Michelle Lukes

Michelle Lukes
Michelle Lukes at Action on Film Festival in 2017
Born (1984-02-24) 24 February 1984 (age 40)
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.

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

Selected works

Television

Year Film Role Notes
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)
2015 The Fall of Reach Kelly (Adult) (3 Episodes)
2018 Entanglement Evie Pilot Episode
2018 The World Untold Reporter/Host Pilot Episode
2020 All the Way to the Top Edie Lawson (3 Episodes)

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2004 Alexander (2004 film) Roxanne's Handmaiden Feature
2010 Nation (novel) Ensemble NT Live
2014 Francis McGee is not for Sale Jennifer Freeman Short
2016 A New York Christmas Kate Ashfield Feature
2017 The Lost Legion Urbina Prima Feature
2017 Nowhere Band Sheila Short
2017 Fake Empire Sadie-Lou Hamilton Feature
2017 Deserted Carmen Short
2018 Go Back to China Fashion Executive Feature
2019 Samir Mercedes Feature

Videogames

Year Videogame Role Notes
2015 Halo 5: Guardians Spartan Kelly-087 Microsoft
2016 Masquerada: Songs and Shadows Tiziana de Felici PlayStation 4
2017 Fire Escape Jackie Amato Google Daydream
2021 Resident Evil Village Mother Miranda Cross-platform

Theatre

Year Film Role Venue
2003 Beauty and the Beast US Marie Claire Royal Shakespeare Company
2004 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Vibrata Royal National Theatre
2005 The Seagull Ensemble Bristol Old Vic
2006 Much Ado About Nothing Hero Royal Shakespeare Company
2006 The Wind in the Willows Mole Redgrave Theatre
2007 A Midsummer Night's Dream Titania Bristol Old Vic
2007 Abortive Roz Alma Tavern Theatre
2007 Othello Bianca Salisbury Playhouse
2010 Nation US Cahle Royal National Theatre
2010 Pitching In Elle Latitude Festival
2015 The Book One Woman Piece Word Theatre
2016 All the Way to the Top Edie Stella 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