Daniela Melchior

Daniela Melchior dos Reis Lopes Pereira (European Portuguese: [dɐniˈɛlɐ mɛlʃiˈɔɾ]; born 1 November 1996)[1] is a Portuguese actress. After beginning her career in her home country, she garnered worldwide attention with her English-language debut as Ratcatcher 2 in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film The Suicide Squad (2021).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Melchior dos Reis and the second or paternal family name is Lopes Pereira.

Daniela Melchior
Melchior at the Web Summit, Lisbon in 2021
Born
Daniela Melchior dos Reis Lopes Pereira

(1996-11-01) 1 November 1996
Almada, Setúbal, Portugal
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Notable workThe Suicide Squad

Career

2014-2020: Portuguese film and television

Melchior started her career in 2014 with several Portuguese film and television productions, including Ouro Verde, A Herdeira, The Black Book, and Parque Mayer.[2] She also provided the Portuguese voice for Spider-Gwen / Gwen Stacy in Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, who is voiced by Hailee Steinfeld in the original English version.[3]

2021–present: Jump to Hollywood

In August 2021, Melchior appeared in her first English-language theatrical film, James Gunn's DCEU film The Suicide Squad, as a unique version of the Batman villain Ratcatcher, Cleo Cazo / Ratcatcher 2, alongside Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena and Viola Davis, marking the first actress from Portugal to play a character in a DCEU film.[4][5] James Gunn described her as being "the heart of the film", and she has the second longest screen time.[6]

Melchior will star with Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace and Sam Neill in spy movie Assassin Club directed by Camille Delamarre and written by Thomas C. Dunn, with production in Turin, Italy.[7] She appeared in Marlowe directed by Neil Jordan, alongside Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and Jessica Lange.[8] By March 2022, she joined the cast of the tenth Fast & Furious film titled Fast X, Vin Diesel, and The Suicide Squad co-stars John Cena and Michael Rooker, as well as Scott Eastwood, who appeared in Suicide Squad, the predecessor to her DC comics film.[9] In June 2022 she announced that she will collaborate for the second time with James Gunn in his MCU film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel (before appearing with him in Fast X,) Will Poulter, and Sylvester Stallone (her The Suicide Squad co-star,) making her the first actress from Portugal to portray a Marvel character and to appear in an MCU film.[10]

In August 2022, she was cast in Road House, a remake of the 1989 film starring Patrick Swayze.[11]

Filmography

Film
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2018 The Black Book[2] La Fille
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman Portuguese dub[3]
Parque Mayer[2] Deolinda
2021 The Suicide Squad[12] Cleo Cazo / Ratcatcher 2[13]
2022 Marlowe Lynn Peterson
2023 Assassin Club Sophie[7]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Ura
Fast Xdagger Isabel Neves Post-production
TBA Road Housedagger Ellie Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014–15 Mulheres[14] Viviana Gomes 316 episodes
2016 Massa Fresca[14] Carminho Santiago 68 episodes
2017 Ouro Verde[14] Cláudia Andrade 221 episodes
2018 A Herdeira[14] Ariana Franco 190 episodes
2018–19 Valor da Vida[14] Isabel Vasconcellos 203 episodes
2019 O Livro Negro do Padre Dinis[14] La Fille 6 episodes
2021 Pecado Maria Manuel 6 episodes

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2019 Sophia Awards Best Actress Parque Mayer Nominated
2021 Golden Globes (Portugal) Best Newcomer The Suicide Squad Nominated

References
  1. Ferreira, Marta Leite (November 4, 2021). "Daniela Melchior announces participation in new films after suffering from nervous colitis on the eve of the Suicide Squad recordings" (in Portuguese). Observador. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. Ridlehoover, John (April 30, 2019). "'The Suicide Squad' Taps Portuguese Star for Ratcatcher Role". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 18, 2020). "CAA Signs Daniela Melchior, Star Of Upcoming Warner Bros/DC Sequel 'The Suicide Squad'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  4. Kroll, Justin (April 30, 2019). "Newcomer Daniela Melchior Eyed for Ratcatcher Role in 'Suicide Squad' Sequel (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  5. White, James (April 30, 2019). "'The Suicide Squad': Daniela Melchior Eyed As Ratcatcher". Empire. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  6. "The Suicide Squad (2021)". IMDb.
  7. Wiseman, Andreas (September 22, 2021). "'Assassin Club': Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace, Sam Neill & 'Suicide Squad' Breakout Daniela Melchior Are Starring In Action Spy Movie Shooting In Italy". Deadline. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  8. Carroll, Lisa (December 21, 2021). "Interview: Patrick Muldoon on the upcoming Marlowe, new film Deadlock". Moviehole. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  9. Gonzalez, Umberto (March 21, 2022). "The Suicide Squad Breakout Daniela Melchior in Talks to Join Fast and Furious 10 (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  10. "'Suicide Squad' Breakout Daniela Melchior Will Appear in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'". June 2022.
  11. Kroll, Justin (August 2, 2022). "Jake Gyllenhaal's Road House Movie A Go At Prime Video As Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen Among Those Joining Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  12. Mancuso, Vinnie (April 30, 2019). "James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' Casts Newcomer in Ratcatcher Role". Collider. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  13. Shaw-Williams, Hannah (April 30, 2019). "James Gunn's 'Suicide Squad' Casts Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  14. Dela Paz, Maggie (May 1, 2019). "'Suicide Squad' Adds Newcomer Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
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