Rebecca Root
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
Sex Education
82%
Leanne
2019
The Queen's Gambit
84%
Miss Lonsdale
2020
Last Christmas
72%
Dr. Addis
2019
The Wheel of Time
76%
Keeper
2021
The Sisters Brothers
68%
Mayfield
2018
Heartstopper
86%
Principal Edwards
2022
Keeping Up Appearances
77%
The Engineer
1990
Casualty
62%
Psychiatric SHO
1986
Heartstopper Forever
72%
Principal Edwards
2026
The Breakdown of a Toxic Relationship as told by Fluffmeister, a Poodle of Questionable Heritage
2025
Enigma
62%
Narrator (voice)
2025
Monsieur Spade
62%
Cynthia Fitzsimmons
2024
This Is Christmas
71%
Miranda
2022
The Gallery
50%
Nicky
2022
Heartstopper
86%
Principal Edwards
2022
The Rising
64%
DS Diana Aird
2022
The Wheel of Time
76%
Keeper
2021
Annika
70%
Alex Carrigan
2021
Creation Stories
60%
Vicky
2021
Finding Alice
56%
Lindsay
2021
The Queen's Gambit
84%
Miss Lonsdale
2020
Last Christmas
72%
Dr. Addis
2019
Flack
68%
Allie Gregs
2019
Sex Education
82%
Leanne
2019
The Romanoffs
64%
Dana
2018
Colette
69%
Rachilde
2018
The Sisters Brothers
68%
Mayfield
2018
Eddie Elise
Elise
2018
Sis
32%
Steph
2017
Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe
66%
Camilla Stevens
2016
Approach/Withdraw
Narrator
2016
The Danish Girl
75%
Nurse
2015
Boy Meets Girl
36%
Judy
2015
Normal
Cynthia
2012
Hollyoaks
52%
Midwife / Melanie Athill
1995
The Detectives
69%
Vet
1993