Reign Edwards

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Reign Edwards
Born (1996-12-01) December 1, 1996 (age 28)
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Reign Edwards (born December 1, 1996) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Rachel Reid in The Wilds and as Nicole Avant on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful , [1] for which she was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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Biography

Born December 1, 1996, in Harford County, Maryland, Edwards made her acting debut in the 2008 romantic drama Explicit Ills , written and directed by Mark Weber. In 2011, Edwards playing the younger version of the protagonist portrayed by Nicole Ari Parker, in the romantic comedy film 35 and Ticking written and directed by Russ Parr. [2]

In 2015, she was cast in the CBS drama series The Bold and the Beautiful in the role of Nicole Avant. [3] In 2017, she took the recurring role of a secret agent in the series MacGyver . [4] On the same year, Edwards is currently playing the role of Melody Wright, in the FX crime drama series Snowfall . In 2018, she appeared in the horror film Hell Fest . [5] [6]

Edwards was cast in the drama streaming series The Wilds as Rachel Reid, created by Sarah Streicher for Amazon Prime Video. [7] [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Explicit Ills Rally ParticipantUncredited
2010Thicker Than WaterLeahShort film
2011 35 and Ticking Young Zenobia
2018 Hell Fest Brooke
2019"Pilgrim"CodyMain Role
2021Love You AnywayMackenzieMain role
2023 Old Dads Britney

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 The Thundermans Winnie LeeRecurring role; 3 episodes
2015 K.C. Undercover KittenEpisode: "Debutante Baller"
2015–2018 The Bold and the Beautiful Nicole AvantRegular role [9]
2017–2021 Snowfall MelodyMain role; 20 episodes
2016–2020 MacGyver Leanna MartinRecurring role; 13 episodes
2019 Into the Dark CodyEpisode: "Pilgrim"
2020–2022 The Wilds Rachel ReidMain role

Awards

List of acting awards
YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
2016 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated [10]
2017Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Younger Actress in a Drama SeriesThe Bold and the BeautifulNominated [11]
2017Soap Awards FranceBest New CharacterThe Bold and the BeautifulNominated [12]
2018Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Younger Actress in a Drama SeriesThe Bold and the BeautifulNominated [13]

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