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.
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.
In 2019, Lukes stars in the movie Samir with Sprague Grayden, Ethan Rains, and Peter Greene.
Selected works
Television Year Film Role Notes2006Uncle MaxEva(1Episode)2008CasualtyPolly Denver(Season 22, Episode 30)2009 - 2011DoctorsLisa Torres(29 Episodes)2011Strike Back: Project DawnSgt. Julia Richmond(10 Episodes)2012Strike Back: VengeanceSgt. Julia Richmond(10 Episodes)2013Strike Back: Shadow WarfareSgt. Julia Richmond(10 Episodes)2015Strike Back: LegacySgt. Julia Richmond(4 Episodes)2015The Fall of ReachKelly (Adult)(3 Episodes)2018EntanglementEviePilot Episode2018The World UntoldReporter/HostPilot Episode2020All the Way to the TopEdie Lawson(3 Episodes)2025LeviathanDr. Nora BarlowVoice
Film Year Film Role Notes2004Alexander (2004 film)Roxanne's HandmaidenFeature2010Nation (novel)EnsembleNT Live2014Francis McGee is not for SaleJennifer FreemanShort2016A New York ChristmasKate AshfieldFeature2017The Lost LegionUrbina PrimaFeature2017Nowhere BandSheilaShort2017Fake EmpireSadie-Lou HamiltonFeature2017DesertedCarmenShort2018Go Back to ChinaFashion ExecutiveFeature2019SamirMercedesFeature
Video games Year Videogame Role Notes 2015Halo 5: GuardiansSpartan Kelly-087Microsoft2016Masquerada: Songs and ShadowsTiziana de FeliciPlayStation 42017Fire EscapeJackie AmatoGoogle Daydream2021Resident Evil VillageMother MirandaCross-platform
Theatre Year Film Role Venue2003Beauty and the BeastUS Marie ClaireRoyal Shakespeare Company2004A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumVibrataRoyal National Theatre2005The SeagullEnsembleBristol Old Vic2006Much Ado About NothingHeroRoyal Shakespeare Company2006The Wind in the WillowsMoleRedgrave Theatre2007A Midsummer Night's DreamTitaniaBristol Old Vic2007AbortiveRozAlma Tavern Theatre2007OthelloBiancaSalisbury Playhouse2010NationUS CahleRoyal National Theatre2010Pitching InElleLatitude Festival2015The BookOne Woman PieceWord Theatre2016All 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.
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