Selected credit / Sky Documentaries
The Alien Autopsy Scandal
I play Spyros Melaris in Sky Documentaries’ three-part series about the notorious alien autopsy footage that became a global talking point in the 1990s.
My credit
Role: Spyros Melaris
Director: John Dower
Production: Mindhouse / Sky
Release: 12 June 2026
A strange story to step into
The Alien Autopsy Scandal revisits the 18 minutes of black-and-white footage that appeared to show officials dissecting an alien body recovered from Roswell, New Mexico. The film was shown around the world in 1995 and became one of the best-known media hoaxes of its era.
The Sky series follows the strange afterlife of the footage: the people who promoted it, the argument over whether anything original ever existed, and the way the story still speaks to a culture fascinated by UFOs, evidence, fakery and belief.
Playing Spyros Melaris
I play Spyros Melaris, who was a hugely important figure in the creation of the alien autopsy video, and a key part in the story’s long afterlife. Spyros didn’t take part in the documentary, so I lip synced to audio of old interviews he had given. I feel I got to know him a little bit in my research, and I’m really glad his part of the story got to be told. He’s definitely somebody that I think I would get on with, and who I would like to meet one day.
The series is directed by John Dower for Mindhouse and is available on Sky Documentaries and NOW. It is attached to a story many viewers still remember, even if they only remember the phrase alien autopsy from the original worldwide media storm.
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