Daniela Melchior

Portuguese actress **Daniela Melchior** (born November 1, 1996) began her career in 2014, with a role in the telenovela *Mulheres*. She also made appearances in the teen drama *Massa Fresca* (2016) and other telenovelas such as *Ouro Verde* (2017) and *A Herdeira* (2018). Her film debut took place in 2018 with *The Black Book* and she provided Portuguese dubbing for Gwen Stacy in *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse*. Melchior was also cast in the comedy drama *Parque Mayer* the very same year, which led to her nomination for the Sophia Award Best Actress. She achieved her international breakthrough with her role as Cleo Cazo in the DCEU film *The Suicide Squad* (2021), for which she received a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Portuguese Golden Globes. She subsequently appeared in English-language films, including *Marlowe* (2022), *Assassin Club* (2023), *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3* (2023), and *Fast X* (2023). She made history as the first Portuguese actress to portray a DC Comics character in a DC Extended Universe film. James Gunn, the director of *The Suicide Squad*, described Melchior as 'the heart of the film,' and her character had the second-longest screen time in the ensemble cast. By 2024, she joined the cast of *Balls Up*, directed by Peter Farrelly.