Melanie Peyton-Smith

Melanie "Mel" Peyton-Smith is an Australian stunt performer and former acrobatic gymnast. She portrayed Samus Aran and the SA-X in "Parasite", for which she performed a high jump and spin in the air before landing, and a long drop. The former can be seen in her stunt reel here at 51 seconds in. Peyton-Smith's role as Samus and the SA-X was unknown until Bruce Hunt revealed her identity in an interview with Shinesparkers in 2023.
==Other roles==
Peyton-Smith was the stunt double for Sofía Vergara as Lara Croft in a 2003 Visa commercial.Shinesparkers. Interview: Bruce Hunt. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023. She also performed stunts in The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Superman Returns, McLeod's Daughters, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Iron Sky, Bait 3D, San Andreas, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Thor: Ragnarok and Aquaman. She also trained Margot Robbie for her role as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.
==Personal life==
In 2013, Peyton-Smith was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which was surgically removed. She has since made a full recovery. As of 2017, she was teaching dance at Industry Dance in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and trick riding horses at the Australian Outback Spectacular in Oxenford, Queensland.Stunt Double Melanie Peyton-Smith swaps blockbusters for teaching acrobatics at Industry Dance. Industry Dance. November 6, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2023. https://www.industry-dance.com/single-post/2017/11/06/stunt-double-melanie-peyton-smith-swaps-blockbusters-for-teaching-acro-at-industry-dance She left the latter job in 2022.
==Gallery==
3DFusionsuit.png|Peyton-Smith as Samus in Parasite.
Studio Kite images of MF commercial Fusion Suit 1.jpg
Studio Kite images of MF commercial Fusion Suit 2.jpg
Studio Kite images of MF commercial Fusion Suit 3.jpg
==External links==
*Peyton-Smith on YouTube
*Peyton-Smith on IMDb
*Rehearsal clip for Parasite (0:24 in)
==References==
Category:Samus Aran actresses