Rebecca Root
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1969 (age 57)
Born in
Woking, Surrey, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb32 acting credits
Biography
Rebecca Root is an English actress, comedian and voice coach. She was rated 18th in The Independent on Sunday's Rainbow List 2014, which named her as one of the very few openly transgender actresses in mainstream television, alongside Laverne Cox and Adèle Anderson.
Known For
Sex Education
11 Jan 2019
The Danish Girl
27 Nov 2015
The Queen's Gambit
23 Oct 2020
Last Christmas
07 Nov 2019
The Wheel of Time
18 Nov 2021
The Sisters Brothers
19 Sep 2018
Heartstopper
22 Apr 2022
Colette
21 Sep 2018
Photos
Filmography
2026
- Heartstopper Foreveras Principal Edwards
2025
2024
- Monsieur Spadeas Cynthia Fitzsimmons6 episodes
2022
- This Is Christmasas Miranda
- The Galleryas Nicky
- Heartstopperas Principal Edwards3 episodes
- The Risingas DS Diana Aird8 episodes
2021
- The Wheel of Timeas Keeper1 episode
- Annikaas Alex Carrigan1 episode
- Creation Storiesas Vicky
- Finding Aliceas Lindsay1 episode
2020
- The Queen's Gambitas Miss Lonsdale2 episodes
2019
- Last Christmasas Dr. Addis
- Flackas Allie Gregs1 episode
- Sex Educationas Leanne1 episode
2018
- The Romanoffsas Dana1 episode
- Coletteas Rachilde
- The Sisters Brothersas Mayfield
- Eddie Eliseas Elise
2017
- Sisas Steph
2016
- Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastropheas Camilla Stevens
- Approach/Withdrawas Narrator
2015
- The Danish Girlas Nurse
- Boy Meets Girlas Judy12 episodes
2012
- Normalas Cynthia
2003
- Celebrity Mastermind1 episode
1995
- Hollyoaksas Melanie Athill1 episode
1993
- The Detectivesas Vet1 episode
1990
- Keeping Up Appearancesas The Engineer1 episode
1986
- Casualtyas Psychiatric SHO2 episodes