Melia Kreiling was born in Geneva, Switzerland to American father Randall A. Kreiling and Greek mother Katia Dimopoulou, and she was raised in Athens, Greece. Melia moved to the UK where she attended the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, and later the London School of Dramatic Art. She soon signed with London-based talent agent Piers Nimmo, and immediately landed her first role in the Neil Jordan-created TV series The Borgias (Showtime) as Bianca Gonzaga, playing alongside Jeremy Irons. She went on to work on television hits such as The Bible (History) and blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel), as well as art-house films Committed (S.Kliris) and Suspension of Disbelief (M.Figgis). Following these, Melia relocated to Los Angeles, CA. Melia remains with Piers Nimmo Management and was also signed by talent agents David Bugliari and Rick Kurtzman at CAA, and manager Stacy O'Neil at Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Melia is a series regular on the hit TV show Tyrant (FX Networks), and will appear in 2016 in the upcoming films DXM (A.Goth) and Healer (J.Erskine).