Melanie Nicholls-King

Melanie Nicholls-King is a Canadian stage and screen actress, best known for her recurring television roles as Cheryl on the "The Wire" and as Officer Noelle Williams on "Rookie Blue".

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The Color of Friendship (2000)

Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Hooks
CAST:  Lindsey Haun  •  Shadia Simmons  •  Carl Lumbly  •  Penny Johnson Jerald

Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Hooks
CAST:  Lindsey Haun  •  Shadia Simmons  •  Carl Lumbly  •  Penny Johnson Jerald

Guilty as Sin (1993)

Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Rebecca De Mornay  •  Don Johnson  •  Dana Ivey  •  Stephen Lang

Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Rebecca De Mornay  •  Don Johnson  •  Dana Ivey  •  Stephen Lang

One Kill (2000)

A divorced female marine officer with two small children begins an affair with a senior officer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Menaul
CAST:  Anne Heche  •  Sam Shepard  •  Eric Stoltz  •  Kate McNeil

A divorced female marine officer with two small children begins an affair with a senior officer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Menaul
CAST:  Anne Heche  •  Sam Shepard  •  Eric Stoltz  •  Kate McNeil

False Pretenses (2004)

Falling victim to a glib con artist named Michael (Stewart Bick), Texas housewife Diane (Peta Wilson) loses all her money, a disaster that drives her husband Randal (Anthony Lemke) to suicide. Unable to get justice through the official channels, Diane mounts her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Hreno
CAST:  Peta Wilson  •  Stewart Bick  •  Melanie Nicholls-King  •  Conrad Pla

Falling victim to a glib con artist named Michael (Stewart Bick), Texas housewife Diane (Peta Wilson) loses all her money, a disaster that drives her husband Randal (Anthony Lemke) to suicide. Unable to get justice through the official channels, Diane mounts her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Hreno
CAST:  Peta Wilson  •  Stewart Bick  •  Melanie Nicholls-King  •  Conrad Pla

What Makes a Family (2001)

Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maggie Greenwald
CAST:  Brooke Shields  •  Cherry Jones  •  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Anne Meara

Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maggie Greenwald
CAST:  Brooke Shields  •  Cherry Jones  •  Whoopi Goldberg  •  Anne Meara

Rude (1995)

This is the Easter weekend. In an inner city project, three people struggle against their demons and try to find redemption. They are Maxine, a window dresser depressed since she had an abortion and lost her lover ; Jordan, a boxer who has indulged in gay-bashing ; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clement Virgo
CAST:  Maurice Dean Wint  •  Rachael Crawford  •  Clark Johnson  •  Richard Chevolleau

This is the Easter weekend. In an inner city project, three people struggle against their demons and try to find redemption. They are Maxine, a window dresser depressed since she had an abortion and lost her lover ; Jordan, a boxer who has indulged in gay-bashing ; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clement Virgo
CAST:  Maurice Dean Wint  •  Rachael Crawford  •  Clark Johnson  •  Richard Chevolleau

Deacons for Defense (2003)

Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings persistently ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Duke
CAST:  Forest Whitaker  •  Jonathan Silverman  •  Chris Britton  •  Ossie Davis

Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings persistently ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Duke
CAST:  Forest Whitaker  •  Jonathan Silverman  •  Chris Britton  •  Ossie Davis

Mercy (2000)

Detective Catherine Palmer is on the trail of an elusive serial killer. During her investigation she meets Vickie Kittrie, who belongs to an exclusive club of women who engage in secret sessions of bondage and S&M. Matters become even more complicated when Palmer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Harris
CAST:  Ellen Barkin  •  Wendy Crewson  •  Peta Wilson  •  Karen Young

Detective Catherine Palmer is on the trail of an elusive serial killer. During her investigation she meets Vickie Kittrie, who belongs to an exclusive club of women who engage in secret sessions of bondage and S&M. Matters become even more complicated when Palmer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Harris
CAST:  Ellen Barkin  •  Wendy Crewson  •  Peta Wilson  •  Karen Young

How She Move (2008)

After the death of Raya Green's(Rutina Wesley) sister, she gets out from her classes at school, and sees a stomp crew practicing. She meets Bishop(Dwain Murphy) which is the dance crew leader. She then meets Michelle and does a stomp battle with her. They become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Iqbal Rashid
CAST:  Rutina Wesley  •  Dwain Murphy  •  Boyd Banks  •  Clé Bennett

After the death of Raya Green's(Rutina Wesley) sister, she gets out from her classes at school, and sees a stomp crew practicing. She meets Bishop(Dwain Murphy) which is the dance crew leader. She then meets Michelle and does a stomp battle with her. They become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Iqbal Rashid
CAST:  Rutina Wesley  •  Dwain Murphy  •  Boyd Banks  •  Clé Bennett

St. Vincent (2014)

EnjoyableLightheartedUpliftingOriginal

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Melfi
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Melissa McCarthy  •  Naomi Watts  •  Chris O'Dowd

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Melfi
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Melissa McCarthy  •  Naomi Watts  •  Chris O'Dowd

The Strange Ones (2018)

Mysterious events surround the travels of two brothers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets. This is the feature film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lauren Wolkstein  •  Christopher Radcliff
CAST:  Alex Pettyfer  •  James Freedson-Jackson  •  Emily Althaus  •  Gene Jones

