Michelle McLeod(I)
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Michelle McLeod is a Toronto-based actor originally from Peterborough, Ontario. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies and Film and is a graduate of both the Second City Conservatory Program in Toronto and the Canadian Film Centre's Actors Residency.
Michelle began acting at the age of 11, landing her first role as the "Lollipop Girl" in a community theatre production of The Music Man. Growing up in a family of cinephiles, her early love of storytelling through performance naturally evolved into a dedicated career in film and theatre.
She is best known for her performances as Irene in Pat Mills' Don't Talk to Irene (2017), starring opposite Geena Davis, and as Mejal in Sarah Polley's Women Talking (2022), alongside Claire Foy, Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley, Sheila McCarthy, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand.
Additional credits include Honey Bee with Julia Sarah Stone, Martha Plimpton, and Peter Outerbridge; My Spy with Dave Bautista; the series Tin Star opposite Tim Roth; BBC's Creeped Out; a recurring role on Netflix's Workin' Moms; and Patti Berger in Natasha Rothwell's How to Die Alone (Disney/Hulu), which won the 2025 Spirit Award for Best Ensemble.
Michelle is represented by Adam Stutt at The Gary Goddard Agency.
She is represented by Adam Stutt and Edna Cowan of Edna Cowan Management.
Michelle began acting at the age of 11, landing her first role as the "Lollipop Girl" in a community theatre production of The Music Man. Growing up in a family of cinephiles, her early love of storytelling through performance naturally evolved into a dedicated career in film and theatre.
She is best known for her performances as Irene in Pat Mills' Don't Talk to Irene (2017), starring opposite Geena Davis, and as Mejal in Sarah Polley's Women Talking (2022), alongside Claire Foy, Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley, Sheila McCarthy, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand.
Additional credits include Honey Bee with Julia Sarah Stone, Martha Plimpton, and Peter Outerbridge; My Spy with Dave Bautista; the series Tin Star opposite Tim Roth; BBC's Creeped Out; a recurring role on Netflix's Workin' Moms; and Patti Berger in Natasha Rothwell's How to Die Alone (Disney/Hulu), which won the 2025 Spirit Award for Best Ensemble.
Michelle is represented by Adam Stutt at The Gary Goddard Agency.
She is represented by Adam Stutt and Edna Cowan of Edna Cowan Management.
