Rachel Heard Wood is an actress from the UK. Her debut in cinema took place in 2003. Then the movie “Peter Pan” was released at the box office, where she played the role of Wendy Darling. A year later, the young actress was nominated for the prestigious Saturn Award for her brilliant performance. Even greater fame for the artist brought roles in the films "Dorian Gray" and "Perfumer. The story of one killer."
The hometown of Rachel Clare Heard-Wood is London, located in the UK. She was born on August 17 in 1990. Rachel's father had a direct relationship to art and cinema. His name is Phillip Heard-Wood, by profession he is a screenwriter and theater actor. Mother, Sarah, was a housewife. She was engaged in raising Rachel and a second child - a son named Patrick.
Facts From Rachel Heard Wood's Biography
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 institution for her was a college at the Technological University.
Rachel's interest in art, creativity and the humanities became noticeable during his school years. Among the favorite subjects that the girl studied in college were philosophy, literature, stage mastery, art history, and 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 right away with a big role: in 2003, the movie "Peter Pan" was released, in which Rachel got the role of Wendy.
By high school, the girl was seriously interested in the natural sciences. She was still attracted to her acting career, but at that time, Rachel began to dream of connecting her life with biology and zoology. She had a special love for dolphins, she wanted to study them, as well as explore the seas and oceans. However, such a desire in Rachel quickly faded.
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 for a new full-length film, where she got the main role. It was necessary to refuse education because the project was filmed in Australia. It was impossible for Rachel to combine work in films and studies.
To date, the filmography of the famous actress has more than fifteen roles in various projects. Rachel Heard-Wood also does charity work with the Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Career development
After a great start in Peter Pan, the young actress got into the cast of the television movie Sherlock Holmes and the Silk Stocking Case. This project was released in 2004.
In subsequent years, the actress's filmography was replenished with roles in such famous feature films as: Perfumer. The Story of a Murderer, Dorian Gray, Solomon Kane, Invasion: Battle for Paradise.
In 2011, the premiere of the film Shelter, in which Rachel played the role of a character named May West O'Mara. In the same year, several short films with the participation of the artist were released.
In 2014, Heard-Wood reappeared on television. She played in one episode of the BBC Comedy Feeds series. The same year, the movie “The Road to Dampus” was released, in which Rachel played the role of Elizabeth James.
In 2015, the television series Homes 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 subsequent years, Rachel Heard-Wood appeared in projects such as "Spark", "Beautiful Devils". In 2017, the filmography of the artist was replenished with the series “The 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.
