Who is Melanie Lynskey's husband?

As of March 2025, Melanie Lynskey is married to American actor Jason Ritter.

Born May 16th, 1977, Melanie Lynskey is a New Zealand actress who is best known for her roles across film, television, and theatre productions. She made her acting debut in 1994 with her debut role in the feature film Heavenly Creatures at the age of 17. Lynskey earned rave reviews for her role in the film which earned her bigger roles in Ever After and Coyote Ugly by the start of the 2000s. That changed her career completely and Lynskey ended up moving to the United States to further pursue acting.

She earned her first role on television, making her debut on the small screen in Rose Red in 2022. She also starred in The Shield and then did a recurring role in Two and a Half Men, a role she had for 12 years until 2015. Not only that, Lynskey continued acting in feature films with roles in Sweet Home Alabama, Shattered Glass, Flags of Our Fathers, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Win Win, and more. But it was her role as a depressed divorcee in Hello I Must Be Going in 2012 that directed Lynskey’s career in the right direction as she earned starring roles after that.

Who is Melanie Lynskey’s husband?

Melanie Lynskey is married to Jason Ritter, and the couple have been dating since 2013 as per the couple themselves. An American actor, Ritter is best known for his work across various television series including Gravity Falls, Arcadia, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, Parenthood, and more. The pair met while acting in The Big Ask and started dating soon after and even worked together again a year later in We'll Never Have Paris.

Then in 2016, Lynskey opened up about working with Ritter and confirmed that they were in a relationship and that they had met while filming the 2013 film The Big Ask. This was in an interview following their third film together, The Intervention before the couple announced their engagement in February 2017. They welcomed a daughter in December 2018 although the couple opted to keep things quiet for a month before Lynskey announced it on Twitter.

The couple did eventually get married, with Lynskey confirming, in 2022, that they had tied the knot in 2020 before she left to work on Yellowjackets.

Has Melanie Lynskey been married before?

Yes, Melanie Lynskey has been married before to actor Jimmi Simpson. The pair met in 2001 when they were filming Rose Red and dated for six years before getting married in April 2007. However, Lynskey eventually filed for divorce in 2012, citing irreconcilable differences. But despite that, the two actors remain close friends and over the years have publicly gushed about each other on social media, with both Lynskey and Simpson posting regularly about each other.

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