Rebecca Calder

Rebecca Calder is an English actress. Her films include Altar, Love Me Do (2015), for which she won Best Actress at the European Independent Film Festival, The Dark Mile (2017), and The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025).

Early life Calder was born in Consett, County Durham. She moved around growing up and was educated in New Zealand and Australia. At nineteen, she returned to England, moving from Naples, Italy to London where she now lives in Ealing.

Career In 2007, Calder made her professional stage debut in Silver Birch House and Pera Palas, both at the Arcola Theatre in East London. This was followed by her television debut in four episodes of the BBC One medical drama Casualty the following year. She also appeared in Moonlight & Magnolias at the Tricycle Theatre. She made guest appearances in the third series of the ITV science fiction series Primeval as well as The Bill and Doctors, also on ITV and BBC One respectively.

Calder played Martha McCoy in the 2012 History miniseries Hatfields & McCoys and guest starred in an episode of the BBC Two drama White Heat. She made her feature film debut in the 2014 horror thriller Altar, which aired on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and had a theatrical release elsewhere. She received critical acclaim for her performance alongside Jack Gordon in the 2015 film Love Me Do, for which she won Best Actress at the ÉCU European Independent Film Festival and the Cardiff Independent Film Festival. Calder would return to the ÉCU to sit on the jury in 2019.

Calder starred alongside Deirdre Mullins in the film The Dark Mile and portrayed Coco Chanel in the Picasso installment of the National Geographic anthology series Genius.

Calder had a recurring role as Shirley in Michaela Coel's BBC and HBO miniseries I May Destroy You. In 2022, Calder appeared in the action film Memory and the Swedish historical film Hilma. She is set to star in the horror film Broken Bird (announced as Sybil).

Filmography Film + List of films and roles Year Title Role Notes 2009 Ilk Ilk Short film 2011 The Division of Gravity Girl Short film 2014 Altar Isabella 2015 Youth Countess Love Me Do Antonia 2016 The Sea Is an Edge and an Ending Miranda Short film 2017 We Are Tourists Georgie King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Maid The Dark Mile Louise Cupidity Bridget Short film 2018 Holmes & Watson Ma'am 2019 Tickle Lilly Short film 2021 The Cursed Mrs Adam Wrath of Man Amy 2022 Memory Wendy van Camp Hilma Cornelia 2023 A House in Jerusalem Rachel Kandahar Corrine Harris Voice role 2024 Broken Bird Sybil 2025 The Conjuring: Last Rites Janet Smurl

Television +List of television appearances and roles Year Title Role Notes 2008–2010 Casualty Briony Grove / Chrissie McAllister 4 episodes 2009 Primeval Lady Elizabeth Lionel Episode: "Dragon Tales" The Bill Layla Madeley Episode: "Absolute Power" 2011 Doctors Kay Burridge Episode: "The Nun's Tale" 2012 White Heat Alicia Miniseries; episode: "The Sea of Trees" Hatfields & McCoys Martha McCoy Miniseries; 2 episodes Dark Matters: Twisted But True Various 3 episodes 2014 DCI Banks Chelsea 2 episodes Love by Design Beatrix Television film 2015 Clan of the Cave Bear Ebra Television film 2016 Fright Bites Miniseries; episode: "Wake" 2017 Silent Witness DI Jodie Tanner 2 episodes 2018 Genius: Picasso Coco Chanel Anthology: "Chapter Eight" 2020 I May Destroy You Shirley Miniseries; 2 episodes 2021 Wolfe Martha Gik 1 episode 2022 Professor T Nicky Stevens Episode: "Swansong"

Stage +List of stage performances Year Title Role Notes 2007 Silver Birch House Serap Arcola Theatre, London Pera Palas Evelyn 2008 Moonlight & Magnolias Miss Poppenghul Tricycle Theatre, London 2020 The Effect Dr Lomas English Theatre, Frankfurt

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2016 European Independent Film Festival Best Actress Love Me Do Unrestricted View Film Festival Cardiff Independent Film Festival Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema Best Actress – Feature 2017 Raindance Film Festival Best UK Feature The Dark Mile