Mel Jarnson

ملانی جارنسون • Melanie Jarnson

Melanie Jarnson is a Thai-Australian actress. Early life 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...

Melanie Jarnson is a Thai-Australian actress. Early life 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. Career Jarnson's first film role came in the 2021 martial arts fantasy film Mortal Kombat where she played Nitara. She was then cast in the action thriller film Blacklight. Jarnson then appeared in the Australian hostage comedy series Caught. Jarnson appeared in the American horror film Witchboard alongside Madison Iseman and Aaron Dominguez. Filmography Film Empire City (TBA) Street Fighter (2026) Killer Whale (2026) Witchboard (2024) Five Blind Dates (2024) Blacklight (2022) Mortal Kombat (2021) Pretty Boy (2020, short film) And Again, Her (2019, short film) Television NCIS: Sydney (2025) Granny Flat Comedy (2025) Black Snow (2025) Caught (2023) Between Two Worlds (2020) Harrow (2019) References External links "Back to her roots". instyleaustralia.com. Retrieved 9 July 2025. "2024 AACTA Awards Ceremony Presented By Foxtel Group - Red Carpet". gettyimages.com. Retrieved 9 July 2025. Mel Jarnson at IMDb