{{short description|Canadian actress (born 1992)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Melissa Roxburgh | image = Melissa Roxburgh by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Roxburgh in 2025 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|12|10}} | birth_place = | citizenship = {{flatlist| Canadian * }} | alma_mater = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2011–present | mother = Shelley Roxburgh | partner = }} '''Melissa Roxburgh''' (born December 10, 1992)<ref name="birth date">{{Cite news|title=Today's Horoscope: Today's Birthday|author=Nicols, Georgia|date=December 10, 2023|work=Winnipeg Free Press|page=G5|quote=Actor Melissa Roxburgh (1992) shares your birthday today.|id={{ProQuest|2899914103}}}} See also: *{{Cite news|title=Your Horoscope: Birthday Gal|author=|date=December 10, 2016|work=Montreal Gazette|page=D2a|quote=Actress Melissa Roxburgh was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on this date in 1992.|id={{ProQuest|2001250022}}}}</ref> is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' (2011) and ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'' (2012), ''Supernatural'' (2014), ''The Marine 4: Moving Target'' (2015), ''Star Trek Beyond'' (2016), ''Valor'' (2017–2018), ''Mindcage'' (2022), and as Michaela Stone in the NBC/Netflix science fiction drama series ''Manifest'' (2018–2023). Since January 2025, she leads the television series ''The Hunting Party'' as FBI agent Rebecca "Bex" Henderson.
== Early life == Roxburgh's father is a pastor,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/melissa-roxburgh-is-like-her-manifest-character-in-more-ways-than-youd-think-exclusive-15964046|title=Melissa Roxburgh Is Like Her ''Manifest'' Character in More Ways Than You'd Think|last=Bundel|first=Ani|website=Elite Daily|date=February 19, 2019 |access-date=April 22, 2019|archive-date=April 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422061156/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/melissa-roxburgh-is-like-her-manifest-character-in-more-ways-than-youd-think-exclusive-15964046|url-status=live}}</ref> and her younger sister is an actress. After graduating from high school, Roxburgh began pursuing acting in Vancouver.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/the-secret-to-making-it-in-la-grow-a-thick-skin-66681/|title=The Secret to Making it in L.A.? Grow a Thick Skin|date=January 9, 2019|website=Backstage|access-date=April 22, 2019|archive-date=April 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422061155/https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/the-secret-to-making-it-in-la-grow-a-thick-skin-66681/|url-status=live}}</ref> Roxburgh is an alumna of the William Esper Studio.<ref name="esper">{{Cite web|url=https://esperstudio.com/notable-alumni/512full-melissa-roxburgh-1/|title=William Esper Studio alumni|date=January 9, 2019|website=esperstudio.com|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926182603/https://esperstudio.com/notable-alumni/512full-melissa-roxburgh-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Career == She landed her first major role in ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' as Rachel. She went on to also appear in the second sequel of ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'', ''Dog Days'', but as a different character, Heather Hills. Her other work in films has included ''Big Time Movie'', Jeni in ''Leprechaun: Origins'', and Ensign Syl in ''Star Trek Beyond''. Her television work has included the ''Supernatural'' spinoff, ''Bloodlines'', and Thea in The CW's drama series, ''Valor''.
