Melissa Johns

Award-Winning Actress, Disability Advocate, BBC & Sky Star, BAFTA Elevate Actor, Coronation Street & Grantchester Star, Co-Founder Of DANC & Triplec, Empowerment Champion Finalist

How to hire Melissa Johns

Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Melissa Johns for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.

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Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events

Feedback from In-Person Events:

"Melissa was fabulous, she brought her story and her lived experiences to life and allowed people to see a different side to things and we had lots of engagement" - Anita, Executive Assistant, EY

  • 2025 – Finalist for Empowerment Champion in the Northern Power Women Awards
  • 2021 – Played Miss Scott in Grantchester (regular character)
  • 2020 – Leading role as Hannah Taylor in Life (BBC drama)
  • 2019 – Co-founded DANC (Disabled Actors Networking Community)
  • 2019 – Co-founded TripleC to improve disability representation in the arts
  • 2018 – Named in JCI’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World
  • 2018 – Ambassador for Models of Diversity
  • 2018 – Cast in I Hate Suzie (Sky) and Flack (Series 2)
  • 2017 – Named in the UK’s 100 Most Influential Disabled People
  • 2017 – Played Imogen Pascoe in Coronation Street
  • 2017 – Selected for the BAFTA Elevate Programme
  • 2015 – Cast in The Interceptor (BBC)
  • 2013 – Made her on-screen debut in Doctors and Casualty
  • 2012 – Won the Laurence Olivier Bursary (one of the first disabled actors to receive it)
  • 2012 – Graduated from East 15 Acting School