Rachel Redford

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Rachel Redford
Born
Rachel Leonie Ford [1]

1990/1991
Alma mater RADA
Years active2013–present

Rachel Leonie Ford (born 1990/1991), known professionally as Rachel Redford, is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her theatre work.

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Early life

Redford is from Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan. Her mother Jennifer Lewis is also an actress and briefly appeared in Pobol y Cwm . [2] Redford attended Stanwell School. [3] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2013. [4]

Career

After graduating from RADA, Redford began her career in Welsh theatre productions, starring in the 2013 Cardiff productions of It's A Family Affair at the Sherman Theatre as Lipochka and Parallel Lines at Chapter Arts Centre as Steph, [5] as well as Not the Worst Place at Theatr Clwyd in Mold as Emma. For her performance in Parallel Lines, she was nominated for Best Actress by the Theatre Critics of Wales. [6]

That same year, Redford made her London stage debut in Adler & Gibb at the Royal Court Theatre and Ghost from a Perfect Place at the Arcola Theatre. This was followed in 2015 by roles in Closer at Donmar Warehouse and Luna Gale at Hampstead Theatre in London, [7] and The Crucible at the Royal Exchange in Manchester. [8]

In 2017, Redford made her television debut with the recurring role of Lauren in the E4 comedy-drama Gap Year . That same year, she originated the role of Beth in the play The Jungle , performing in the Off-West End, West End, Off-Broadway, and San Francisco runs of the show at the Young Vic, Playhouse Theatre, St. Ann's Warehouse, and Curran Theatre respectively. [9] For the Off-Broadway run, the cast and crew collectively won an Obie Award in the Special Citations category.

Redford starred as Masha in the 2021 world premiere of Cat Goscovitch's one-woman play A Russian Doll at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, followed by a run at the Arcola in London. [10]

Redford played Lady Rhea Royce in the first season of the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon , a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's companion book Fire and Blood . [11] [12] She has an upcoming role in the second season of Shadow and Bone on Netflix.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 The Riot Club Hannah
Testament of Youth Exam Candidate
2017 Gap Year Lauren3 episodes
2019The Return of the Yuletide KidScotty
2022 House of the Dragon Rhea RoyceEpisode: "We Light the Way"
2023 Shadow and Bone Fruszi

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013It's A Family AffairLipochka Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
Parallel LinesSteph Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
2014Not The Worst PlaceEmma Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Adler & GibbJanet Adler Royal Court Theatre, London
Ghost from a Perfect Place Miss Kerosene Arcola Theatre, London
2015 Closer Alice Donmar Warehouse, London
Luna GaleKarlie Hampstead Theatre, London
The Crucible Abigail Williams Royal Exchange, Manchester
2017–2019 The Jungle Beth Young Vic and Playhouse Theatre, London
St. Ann's Warehouse, New York
Curran Theatre, San Francisco
2021A Russian DollMashaBarn Theatre, Cirencester
Arcola Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2014Theatre Critics of Wales AwardsBest ActressParallel LinesNominated
2019 Obie Awards Special CitationsThe JungleWon [lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Shared with The Jungle cast and crew.

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