Rhiannon Clements

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Rhiannon Clements
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Clements in 2022
Born
Rhiannon Grace Clements

(1994-12-01) 1 December 1994 (age 29) [1]
Blackburn, England
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present

Rhiannon Grace Clements [2] (born 1 December 1994) is an English actress. While studying at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, Clements began starring in various theatre productions, and went on to be awarded Best Stage Actor at the Spotlight Prize in 2019.

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From 2020 to 2021, she portrayed the role of Summer Ranger in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks . For her portrayal of the role, Clements was nominated in the Newcomer category at the 26th National Television Awards. Since leaving the soap, she has starred in various television series including Maryland , The Power of Parker and Vera .

Early life

Clements was born in Blackburn, England. She was born with a foreshortened left arm. [3] At the age of four, Clements was enrolled into dance classes by her mother in order to boost her confidence, but she felt that dance was not right for her, and instead enrolled herself into youth theatre classes. [4] Clements attended Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe, and ALRA North. At ALRA North, she studied towards and obtained a degree in acting. [5]

Career

In 2018, Clements made her professional stage debut in a production of The Tempest ; she then starred in various other stage productions, including Alice in Wonderland , Wuthering Heights and The Glass Menagerie . [6] In 2019, she was awarded Best Stage Actor at the Spotlight Prize. One of the judges highlighted Clements' performance as a standout from the ceremony, stating that she connected to the audience well. [7] Following auditioning for various roles after relocating to Manchester in 2019, Clements booked a role as Bescot in two episodes of the BBC series Doctor Who . [5]

In 2020, it was announced that Clements had joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Summer Ranger, the daughter of established character Cormac (James Gaddas). When Clements' agent phoned her to inform her that she had booked the role, she thought that it would be bad news. She expressed her excitement at joining Hollyoaks since she watched the soap whilst growing up. [5] Months into her tenure, it was confirmed that Summer would be a villain. [8] During her time on the series, Clements appeared in an episode of its online documentary spin-off series Hollyoaks: IRL , where she discussed the representation of her disability on the soap. [9] After her character is imprisoned, Clements announced her departure from Hollyoaks, but stated that she intends on returning to the soap in the future. [10] For her portrayal of Summer, Clements received a shortlist nomination in the Newcomer category at the 26th National Television Awards. [11] Later in 2021, Clements received three nominations at the Inside Soap Awards. [12] Then in 2022, she was nominated for the British Soap Award for Villain of the Year. [13]

Following her Hollyoaks exit, Clements appeared in the Channel 4 comedy series Big Boys , [14] as well as appearing in an episode of the ITV drama series Ridley . [15] In 2023, Clements filmed numerous projects. She starred in the ITV drama series Maryland and the BBC comedy series The Power of Parker , appeared in an episode of the Britbox period drama Sister Boniface Mysteries. Also in 2023, Clements joined the cast of the ITV crime drama Vera and debuted in episodes broadcast in early 2024. She portrays the role of DC Stephanie Duncan. [15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Doctor Who BescotEpisodes: "Ascension of the Cybermen"
and "The Timeless Children"
2020 The Other One MelanieRecurring role
2020–2021 Hollyoaks Summer Ranger Regular role
2021 Hollyoaks: IRL Herself1 episode
2022 Death on the Nile Hotel AdministratorFilm
2022 Big Boys Mad DebsRecurring role
2022 Ridley Jenna NobleEpisode: "Hospitality"
2023 Maryland LaurenMain role
2023 Sister Boniface Mysteries Fliss ForsythEpisode: "Don't Try This at Home"
2023 The Power of Parker BevMain role
2024 Vera DC Stephanie DuncanMain role

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2018 The Tempest Prospero ALRA North [6]
2018 Alice in Wonderland AliceALRA North [16]
2019 The Merchant of Venice SalarinaStafford Gatehouse Theatre [17]
2020 Wuthering Heights Isabella Linton / Frances Earnshaw Royal Exchange Theatre [18]
2020 (2022) The Glass Menagerie Laura WingfieldRoyal Exchange Theatre [19]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryResultRef.
2019 Spotlight Prize Best Stage ActorWon [7]
2021 26th National Television Awards NewcomerNominated [11]
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best NewcomerNominated [12]
2021Inside Soap AwardsBest Partnership
(with Anna Passey)		Nominated [12]
2021Inside Soap AwardsBest VillainNominated [12]
2022 The British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Nominated [13]

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  1. ↑ Clements, Rhiannon (1 December 2021). "Twenty bloody seven Thank you so much for the birthday love and wishes, I've had the best day filled with wonderful things (mostly scran) My 26th year has been a blast, I've learnt loads, grown a lot, met ace people, had opportunities beyond anything I thought poss, felt love and support in shedloads and had a lorra fun, and I've had to sort my shit out and reset things in more ways than I can think. Feeling ready to take on this next year making this lil bean proud of the 'bad gal fully grown/functioning/but still a state/but having a ball' adult she is! Pass me the silver velour- Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou!!!!". Instagram. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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