Michelle Lukes

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Michelle Lukes
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Michelle Lukes at Action on Film Festival in 2017
Born (1984-02-24) 24 February 1984 (age 41)
London, England
Occupation(s)Actress, Model, Dancer, Musician
Years active2003 - Present

Michelle Lukes (born 24 February 1984) is an English actress. She trained at the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and graduated winning the Newton Blick Award for versatility. Lukes is best known for playing series regular Sgt Julia Richmond in the Cinemax show Strike Back, Lisa Torres in the BBC drama Doctors , Mother Miranda in Resident Evil Village , and Kelly - 087 in Halo 5: Guardians and The Fall of Reach for Netflix . In 2017 Lukes won the Maverick Award at the Action on Film International Film Festival for her contribution to television. Alongside her numerous other film and television appearances, Lukes has taken on stage roles for the Royal National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and the Bristol Old Vic.

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Lukes is also an accomplished singer, dancer and musician and spent several years in London's West End Theatre performing leading roles in musicals such as Chicago (musical), Cats (musical), Disney's The Lion King (musical), Starlight Express, Fosse and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In 2004 she was hand-picked to be the on-set Dance Supervisor for Oliver Stone's Alexander , in which she also appeared. [1]

In 2019, Lukes stars in the movie Samir with Sprague Grayden, Ethan Rains, and Peter Greene. [2] [3]

Selected works

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
2006 Uncle Max Eva(1Episode)
2008 Casualty Polly Denver(Season 22, Episode 30)
2009 - 2011 Doctors Lisa Torres(29 Episodes)
2011 Strike Back: Project Dawn Sgt. Julia Richmond(10 Episodes)
2012 Strike Back: Vengeance Sgt. Julia Richmond(10 Episodes)
2013 Strike Back: Shadow Warfare Sgt. Julia Richmond(10 Episodes)
2015 Strike Back: Legacy Sgt. Julia Richmond(4 Episodes)
2015The Fall of ReachKelly (Adult)(3 Episodes)
2018EntanglementEviePilot Episode
2018The World UntoldReporter/HostPilot Episode
2020All the Way to the TopEdie Lawson(3 Episodes)

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2004 Alexander (2004 film) Roxanne's HandmaidenFeature
2010 Nation (novel) EnsembleNT Live
2014Francis McGee is not for SaleJennifer FreemanShort
2016A New York ChristmasKate AshfieldFeature
2017The Lost LegionUrbina PrimaFeature
2017Nowhere BandSheilaShort
2017Fake EmpireSadie-Lou HamiltonFeature
2017DesertedCarmenShort
2018Go Back to ChinaFashion ExecutiveFeature
2019 Samir MercedesFeature

Videogames

YearVideogameRoleNotes
2015 Halo 5: Guardians Spartan Kelly-087 Microsoft
2016Masquerada: Songs and ShadowsTiziana de Felici PlayStation 4
2017Fire EscapeJackie Amato Google Daydream
2021 Resident Evil Village Mother MirandaCross-platform

Theatre

YearFilmRoleVenue
2003Beauty and the BeastUS Marie Claire Royal Shakespeare Company
2004A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumVibrata Royal National Theatre
2005The SeagullEnsemble Bristol Old Vic
2006Much Ado About NothingHero Royal Shakespeare Company
2006The Wind in the WillowsMoleRedgrave Theatre
2007A Midsummer Night's DreamTitania Bristol Old Vic
2007AbortiveRozAlma Tavern Theatre
2007OthelloBianca Salisbury Playhouse
2010 Nation US Cahle Royal National Theatre
2010Pitching InElle Latitude Festival
2015The BookOne Woman PieceWord Theatre
2016All the Way to the TopEdieStella Adler Theatre

Awards

In 2017 Michelle Lukes was awarded The Maverick Award at the Action on Film International Film Festival for her work on Strike Back.

References

  1. National Theatre (31 October 2010). "National Theatre". nationaltheatre.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. "Watch Samir (2019) Movie Online: Full Movie Streaming - MSN.com". MSN. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  3. Samir (2019) - Is Samir on Netflix? - Netflix Movies , retrieved 2022-10-22