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name: "Melissa Johns"
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born: "21 June 1990"
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# Melissa Johns

Actor. Born 21 June 1990 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 June 1990, Hereford, Herefordshire, England

## Biography

Melissa Johns is a British actress and disability activist. She was born on 21 June 1990 in Hereford, Herefordshire, and grew up in Ledbury. She trained at East 15 Acting School and has worked in television, theatre and radio.

Johns is known for roles including Sadie in *The Interceptor* (2015), Imogen Pascoe in *Coronation Street* (2017–2019), Hannah Taylor in *Life* (2020) and Jennifer Scott in *Grantchester* (2021–). She played Carla in the 2025 series *Adolescence*, Lana Markham in *Midsomer Murders* and Cecily Derbyshire in *Father Brown*. She is an ambassador for disability in the arts and advocates for improved representation of disabled people on and off screen.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, bbc.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Adolescence* (2025), Fi1m 84, as Carla — [page](https://film.one/tv/adolescence.md)

## Also known for

- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Lana Markham
- *Father Brown* (2013), Cecily Derbyshire
- *Silk* (2011), Court Clerk

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