Few casting gambles paid off like putting Melissa Roxburgh in the middle of a mystery — as Michaela Stone on Manifest, she anchored NBC’s supernatural hit for its full run while keeping her private life mostly off the record. This guide separates documented facts from internet speculation about her Vancouver roots, scar story, and co-star rumor.
Born: December 10, 1992 ·
Nationality: Canadian ·
Known For: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Star Trek Beyond, Manifest ·
Notable Role: Michaela Stone on NBC’s Manifest
Quick snapshot
- Canadian actress, born December 10, 1992, in Vancouver, British Columbia (NBC Insider official profile)
- Played Michaela Stone on NBC’s Manifest (Famous Birthdays celebrity database)
- Now stars in NBC’s The Hunting Party (NYWIFT member profile)
- Current relationship status — no partner has been confirmed on record; Gala’s biography links her to actor Andrew Jenkins from 2017 without any official comment (Gala French entertainment magazine)
- Whether she and J.R. Ramirez ever dated — the story has been “publicly speculated” but never confirmed by either actor (Bored Panda bio summary)
- Height and eye color — not consistently listed across film databases (TMDb film database)
- : screen debut in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (IMDb biography)
- : Ensign Syl in Star Trek Beyond (Rotten Tomatoes profile)
- : Michaela Stone on Manifest (AlloCiné profile)
- : Manifest renewed for a fourth and final season on Netflix (Wikipedia community-maintained encyclopedia)
- 2025: welcomed as a new member by NYWIFT, whose member profile says she is still active in the industry (NYWIFT member profile)
- Beyond The Hunting Party, the verified record lists no firmly dated upcoming releases (IMDb main page)
Six data points, one pattern: the basic biographical record on Roxburgh is consistent — broadcaster bios, film databases, and celebrity files all land on the same details.
| Fact | Detail | Where it’s documented |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melissa Roxburgh | |
| Date of birth | December 10, 1992 | AlloCiné profile French film database |
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Rotten Tomatoes profile (see timeline above) |
| Profession | Actress | Rotten Tomatoes profile (see timeline above) |
| Years active | 2011–present | Wikipedia (see timeline above) |
| Notable work | Manifest (Michaela Stone) | NBC Insider official profile (see snapshot) |
The consistency ends where most celebrity gossip begins: relationships. That is where the verified record starts to thin out.
Is Melissa Roxburgh in a Relationship?
Confirmed relationship status from public sources
- No public statement from Roxburgh confirms a current partner — her verified interview record is about her work, not her love life.
- Famous Birthdays, which maintains relationship-status fields for major celebrities, does not list a current partner for her (see snapshot above).
- Gala’s biography, which normally logs celebrity partnerships, lists a link to actor Andrew Jenkins from 2017 — a detail with no confirmation from either side (see snapshot above).
Roxburgh’s silence on relationships isn’t a rebrand; it’s consistent. Across the interviews that NBC Insider and NYWIFT have published, the conversation stays on acting, roles, and family structure — not on who she’s dating.
Celebrity relationship databases fill silence with educated guesses. A “linked since 2017” entry is tracked rumor, not confirmation.
Past rumors with J.R. Ramirez
- Roxburgh and Ramirez played Manifest’s Michaela Stone and Jared Vasquez — two characters whose relationship is central to the series, which practically invites shipping.
- Entertainment-bio coverage described the two as “publicly speculated” as a couple from 2020 to 2023 (covered in detail below).
- No interview, post, or statement from either actor acknowledges a romantic relationship.
The distinction matters: on-screen chemistry is part of the job, and the record shows no line connecting on-screen fiction to off-screen fact. That is why the relationship question stays a question — and why any “couple” framing oversells the evidence. The implication: without a direct statement from Roxburgh or Ramirez, the honest label is rumor with a timeline, not relationship with a history.
Are Melissa Roxburgh and J.R. Ramirez Still Together?
Origin of dating rumors
- The pairing has a built-in story: Roxburgh and Ramirez played Manifest’s Michaela and Jared, whose romance sits at the heart of the show.
- The gossip reached the point where a 2024–2025 bio summary described the two as “publicly speculated” as a couple from 2020 to 2023 (see snapshot above).
- The story never matured into an official announcement.
Statements from Ramirez or Roxburgh
- There are none. The verified record includes no statement from either actor about the other as a romantic partner.
- Neither actor has addressed the rumor in an interview included in the verified press record.
- That silence is the key fact: an “are they still together” question presumes a relationship that was never confirmed.
Asking whether Roxburgh and Ramirez are still together treats speculation as a starting point. The evidence starts and ends with a bio line that says only “publicly speculated.” What this means: the honest answer to the question is “no official answer exists” — which is itself the answer.
“Are they together” queries dominate celebrity search traffic. Here, the career-relevant fact is the opposite: both actors kept their private lives out of the press cycle entirely.
Does Melissa Roxburgh Have Children?
Public information on family
- None of the verified interviews or profiles mention children or pregnancy.
- Gala’s celebrity file — which records marriages and offspring for French readers — lists no children for Roxburgh (see snapshot above).
- NYWIFT’s 2025 member profile, which covers her family background, describes siblings rather than children (see snapshot above).
Any mentions of motherhood
- The personal details that come up in her verified career profiles are parents, siblings, and studies — not kids.
- Entertainment databases don’t list children for her either.
The pattern is a clear silence. That doesn’t prove Roxburgh has no children — it means no public record says she does. The catch: absence from celebrity databases is a limit of the record, not a verdict on her life.
Are Ashley and Melissa Roxburgh Twins?
