Melanie Jarnson | |
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| Born | 1 February 1998 Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
Mel Jarnson is a Thai-Australian actress.
Jarnson was born in Bangkok to an Australian mother and a Thai father. She spent a large amount of her childhood in India and Belgium. She had lived in 6 different countries mainly attending French international schools. Due to the constant moving she said she struggled with her Thai-Australian identity. She is fluent in French, English and Thai. She moved to Australia in 2016 where she says she feels settled. Her favourite film is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . [1]
Jarnson first film role came in the 2021 martial arts fantasy film Mortal Kombat where she played Nitara. [2] She was then cast in the action thriller film Blacklight. [3] Jarnson then appeared in the Australian hostage comedy series Caught. [4] [5] Jarnson appeared in the American horror film Witchboard alongside Madison Iseman and Aaron Dominguez. [6] Jarnson is currently working on a film called Killer Whale which stars Virginia Gardner.
Jarnson has a boyfriend but prefers to keep her relationship out of the spotlight [7] She says her mother is her role model as she has had so many jobs such as a truck driver, worked in a mine, a cook on a trawler, a cleaner, a bartender, a skydiving instructor, a nurse and journalist [8]