Melody Nehme

About

Melody Nehme is a mixed Scottish-Middle Eastern performer passionate about bold, character-driven storytelling. She trained at The Dance School of Scotland (ATCL Distinction), the Junior Conservatoire Acting Programme, and PACE. A keen dancer and multi-instrumentalist—flute and accordion—Melody works across stage, screen, and voice-over. Notably, she voices the character Ismat in the UK dub of the Netflix kids’ animation Ridley Jones.

Bio:

Pronouns: She/Her

Height: 5’2″

Playing Age Range: 14-23

Nationality: British

Skills:

Accents: Glasgow*, Arabic Levantine*, Modern Standard Arabic*, Cockney*, RP*, American*, French

Dance: Commercial*, Jazz*, Contemporary* HipHop*, Ballet*

Singing: Mezzo Soprano* Alto* Contemporary Singing* Mix Belt* Choral singing* 

Music: Flute*, Accordion*

Other: Languages: Arabic (Intermediate). Rugby(scrum half)*, Roller Skating*, Athletics Swimming*, Cycling*  

Previous Qualifications: Associate of Trinity College London Diploma

*Denotes high proficiency or native accent

Work Experience:

Garden Gnome, Amélie: The Musical, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (dir. Tom Cooper)

Tobias/Dance Captain, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (dir. Aaron Lee Lambert)

Pandora, Mayday: Pandora’s Box, National Theatre of Scotland

Ara, West (Cow)lder, A Play, a Pie and a Pint (dir. Fiona Mackinnon)  

Ensemble, Les Misérables: Royal Variety Performance (dir. Chris Key)

Éponine, Les Misérables: Let the People Sing, The Lyric Club (dir. Catriona Cummings, Chris Key)

Éponine, Les Misérables: School Edition, Movies to Musicals (dir. Sam Hiller)

Ismat the Mummy, Ridley Jones (Voice Over), NETFLIX (dir. Donald Pirie)