνθη Μάχουτ". TEDxUniversityofMacedonia. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
4. "Melissanthi Mahut's epic acting journey on Assassin's Creed Odyssey". Female First. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
5. "The Cast Of Eurovision Song Contest Is Hilarious, Of Course". Refinery29. Retrieved 25 October 2020.she is also known for acting in Meg 2: The Trench
6. "Women of Mythopathy". Ladylike.gr. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
7. "Profile: Melissanthi Mahut". RADA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
8. "The Taste of Love". The Taste of Love. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
9. "Eteros Ego: Lost Souls". retrodb.gr. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
10. "Assassin's Creed Odyssey review – an epic journey through ancient Greece". The Guardian. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
11. "Kassandra Is Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Best Asset, And An Interesting Contrast To Bayek". Forbes. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
12. "Bafta Game Awards 2019". Bafta. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
13. "'God of War,' 'Red Dead Redemption II' Tie For Most Game Awards Noms". Variety. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
14. "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Assassin's Creed Odyssey". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
15. "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga". Netflix. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
16. "Who are the voice actors in Immortals Fenyx Rising?". The Gamer. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
17. "Η εποχή της Μελισσάνθης Μάχουτ". Esquire (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-08-20.
18. Γαλάτη, Νικολέττα (2021-08-24). ""Καρτ ποστάλ": Με τις Λένα Παπαληγούρα και Μελισσάνθη Μάχουτ στα γυρίσματα του νέου επεισοδίου της σειράς της ΕΡΤ". Γραφείο Τύπου ΕΡΤ (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-08-20.
19. Hill, Greg (2022-08-23). "Why The Sandman Had to Change One of the Comic's Darkest Stories for Netflix". CBR. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
20. Christian Holub (20 August 2022). "Cats and Calliope: Neil Gaiman and 'The Sandman' directors break down that bonus episode". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
21. Carras, Vicky (2023-05-09). "Tráiler de 'Megalodón 2: La fosa'". Moviementarios (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-31.
22. "Cross Purpose - The King's Head Theatre (2012)". Albert Camus Society. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
23. "Μια εκδοχή του σπιτιού της Μπερνάρντα Άλμπα σε σκηνοθεσία Δημήτρη Καρατζιά". elculture.gr. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
24. "Crime and Punishment". National Theatre of Greece. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
25. "Metropolis". National Theatre of Greece. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
26. Glyer, Mike (19 November 2018). "2018 Gamers' Choice Awards Nominees". File 770. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
27. "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Assassin's Creed Odyssey". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

External links

• Melissanthi Mahut at IMDb