Melissa George: 'A Lonely Place to Die character is sexy, physical'

Melissa George has revealed that she took on the lead role in A Lonely Place to Die because it gave her the chance to play a "sexy, dynamic" character.

The actress told Digital Spy that the new thriller, filmed in Scotland, gave her the opportunity to play an action hero after a recent run of dramas and comedies.

George said: "Sometimes I take a movie selfishly because it's a female lead. [Alison] is sexy, dynamic, she's action-packed, she's tough, she's physical. Instead of just playing a boring role, this was just a great break.

"I'd been doing In Treatment, which was in one room with two actors, I was doing Grey's Anatomy, a comedy with Mandy Moore and Martin Freeman. I just thought, 'I want to be an action hero. Let's go for it, Scottish Highlands here we come!'"

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