Rebecca Root
Acting
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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
Filmography
Heartstopper Forever
2026
as Principal Edwards
Enigma
2025
as Narrator (voice)
The Breakdown of a Toxic Relationship as told by Fluffmeister, a Poodle of Questionable Heritage
2025
Monsieur Spade
2024
as Cynthia Fitzsimmons
This Is Christmas
2022
as Miranda
The Gallery
2022
as Nicky
Heartstopper
2022
as Principal Edwards
The Rising
2022
as DS Diana Aird
Creation Stories
2021
as Vicky
Annika
2021
as Alex Carrigan
The Wheel of Time
2021
as Keeper
Finding Alice
2021
as Lindsay
The Queen's Gambit
2020
as Miss Lonsdale
Last Christmas
2019
as Dr. Addis
Sex Education
2019
as Leanne
Flack
2019
as Allie Gregs
Eddie Elise
2018
as Elise
Colette
2018
as Rachilde
The Sisters Brothers
2018
as Mayfield
The Romanoffs
2018
as Dana
Sis
2017
as Steph
Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe
2016
as Camilla Stevens
Approach/Withdraw
2016
as Narrator
The Danish Girl
2015
as Nurse
Boy Meets Girl
2015
as Judy
Normal
2012
as Cynthia
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Hollyoaks
1995
as Midwife
Hollyoaks
1995
as Melanie Athill
The Detectives
1993
as Vet
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as The Engineer
Casualty
1986
as Psychiatric SHO