Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born 16 May 1977) is a New Zealand actress best known for playing Charlie Harper's neighbor Rose on Two and a Half Men, and a range of characters in films such as The Informant!, Away We Go, Flags of Our Fathers, Shattered Glass, Ever After and Heavenly Creatures.

Early life

Lynskey was born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, the eldest of five children (three brothers and one sister). She studied at New Plymouth Girls' High School and attended drama classes.