Ashley Roxburgh’s identity
- Ashley Roxburgh is Melissa’s sister, named in fan coverage and occasionally on social media; she doesn’t appear in the verified screen filmography.
- The twin rumor circulates almost entirely through search-result related questions and fan pages, not through interviews or profiles.
- NYWIFT describes Roxburgh as the second oldest of four children — two sisters and one younger brother (see snapshot above).
Clarification on twin status
- A four-kid household with two sisters and a brother leaves no room for a twin relationship in the verified descriptions.
- No public statement by Roxburgh describes Ashley as her twin.
- The “sister” label appears to be the real fact; “twin” is an embellishment that search queries keep repeating.
It’s easy to see why the question persists: sibling pages on fan databases collapse the gap between “sister” and “twin,” and that shorthand gets recycled. But the verified record, including Roxburgh’s NYWIFT profile, supports only “sister.” The pattern: the twin claim lives in search-query land, not in any source that would know.
How Did Melissa Roxburgh Get Scars on Her Face?
Cause of facial scars
- Roxburgh has visible scars on her face; she has addressed them in interviews rather than hiding them.
- Reportedly, the scars came from a dog bite she received as a child (see snapshot above).
- The scars are a permanent physical feature — not a prosthetic applied for a role.
The dog-bite explanation has been repeated across entertainment bios since Manifest raised her profile, and no competing account with any source support exists.
The scar is real, and the only explanation with traction is a childhood dog bite. The internet’s dramatic alternatives — prosthetics, an on-set accident — have no support in any published account.
Any interviews discussing the scars
- Entertainment bio coverage ties the scar account to Roxburgh’s own interviews.
- The dog-bite story shows up consistently in celebrity databases, even though the original interview isn’t archived in any broadcaster profile.
As with most celebrity scars, the internet prefers dramatic answers — a fight, a stunt, a work accident. The record points somewhere blander and more credible. Why this matters: it’s one of the few personal-life questions about Roxburgh that actually has an answer, and the answer is simpler than the rumor mill makes it seem.
Career Timeline
- — Film debut in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (see timeline snapshot above)
- — Ensign Syl in Star Trek Beyond (see timeline snapshot above)
- — Michaela Stone on NBC’s Manifest (see timeline snapshot above)
- — Manifest renewed for a fourth and final season on Netflix (see timeline snapshot above)
The trajectory is steady: family films, a Star Trek blockbuster, then a network lead — each step built on the last.
Confirmed Facts vs. Unanswered Questions
Putting the record side by side creates a clear boundary.
Confirmed facts
- Born December 10, 1992, in Vancouver, British Columbia (see snapshot above)
- Canadian actress with credits spanning 2011 to the present, per the career record covered above.
- Sister Ashley exists; the sibling structure is two sisters and one younger brother, per the NYWIFT profile covered above.
- No public record of marriage or children, as detailed in the sections above.
Unsubstantiated rumors
- Dating J.R. Ramirez — a Bored Panda bio line says the pair was “publicly speculated” from 2020 to 2023; neither actor has commented.
- Dating actor Andrew Jenkins from 2017 — Gala’s celebrity file lists this, but there’s no official confirmation.
- A brief relationship with Danny William Ellsworth — appears in fan/entertainment biography content with no corroborating press coverage (see Wikipedia link in timeline).
The dividing line is consistent: what’s confirmed is work and family structure; what’s unconfirmed is romance.
Key Statements From the Record
The record speaks through sources, and the most reliable ones stay on biography, not romance.
Roxburgh’s screen credits run from 2011’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules through Star Trek Beyond and Manifest’s 2018–2023 run.
Public bios consistently describe Roxburgh as Canadian; some entertainment databases also describe her as Canadian-American.
Roxburgh is the second oldest of four children, with two sisters and one younger brother; her parents moved from the United States to Canada and founded a church in Vancouver.
— NYWIFT member profile (2025)
For a celebrity biography, that’s a thin quote record — and that scarcity is itself the finding.
The Takeaway
Roxburgh built a decade-plus career without turning her personal life into content: the verified record has a birthplace, a filmography, a scar story, and two sisters — and no marriage, no children, and no confirmed romance. Roxburgh’s choice to keep her private life off the record means fans should enjoy her on-screen work without importing fiction into real life.
Related reading
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Frequently asked questions
Does Melissa Roxburgh have a twin sister?
No. Roxburgh’s NYWIFT profile describes her as the second oldest of four children, with two sisters (including Ashley) and a younger brother. Nothing in that record supports a twin relationship.
What caused Melissa Roxburgh’s facial scars?
Roxburgh has visible facial scars, and entertainment bios report that she has said they came from a dog bite in childhood. The dog-bite explanation is the only one with any published support.
Is Melissa Roxburgh married?
There is no public record of a marriage. Celebrity databases such as Famous Birthdays don’t list a spouse, and her verified profiles never mention a husband.
Did Melissa Roxburgh and J.R. Ramirez date?
Neither actor has confirmed a relationship. The dating story traces to entertainment-bio speculation rather than official statements.
How old is Melissa Roxburgh?
She was born December 10, 1992, which makes her 32 for most of 2025 before turning 33 on December 10, 2025 (see AlloCiné profile in snapshot).
What is Melissa Roxburgh’s most famous role?
Michaela Stone on NBC’s Manifest (2018–2023), the supernatural drama that built a second life on Netflix. She has since moved to NBC’s The Hunting Party.
Has Melissa Roxburgh ever mentioned having children?
No public record or verified interview mentions children. Gala’s biography, which tracks such milestones, lists none.
Where was Melissa Roxburgh born?
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — the birthplace listed consistently by Rotten Tomatoes and AlloCiné in the snapshot above.