Roxburgh portrayed Michaela Stone in the NBC series ''Manifest'', which premiered on September 24, 2018. After three seasons on NBC, Netflix produced the fourth and final season.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Manifest' Saved With 20-Episode Fourth & Final Season On Netflix; Cast Led By Josh Dallas & Melissa Roxburgh To Return|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/manifest-saved-renewed-season-4-netflix-cast-josh-dallas-melissa-roxburgh-return-1234823691/|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=August 28, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828155429/https://deadline.com/2021/08/manifest-saved-renewed-season-4-netflix-cast-josh-dallas-melissa-roxburgh-return-1234823691/|archive-date=August 28, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2022, Roxburgh starred as detective Mary Kelly in the serial killer movie ''Mindcage'', alongside Martin Lawrence and John Malkovich.<ref name="mind">{{Cite web |url= https://collider.com/mindcage-trailer-martin-lawrence-melissa-roxburgh-john-malkovich/ |title=Mindcage – Martin Lawrence, Melissa Roxburgh and John Malkovich |website=Collider |date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221108015030/https://collider.com/mindcage-trailer-martin-lawrence-melissa-roxburgh-john-malkovich/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Personal life == Roxburgh has a passion for travel. Growing up, her family visited Africa, Europe and South America, which began Roxburgh's interest in social justice issues.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/contributor/melissa-roxburgh/fe227600-0200-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933?activetab=pivot:factstab |title=Melissa Roxburgh |website=microsoft.com |date=2020 |access-date=April 22, 2020 |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611191652/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/contributor/melissa-roxburgh/fe227600-0200-11db-89ca-0019b92a3933?activetab=pivot:factstab |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="hub">{{Cite web |last=Maynard |first=Stacey |date=November 4, 2017 |title=Interview with Melissa Roxburgh |url=https://tvserieshub.tv/2017/11/04/interview-with-melissa-roxburgh/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422061156/https://tvserieshub.tv/2017/11/04/interview-with-melissa-roxburgh/ |archive-date=April 22, 2019 |access-date=April 22, 2019 |website=TV Series Hub}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2011 | ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' | Rachel Lewis | |- | rowspan="2" | 2012 | ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'' | Heather Hills | |- | ''Big Time Movie'' | Princess | |- | 2014 | ''Leprechaun: Origins'' | Jeni | |- | 2015 | data-sort-value="Marine 4: Moving Target, The" | ''The Marine 4: Moving Target'' | Olivia Tanis | |- | rowspan="3" | 2016 | ''Star Trek Beyond'' | Ensign Syl | |- | ''2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be'' | Leora Duncan | |- | ''Lost Solace'' | Azaria | |- | 2018 | ''In God I Trust'' | Mya Matheson | Independent film |- | 2020 | ''I Still Believe'' | Heather Henning | |- | 2022 | ''Mindcage'' | Mary Kelly | <ref name="mind" /> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2012–2013 | ''Arrow'' | Blake | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2012, 2014 | rowspan="2"| ''Supernatural'' | Lila Taylor | Episode: "Time After Time" |- | Violet Duval | Episode: "Bloodlines"<ref>{{cite web|last=Webb Mitovich|first=Matt|title=Pilot Scoop: ''Supernatural'' Spin-Off Gets a New Title, Casts Its Final Series Regular|url=http://tvline.com/2014/03/08/supernatural-spin-off-pilot-cast-melissa-roxburgh/|work=TVLine|date=March 8, 2014|access-date=October 13, 2017|archive-date=September 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929180858/http://tvline.com/2014/03/08/supernatural-spin-off-pilot-cast-melissa-roxburgh/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=SSF>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=CW's ''Supernatural'' Spinoff Casts Melissa Roxburgh As Female Lead, Gets New Title|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/supernatural-spinoff-melissa-roxburgh-female-lead-violet-new-title-bloodlines-695870/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 8, 2014|access-date=October 13, 2017|archive-date=June 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629021819/https://deadline.com/2014/03/supernatural-spinoff-melissa-roxburgh-female-lead-violet-new-title-bloodlines-695870/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 2014 | data-sort-value="Tomorrow People, The" | ''The Tomorrow People'' | Talia | Episode: "Superhero" |- | 2015 | ''Sorority Murder'' | Carly | Television film |- | 2016 | ''Legends of Tomorrow'' | Betty Seaver | Episode: "Night of the Hawk" |- | 2017–2018 | ''Valor'' | Thea | Main role |- | 2017 | ''Travelers'' | Carrie | Episode: "17 Minutes" |- | 2018–2023 | ''Manifest'' | Michaela Stone | Main role, also directed episode: "Lift/Drag" |- | 2023 | ''Quantum Leap'' | Lieutenant Ellen Grier | Episode: "This Took Too Long!" |- | 2024–2025 | ''Tracker'' | Dr. Dory Shaw | S1, E11: "Beyond the Campus Walls" S2, E19: "Rules of the Game" |- | 2025–present | data-sort-value="Hunting Party, The" | ''The Hunting Party'' | Rebecca "Bex" Henderson | Main role |}
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