Rachel Hurd-Wood
Rachel Hurd-Wood | |
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Born | London, England | 17 August 1990
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse |
Russ Bain
(m. 2017) |
Children | 2 |
Rachel Hurd-Wood (born 17 August 1990)[1] is an English actress. She is known for her performances in the fantasy adventure film Peter Pan (2003) and the thriller film Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006).
Early life
Background
Hurd-Wood was born in the Streatham district of South London, England,[2] the daughter of Philip and Sarah Hurd-Wood. She lived in London till the age of eight, when she and her family moved to a Victorian cottage in Godalming, Surrey.[3]
Hurd-Wood has a younger brother, Patrick who appeared with her in Peter Pan as one of the sleeping children in the "I Do Believe In Fairies" scene. He also plays the role of Samuel Crowthorn alongside his sister in her later film, Solomon Kane in which she plays Meredith Crowthorn.
Her father's work involves performing, writing scripts and doing voice-overs for commercials. He appears in one of her films, An American Haunting, as one of the guests in the Christmas party scene towards the beginning of the film. She joined a drama club in her school and took part in its stage production during her second year. Hurd-Wood dispelled the false rumour that her uncle is Hugh Laurie in a 2009 September–October interview for the magazine Little White Lies: The An Education Issue and then again in a 2010 live Myspace web chat for the film Tomorrow, When the War Began. "My uncle lives in Wales and is an artist", she says.[2][4][5][6]
Education
Hurd-Wood attended
Hurd-Wood had considered becoming a marine biologist because of her love for dolphins. She gave up on the idea when she discovered that it would require studying science because she thought she was not very good at it.[8]
Hurd-Wood became interested in working with children who have special needs or disabilities. Hurd-Wood began studying linguistics at University College London in 2008, but left the course after a year, before travelling to Australia for the filming of Tomorrow, When the War Began, when she decided to focus entirely on her career in acting.[9]
Career
Acting
Hurd-Wood's career in acting started in 2002 when she was picked for the role of
Hurd-Wood portrayed the character Imogen Helhoughton in the 2004 TV film Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking, as a 13-year-old victim of a serial killer.[12] Also in 2004, she had a major role of Betsy Bell in the thriller An American Haunting, as a girl who is haunted and tormented by an unrelenting demon. Her performance came in for some praise, one critic remarking, "The actors are the saving grace… Hurd-Wood a mix of radiant approaching womanhood and animal terror. Their impassioned performances make you really care what happens to these people…";[13] another reviewer comments, "Rachel Hurd-Wood… delivers a fantastic and nuanced performance as Betsy Bell, the very central role that essentially carries the entire movie."[8] Hurd-Wood was nominated for the 2006 Teen Choice Awards in the category Movie – Choice Scream for her role.[14]
In 2005 she appeared in an adaptation of the
The year 2007 saw Hurd-Wood starring as a waitress in the
In the 2008 film
Later in the year she acted in the film Dorian Gray based on the Oscar Wilde novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. She was in the small but key role of the young budding actress Sibyl Vane, with whom Gray falls in love. She was studying in the first year of the linguistics course at UCL while working in this film.[2]
In her first contemporary role, Hurd-Wood was cast as Corrie Mackenzie, one of the principal characters in the 2009 Australian action-adventure film Tomorrow, When the War Began, based on the novel by John Marsden.[18][19][20] (The novel was one of the books she read while being tutored for the filming of Peter Pan.)[6] At this point, she discontinued studying for a Linguistics degree to concentrate full-time on acting.[5][21][22] She learned an Australian accent for the role.[5][6] The film became the highest-grossing movie for that year in Australia.[5][6][18][22]
Hurd-Wood portrayed the lead character Mae-West O'Mara in the 2010 film Hideaways, narrating a story to her six-year-old daughter, about the strange powers of the men in the Furlong family. Her performance was well received by critics, calling her "charismatic"[23] and "...the heart and soul of the film, the one the girls will relate to and the guys are going to love...".[24] "If the film works it's due in large part to her stellar performance", says a reviewer.[24] Another reviewer commented, "When the light hits Mae's eyes, it's like you can see whole worlds being born and being destroyed ad infinitum ... Hurd-Wood's chemistry with Treadaway is instant, the two are a joy to watch, and their romance is the heart of the film ... [Rachel's and Harry's] two great central performances".[25] Later in the year, she played the younger version of the character Isabel, played by Jenny Agutter, in the short film The Mapmaker. Also in the same year, she was featured in the music video for "Revolver" by Warehouse Republic.[26][27]
She played the role of the babysitter in the 2011 teaser for a proposed feature-length film, Let's Go Play at the Adams, based on the
In 2012, Hurd-Wood played the female lead role of Elisabeth James in the film
Modeling
Hurd-Wood posed for the publicity and poster material for Volstead Putsch, an underground bohemian party organised by The Triumvirate of Fez at the London's Volstead Club in 2008.[34] The same year she posed for Raw Riddim Records promoting their merchandise such as chains, T-shirts, hoodies, etc.[35]
Film festivals
Hurd-Wood was a member of the international expert jury panel for "European debuts" at the "52nd International Film Festival for Children and Youth" at the Zlín Film Festival held from 27 May 2012 to 3 June 2012 at Zlín in the Czech Republic.[36][37] 27
Charity support
Hurd-Wood signed for
Hurd-Wood along with other celebrity supporters of the charity Shooting Star CHASE,
Personal life
During filming for
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Peter Pan | Wendy Darling | Nominated – Young Artist Awards (Best Performance in a Feature Film) – Leading young Actress Nominated – Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor |
2004 | Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking | Imogen Helhoughton | |
2005 | An American Haunting | Betsy Bell | Nominated – Teen Choice Awards: Choice Movie Scream Award Movie |
2006 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Laura Richis | Nominated – Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
2009 | Solomon Kane | Meredith Crowthorn | |
2009 | Dorian Gray | Sibyl Vane | |
2010 | Tomorrow, When the War Began | Corrie Mackenzie | |
2011 | Hideaways | Mae-West O'Mara | |
2011 | The Mapmaker | Young Isabel | short film |
2014 | Highway to Dhampus | Elizabeth James | |
2015 | Second Origin | Alba | |
2017 | Beautiful Devils | Darcy | |
2019 | For Love or Money | Kendra |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Home Fires | Kate Campbell | 2 episodes |
2017–2018 | Clique | Rachel Maddox | Main role |
Music video appearances
Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
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2006 | " A Little Bit "
|
Madeleine Peyroux | Appeared as a waitress |
2007 | "Fatherhood/Motherhood" | Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man | Appeared with L.S.C. Oakeshott |
2010 | "Revolver" | Warehouse Republic | Appeared with Henry Leroy-Salta |
2013 | "Worry About You" | Tyler James | Appeared as James' girlfriend |
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- ^ a b IGN Interviews Rachel Hurd-Wood, IGN, 2003, retrieved 22 March 2012
- ^ Tomorrow When The War Began Live MySpace Web Chat (video). Ustream.tv. 8 October 2010. Event occurs at 9:40 minutes (Hurd-Wood says she is not related to Hugh Laurie).
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- ^ Madeleine Peyroux. "A Little Bit" (Music Video). Universal Music International. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
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- ^ "Highway to Dhampus". Thikthak.com. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Matthew Williamson; Sophie McElligott (31 October 2012). "style-passport presents Wear in the World is Matthew Williamson?" (Video). Style-Passport. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Video games with Tyler James". Bliss Magazine. Panini UK Ltd. February 2013.
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External links
- Rachel Hurd-Wood at IMDb
- "Rachel Hurd-Wood". The Numbers. Nash Information Services.
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