Celeste Dodwell

Celeste Dodwell
Education	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present
Television	Home and Away
Father	Grant Dodwell

Celeste Dodwell is an Australian actress. She had a recurring role as Melody Jones on the Australian soap opera Home and Away and has since appeared in a range of film, television and stage roles.

Early life

She attended Mosman High School in Mosman, New South Wales.[1]

Career

Dodwell joined the soap opera Home and Away as Melody Jones in March 2008. It was reported that she was leaving in 2009 to study drama in London.[2] She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2013.[3] In 2014, she appeared with Felicity Kendal in a UK tour of Hay Fever as Jackie.[4]

In 2016, she appeared in the fifth series of BBC One drama Call the Midwife as Roseanne Dawley, a role in which The Daily Telegraph said Dodwell did "a fine job" of representing a young mother with post-natal depression.[5][6]

Her film roles have included Allied alongside Brad Pitt, Cyrano with Peter Dinklage and the 2022 Bill Nighy film Living.[7]

In 2022, she appeared as Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, London.[8] On 8 September 2022, the production was filmed and broadcast live for cinemas.[9] That year, she also appeared as Joanne in season three of Atlanta.[10]

In 2023, Dodwell could be seen in Paramount+ thriller The Castaways alongside Sheridan Smith. That year, she was also cast in the second series of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for Amazon Prime Video.[11][12][13]

Personal life

She is the daughter of A Country Practice actor Grant Dodwell.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Filmmaker	Sally	Short film
2012	Careless Love	Imogen
2014	The Sun Stands Still	Alice	Short film
2016	Allied	Scarlett
2021	Cyrano	Theatre lady
2022	Living	Mrs. Matthews
	National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing	Ursula

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Double Trouble	Sasha's friend	Episodes 6, 7 & 11. Uncredited role
2008–2009	Home and Away	Melody Jones	61 episodes
2015	The Musketeers	Prostitute	Series 2; episodes 3 & 4: "The Good Traitor" and "Emilie"
2016	Call the Midwife	Roseanne Dawley	Series 5; episode 5
2018	Endeavour	Anoushka Nolan	Series 5; episode 3: "Passenger"
	Urban Myths	Nancy Neele	Series 2; episode 6: "Agatha Christie"
2020	Sick of It	Sales Person	Series 2; episode 2: "The Ensuite"
2022	Atlanta	Joanne	Series 3; episode 3: "The Old Man and the Tree"
2023	The Castaways	Natasha	Episodes 1–5
2024	The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power	Elf Artisan	Series 2; episodes 1 & 2

References

1. "Performing arts". Mosman High School. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
2. Rowe, Darren (9 March 2009). "Another 'Home and Away' star to leave?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
3. "Alumni News, July". LAMDA. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
4. Billington, Michael (27 August 2014). "Hay Fever review – hysteria rules as Felicity Kendal does Coward". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
5. Radford, Ceri (14 February 2016). "Call the Midwife s5 ep5: when every crisis was solved by a nice cup of tea - review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
6. "Movie Review – Living (2022)". Flickering Myth. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
7. Shaw, Angel (20 March 2023). "Galadriel's Forgotten Rings Of Power Daughter May Be Alive After All". Screen Rant. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
8. Bloodworth, Adam (19 July 2022). "Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, review: Pop Shakespeare at its finest". cityam. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
9. Kenton, Tristram (8 September 2023). "Much Ado About Nothing: backstage for NT Live – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
10. Tangalin, John Daniel (31 March 2022). "Atlanta' Season 3 Episode 3 Non-Spoiler Review – "The Old Man And The Tree"". The Cinema Spot. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
11. "Celeste Dodwell Joins The Rings of Power Season 2". Redanianitelligence. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
12. Hawkins, Blake (1 April 2023). "The Rings of Power's Worst Decision Could Doom This Crucial Character". CBR.com. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
13. Gravemaster (7 March 2023). "Celeste Dodwell Joins The Rings of Power Season 2". Redanian Intelligence. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
14. Dunn, Emily; Murray, Elicia (20 December 2007). "Baz ready to wrap at last". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

External links

• Celeste Dodwell at IMDb