Background
Melville was born in Djursland, Denmark, to Scottish comedian Johnny Melville and Danish Elizabeth Bjørn Nielsen.
Melville was born in Djursland, Denmark, to Scottish comedian Johnny Melville and Danish Elizabeth Bjørn Nielsen.
At the age of ten, Melville gained his first lead role as Frederik in The Beast Within, a feature drama written and directed by Carsten Rudolf. As child actor he has since appeared in several local movies and television series such as Hallo det er jul, Kik"n Rush and July i Valhal. In Denmark his fame was cemented after playing Oliver Schandorff in the Emmy-nominated local series The Killing.
Foreign his supporting role in Natasha Arthy"s Fighter, Melville was nominated at the Bodil Awards 2008 and as Idol of the Year at the Boogie Awards.
The same role of Daniel earned him multiple nominations at Bodil Awards 2010, at the Robert Awards and at the Zulu Awards. In 2012 Melville is Enevold Brandt in the historical drama Royal Affair.
In the same year he starred in music videos In Love with the World by Aura Dione and Tomgang by Shaka Loveless. Recently he joined the cast of Showtime period drama The Borgias, created by Neil Jordan and renewed for a third season in 2013.
In addition to his career as actor, Melville is a musician.
From 2002 to 2006 was a drummer in reggae danish band Bliglad. Melville speaks Danish, English, Swedish and German.