Mel Raido

Mel Raido (born 1977) is a Jamaican-born English actor.

After taking elocution lessons, he started to become hooked by the acting bug at school and studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

[1] Raido, whose given name is Menelaus Joaquin, was born in Jamaica and, at age three, relocated to London with his family.

He subsequently worked with the avant-garde theatre company Mabou Mines before starting his TV and film career.

He then went on to appear in numerous plays all over the country and in television dramas such as Midsomer Murders, Red Cap and The Vice.