Mysterious events surround the travels of two brothers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets. This is the feature film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lauren Wolkstein  •  Christopher Radcliff
CAST:  Alex Pettyfer  •  James Freedson-Jackson  •  Emily Althaus  •  Gene Jones

Mary Goes Round (2018)

When a substance abuse counsellor gets arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, she learns that her estranged father is dying of cancer and wants her to form a bond with her teenage half-sister that she's never met.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Molly McGlynn
CAST:  Aya Cash  •  Sara Waisglass  •  John Ralston  •  Melanie Nicholls-King

When a substance abuse counsellor gets arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, she learns that her estranged father is dying of cancer and wants her to form a bond with her teenage half-sister that she's never met.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Molly McGlynn
CAST:  Aya Cash  •  Sara Waisglass  •  John Ralston  •  Melanie Nicholls-King

Going in Style (2017)

HeistDramaticEmotionalEnjoyable

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zach Braff
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Michael Caine  •  Alan Arkin  •  Joey King

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zach Braff
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Michael Caine  •  Alan Arkin  •  Joey King

Filth City (2017)

When a mayor running for re-election is caught on video smoking crack, he'll do whatever it takes to keep it out of the wrong hands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy King
CAST:  Melinda Shankar  •  Melanie Nicholls-King  •  Danny Polishchuk  •  Katie Uhlmann

When a mayor running for re-election is caught on video smoking crack, he'll do whatever it takes to keep it out of the wrong hands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy King
CAST:  Melinda Shankar  •  Melanie Nicholls-King  •  Danny Polishchuk  •  Katie Uhlmann

The Week Of (2018)

The parents of a soon-to-be married couple make the final preparations for the wedding ceremony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Smigel
CAST:  Adam Sandler  •  Chris Rock  •  Steve Buscemi  •  Rob Morgan

The parents of a soon-to-be married couple make the final preparations for the wedding ceremony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Smigel
CAST:  Adam Sandler  •  Chris Rock  •  Steve Buscemi  •  Rob Morgan

Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance (2018)

Examine the history of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from the moment they met after being set up by friends, through their initial courtship when they were able to keep their romance under wraps, and ultimately the intense global media attention surrounding their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Menhaj Huda
CAST:  Parisa Fitz-Henley  •  Murray Fraser  •  Burgess Abernethy  •  Laura Mitchell

Examine the history of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from the moment they met after being set up by friends, through their initial courtship when they were able to keep their romance under wraps, and ultimately the intense global media attention surrounding their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Menhaj Huda
CAST:  Parisa Fitz-Henley  •  Murray Fraser  •  Burgess Abernethy  •  Laura Mitchell

Brooklyn Love Stories (2019)

What do a young graffiti artist, a middle-aged widow, a teenage poet, a vampire, and two lovers stuck in separate timelines have in common? Though their paths don't always cross, their lives unfold in Brooklyn's vibrantly multicultural neighborhood of Bushwick, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Sweeney  •  Brian Shoaf  •  Anu Valia  •  Sonejuhi Sinha  •  A. Sayeeda Moreno  •  Chloe Sarbib
CAST:  Britt Baron  •  Britne Oldford  •  Henny Russell  •  Mugga

What do a young graffiti artist, a middle-aged widow, a teenage poet, a vampire, and two lovers stuck in separate timelines have in common? Though their paths don't always cross, their lives unfold in Brooklyn's vibrantly multicultural neighborhood of Bushwick, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Sweeney  •  Brian Shoaf  •  Anu Valia  •  Sonejuhi Sinha  •  A. Sayeeda Moreno  •  Chloe Sarbib
CAST:  Britt Baron  •  Britne Oldford  •  Henny Russell  •  Mugga

Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal (2019)

The continuing love story of newlyweds Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle during their first year of marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Menhaj Huda
CAST:  Tiffany Smith  •  Laura Mitchell  •  Charles Shaughnessy  •  Charlie Field

The continuing love story of newlyweds Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle during their first year of marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Menhaj Huda
CAST:  Tiffany Smith  •  Laura Mitchell  •  Charles Shaughnessy  •  Charlie Field

Skin Deep (1995)

Alex is busy trying to make a film involving tattoos. She hires the androgynous Chris, who has a troubled past. Her assistant, Montana, breaks off their lesbian relationship after Montana warns Alex that Chris has a fixation on her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Midi Onodera
CAST:  Natsuko Ohama  •  Melanie Nicholls-King  •  Keram Malicki-Sánchez  •  Dana Brooks

Alex is busy trying to make a film involving tattoos. She hires the androgynous Chris, who has a troubled past. Her assistant, Montana, breaks off their lesbian relationship after Montana warns Alex that Chris has a fixation on her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Midi Onodera
CAST:  Natsuko Ohama  •  Melanie Nicholls-King  •  Keram Malicki-Sánchez  •  Dana Brooks

The Defenders: Choice of Evils (1998)

The Defenders are a crack team of lawyers dedicated to one principle - the accused is innocent untill proven guilty. This time, they defend a man wrongly convicted of murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Wolk
CAST:  Beau Bridges  •  E.G. Marshall  •  Martha Plimpton  •  Jon Polito

The Defenders are a crack team of lawyers dedicated to one principle - the accused is innocent untill proven guilty. This time, they defend a man wrongly convicted of murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Wolk
CAST:  Beau Bridges  •  E.G. Marshall  •  Martha Plimpton  •  Jon Polito
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