Rachel Heard-Wood is an actress originally from Great Britain. Her film debut took place in 2003. Then the film "Peter Pan" was released, where she played the role of Wendy Darling. A year later, the young actress was nominated for the prestigious Saturn Award for her brilliant acting. The actress became even more famous for her roles in the films Dorian Gray and Perfume. The story of a murderer."
Rachel Claire Heard Wood's hometown is London, located in the UK. She was born on August 17, 1990. Rachel's father was directly related to art and cinema. His name is Phillip Heard-Wood, and he is a screenwriter and theater actor by profession. His mother, Sarah, was a housewife. She was raising Rachel and her second child, a son named Patrick.
Rachel Heard-Wood biography facts
Rachel spent her early childhood in the English capital. However, a year after the girl began to receive education at school, the whole family moved to a country house, which was located in Surrey. Rachel had to leave school in London. A new educational institution for her was a college at the University of Technology.
Rachel's interest in art, creativity, and the humanities became apparent during her school years. Among the favorite subjects that the girl studied in college were philosophy, literature, performing arts, art history, psychology. At the same time, Heard-Wood began to participate in amateur performances, and then got into the cinema, on television. Her film career started immediately with a big role: in 2003, the movie Peter Pan was released, in which Rachel got the role of Wendy.
By the time she reached senior school, the girl became seriously interested in natural sciences. She was still attracted by her acting career, but at that time Rachel began to dream that she would connect her life with biology and zoology. She had a special love for dolphins, wanted to study them, as well as explore the seas and oceans. However, such a desire in Rachel quickly faded away.
When Heard Wood graduated from school, she returned to London. In the capital of England, the girl entered the university, choosing an unexpected direction - linguistics. At that time, the young actress continued to receive various invitations to shoot. The temptation was so great that in the end, after the first year, Rachel dropped out of university and signed a contract to work in a new feature film, where she got the main role. I had to give up education for the reason that the filming of the project was carried out in Australia. It was impossible for Rachel to combine film work and study.
To date, the filmography of the famous actress has more than fifteen roles in various projects. Rachel Heard-Wood is also involved in charity work with Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Career development
After a great start in Peter Pan, the young actress was cast in the television movie Sherlock Holmes and the Silk Stocking Case. This project was released in 2004.
In subsequent years, the filmography of the actress was replenished with roles in such famous full-length films as: “Perfumer. The Story of a Murderer”,“Dorian Gray”,“Solomon Kane”,“Invasion: The Battle for Paradise”.
In 2011, Shelter premiered, starring Rachel as a character named May West O'Mara. In the same year, several short films were released with the participation of the artist.
In 2014, Heard-Wood reappeared on television. She starred in one episode of BBC Comedy Feeds. In the same year, the movie The Road to Dumpus was released, in which Rachel played the role of Elizabeth James.
In 2015, the television series Home Centers began to air. In this project, the actress played a character named Kate Campbell, starred in seven episodes. The show itself was broadcast throughout the year.
In the following years, Rachel Heard-Wood appeared in projects such as "Spark", "Beautiful Devils". In 2017, the artist's filmography was replenished with the series "Clique", in which Rachel played one of the main roles. And the last film to date, in which the artist starred, is "The Revenger: An Unromantic Comedy", released in 2019.
Love, relationships and personal life
Unfortunately, there is no detailed information about the actress's private life. It is known that Rachel has a husband, Russ Bane, who is also an actor. According to rumors, the lovers got married in 2017.
