Melissanthi Mahut

Canadian-Greek actress (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Melissanthi Mahut[1] (Greek: Μελισσάνθη Μάχουτ; born September 20, 1988[2][3]) is a Canadian-Greek actress. She is known for her role as Kassandra in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and for playing Mita Xenakis in the Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.[4][5]

Born (1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 (age 37)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • Greece
Almamater
OccupationActress
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Melissanthi Mahut
Born (1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 (age 37)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • Greece
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
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Early life and education

Mahut was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Greece. Her father is Quebecois, while her mother is Greek. She attended the National Theatre of Greece Drama School and later went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She graduated from RADA with a BA degree in Acting in 2012.[6][7]

Career

Mahut’s career started in Greece where she starred in theatre productions as well as in short and feature films such as Mythopathy (Νοτιάς), The Taste of Love (Η Γεύση της Αγάπης).[6][8][9]

In 2017 she landed the role of Kassandra in the video game Assassin's Creed Odyssey for which she received widespread critical acclaim as well as global recognition for her performance including a nomination for the BAFTA Games Awards, the D.I.C.E. Awards, and The Game Awards.[10][11][12][13][14]

In 2020 she appeared as the Greek Eurovision contestant Mita Xenakis in the Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga alongside Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Dan Stevens. The film was scheduled for a May 2020 release, but due to COVID-19 was postponed to June 26.[15][5] In 2020 Mahut voiced the character of Athena in the video game Immortals Fenyx Rising.[16] She had a recurring role in two parts of the Greek anthology series The Other Me (Έτερος Εγώ) based on the 2016 Greek crime thriller of the same name.[17] In 2022 she starred in a standalone episode of the Greek TV series Kart Postal.[18]

In 2022, Mahut played Calliope in the eleventh episode of the Netflix production of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. It is an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name, created by Gaiman and published by Vertigo/DC Comics,[19][20] and in 2023 she had a small role in the American sci-fi/action film Meg 2: The Trench, where she played the role of Rigas, a security officer.[21] She reprised her role as Calliope in two episodes of the second season of The Sandman.

Filmography

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Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Artherapy Herself Film
2014 In Transit Tina Film
2015 Worlds Apart Employee Film
2016 Mythopathy Betty Film
2016 Luna Bar Crazy girl Film
2018 The Taste of Love Pavlina Television film
2019 The Other Me: Lost Souls Tonia TV series
2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Mita Xenakis Streaming film
2020 The Other Me: Catharsis Tonia Main role
2022 Kart Postal Sophia Episode: "Κnow Thyself"
2022 - 25 The Sandman Calliope Season 1 Episode: "A Dream of a Thousand Cats" / "Calliope",

Season 2 Episodes: "The Song of Orpheus" and "A Tale of Graceful Ends"

2023 Meg 2: The Trench Rigas Film
2024 The Turkish Detective Lina TV series
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Video game roles
Year Title Role
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins Various Characters
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey Kassandra
2019 Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece Kassandra
2020 Immortals Fenyx Rising Athena
2021 Assassin's Creed Valhalla Kassandra
2023 Assassin's Creed Nexus VR Kassandra
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Stage

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Year Play Role Theatre
2012 The Misunderstanding[22] Maria Kings Head Theatre
2013–2015 The House of Bernarda Alba[23] Adela The Vault Theatre
2015–2016 Crime and Punishment[24] Sonya National Theatre of Greece
2016–2017 Metropolis[25] Medea/Messenger Small Theatre of Epidaurus
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Accolades

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Year Work Award Category Result Ref
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey The Game Awards Best Performance Nominated [13]
Gamers' Choice Awards Fan Favourite Female Voice Actor Nominated [26]
D.I.C.E. Awards Outstanding Achievement in Character Nominated [27]
BAFTA Game Awards Performer Nominated [12]
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References

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