Rachel Redford

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

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. Redford attended Stanwell School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2013.

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, 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.

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, and The Crucible at the Royal Exchange in Manchester.

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. 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.

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. She has a role in the second season of Shadow and Bone on Netflix.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2014 The Riot Club Hannah Testament of Youth Exam Candidate 2017 Gap Year Lauren 3 episodes 2019 The Return of the Yuletide Kid Scotty 2022 House of the Dragon Rhea Royce Episode: "We Light the Way" 2023 Shadow and Bone Fruszi

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2013 It's A Family Affair Lipochka Sherman Theatre, Cardiff Parallel Lines Steph Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff 2014 Not The Worst Place Emma Theatr Clwyd, Mold Adler & Gibb Janet Adler Royal Court Theatre, London Ghost from a Perfect Place Miss Kerosene Arcola Theatre, London 2015 Closer Alice Donmar Warehouse, London Luna Gale Karlie Hampstead Theatre, London The Crucible Abigail Williams Royal Exchange, Manchester 2017–2019 The Jungle Beth Young Vic and Playhouse Theatre, LondonSt. Ann's Warehouse, New YorkCurran Theatre, San Francisco 2021 A Russian Doll Masha Barn Theatre, CirencesterArcola Theatre, London

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2014 Theatre Critics of Wales Awards Best Actress Parallel Lines 2019 Obie Awards Special Citations The Jungle