Rebekah Staton | |
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Born | Age 41 (Between March 1982[1] and October 1982 [2]) Leek, Staffordshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Actress and narrator |
Years active | 2003–present |
Rebekah Staton is an English actress and narrator. She has had roles in Pulling (2006–2009), Doctor Who (2007), Rome (2007), Wallander (2011), Black Mirror (2011), Raised by Wolves (2013-2016), DanTDM Creates a Big Scene (2017), Home (2019-2020). She is also a narrator for Don't Tell The Bride (2008–present).
Early life
Born in Leek, Staffordshire,[1] her family then moved to Shrewsbury,[1] and aged nine to Penkridge, Staffordshire.[1] She was a student at Wolgarston High School,[1] in Penkridge, and went on to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating with a BA in Acting Degree (H Level) in 2002.[3]
Career
Her theatre work includes Playing with Fire by David Edgar at the National Theatre.[4] The Crucible at the Crucible Theatre,[4] Simplicity and Chasing the Golden Sun at the Orange Tree Theatre.[4]
In 2007, she played Jenny in the Doctor Who two-part "Human Nature"/"The Family of Blood", alongside David Tennant.[5] The same year, she starred as Althea in two episodes in the series Rome (2007).[4] She played Louise in the BBC Three award-winning sitcom Pulling.[2] She also plays Kristina in the BBC One version of Wallander (2011).[5]
Other appearances include two episodes of The Amazing Mrs Pritchard,[4] six of State of Play,[5] and the film Bright Young Things.[5] She had a small part in the 2006 mini series Jane Eyre.[5] She plays the character of the superhero "She-Force" in the 2008 ITV2 series No Heroics,[5] and played the character of Kelly in the BBC comedy Home Time.[5]
In 2011, she acted as Caitlin in the Sky1 comedy series Spy.[6]
In 2011, she appeared in "The Entire History of You", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.[5]
From 2013 until 2016, Staton played Della in the Channel 4 sitcom Raised by Wolves, a performance described as "utterly brilliant".[7]
In 2016, Staton was cast in the second series of Ordinary Lies as Wendy Walker.[2] Filming started in March 2016.[2]
Staton was the narrator for the BBC Three and BBC America documentary 18 Pregnant Schoolgirls,[5] as well as being the narrator for the E4 reality television series Don't Tell the Bride.[8] She also voices Bethany in Dragon Age II,[5] and provided the voiceover for the Channel 5 documentary series Candy Bar Girls.[5]
Filmography
TV
- State of Play (2003) Liz
- Outlaws (2004) as Janey
- Jane Eyre (2006) as Bessie
- Rome (2007) as Althea (Episodes "These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero" and "Testudo et Lepus")
- Doctor Who (2007) as Jenny (Episodes Human Nature / The Family of Blood)
- Pulling (2006–2009) as Louise
- Wallander (Episodes "Before the Frost", "The Dogs of Riga", "An Event in Autumn")
- Black Mirror: "The Entire History of You" (2011) as Colleen
- Spy (2011) as Caitlin Banks
- No Heroics as Jenny/"She-Force"
- Hunderby (2012) as Annie
- Inside Men (2012) as Sandra
- Groove High (2012) as Vic
- Love Matters (2013) as Jenny
- Great Night Out (2013) as Kath
- Moving On (2013) as Lisa
- Raised by Wolves (2013–2016) as Della Garry
- Up the Women (2014) as Betty
- Remember Me (2014) as Alison Denning
- Ordinary Lies (2016) as Wendy Walker
- DanTDM Creates a Big Scene (2017) as Ellie
- Home (2019–2020) as Katy
- The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies (2023) as Alice
Movies
- Will (2011)
- The Hustle (2019) as Chloe, a pub girl
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Roz Laws (2 March 2016). "Raised By Wolves star Rebekah Staton reveals how she channelled Clint Eastwood for Channel 4 series". birminghammail.co.uk.
- 1 2 3 4 Hogan, Michael (30 October 2016). "Rebekah Staton: 'Clint Eastwood is the coolest person I've ever met'". The Guardian.
- ↑ "RRADA Student and Graduate profiles - Rebekah Staton". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Rebekah Staton". royalcourttheatre.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Rebekah Staton credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ↑ Jeffery, Morgan (17 October 2012). "'Spy' stars on series two – video". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ Bennion, Chris (23 March 2015). "Raised by Wolves, review: Caitlin Moran's sitcom has got joie de vivre to spare". The Independent. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ "Don't Tell the Bride returns, narrated by Rebekah Staton | United Voices". unitedvoices.tv. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ "Home axed by Channel 4". British Comedy Guide. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.