Rebecca Root

Acting • 1969-05-10 • Woking, Surrey, England, UK

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

6.8

The Sisters Brothers

2018

8.6

Heartstopper

2022

7.2

Last Christmas

2019

6.2

Monsieur Spade

2024

6.4

The Rising

2022

6.9

Colette

2018

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Filmography

2026
Heartstopper ForeverFilm
Principal Edwards
★ 7.2
2025
EnigmaFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.2
2025
The Breakdown of a Toxic Relationship as told by Fluffmeister, a Poodle of Questionable HeritageFilm
2024
Monsieur SpadeTV
Cynthia Fitzsimmons • 6 episodes
★ 6.2
2022
HeartstopperTV
Principal Edwards • 3 episodes
★ 8.6
2022
This Is ChristmasFilm
Miranda
★ 7.1
2022
The RisingTV
DS Diana Aird • 8 episodes
★ 6.4
2022
The GalleryFilm
Nicky
★ 5.0
2021
The Wheel of TimeTV
Keeper • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
2021
AnnikaTV
Alex Carrigan • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2021
Creation StoriesFilm
Vicky
★ 5.9
2021
Finding AliceTV
Lindsay • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
2020
The Queen's GambitTV
Miss Lonsdale • 2 episodes
★ 8.4
2019
Sex EducationTV
Leanne • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
2019
Last ChristmasFilm
Dr. Addis
★ 7.2
2019
FlackTV
Allie Gregs • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
2018
The Sisters BrothersFilm
Mayfield
★ 6.8
2018
ColetteFilm
Rachilde
★ 6.9
2018
The RomanoffsTV
Dana • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
2018
Eddie EliseFilm
Elise
2017
SisFilm
Steph
★ 3.2
2016
Hank Zipzer's Christmas CatastropheFilm
Camilla Stevens
★ 6.6
2016
Approach/WithdrawFilm
Narrator
2015
The Danish GirlFilm
Nurse
★ 7.5
2015
Boy Meets GirlTV
Judy • 12 episodes
★ 4.2
2012
NormalFilm
Cynthia
2003
Celebrity MastermindTV
★ 6.0
1995
HollyoaksTV
Midwife • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1995
HollyoaksTV
Melanie Athill • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1993
The DetectivesTV
Vet • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1990
Keeping Up AppearancesTV
The Engineer • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1986
CasualtyTV
Psychiatric SHO • 2 episodes
★ 6.2