Melissa Elias as Erin Haddad

A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Melissa Elias stars in her first leading TV role as the perky and fun-loving lifeguard Erin Haddad, whose romance with Danny Ellis is in full bloom on Falcon Beach.

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Melissa says she was "over the moon" when she got the part of Erin. "She enjoys life and I love that she is active, independent, strong-willed and untraditional."

While studying theatre and business at the University of Winnipeg, the exotic-looking Melissa took acting classes, and landed her first TV role in the teen series 2030 CE. After moving to Vancouver to audition and train for a year, she was signed to appear in the TV movies Everybody's Doing It for MTV and Christmas Rush for TBS. Most recently, Melissa was cast as the lead in the feature film Tamara for Lion's Gate Entertainment.

Melissa, who lives fulltime in Winnipeg, continues to study her craft, taking classes and attending workshops in Vancouver and L.A., where she recently completed a course at the renowned Larry Moss Studio.

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