| Rachel Hurd-Wood | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rachel Clare Hurd-Wood 17 August 1990 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Rachel Clare Hurd-Wood (born 17 August 1990) is an English actress. Her break-out role was as Wendy Darling in the 2003 movie Peter Pan.
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Rachel Hurd-Wood was born in London, England, the daughter of Philip and Sarah Hurd-Wood. She has a younger brother, Patrick who appeared with her in Peter Pan as one of the sleeping children in the "I Do Believe In Fairies" scene. He also plays the role of Samuel Crowthorn alongside his sister in her later film, Solomon Kane in which she plays Meredith Crowthorn. She currently resides in a Victorian cottage at the edge of a forest in Godalming, Surrey, along with her parents and brother. Her father's work involves performing, writing scripts and doing voice-overs for commercials. She joined a drama club in her school and took part in its stage production during her second year.
In a 2010 live Myspace web chat for the film Tomorrow, When the War Began, Hurd-Wood dispelled the false rumour that her uncle is Hugh Laurie.[1]
Hurd-Wood had considered becoming a marine biologist, until she became interested in working with children who have special needs or disabilities. She studied Linguistics at University College London, having completed her first year in 2009.[2]
She went to an open casting call for the role of Wendy Darling in director P. J. Hogan's 2003 feature film Peter Pan, based on J. M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy, and went to Australia for filming. Her performance received good reviews and was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor, and a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress.[3]
She joined Rupert Everett on the BBC TV movie Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking in 2004, which follows Sherlock Holmes tracking down a serial killer who stalks teenaged daughters of the aristocracy.[4]
She joined Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek in the 2006 thriller, An American Haunting. In the Courtney Solomon-directed film, based on events that took place in Tennessee during the 1800s, Hurd-Wood plays Sutherland and Spacek's youngest daughter Betsy, who is haunted and tormented by an unrelenting demon.[5]
She next appeared with Alan Rickman and Dustin Hoffman in director Tom Tykwer's adaptation of the bestselling novel by German writer Patrick Süskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. In the drama, set in 18th century France, Hurd-Wood portrays Laura, Alan Rickman's character's daughter, a red-headed virgin who would be the crown 13th note of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille's (played by British actor Ben Whishaw) perfume. It was released to theaters on 27 December 2006.
In 2007 she appeared alongside L.S.C. Oakeshott in the music video for "Fatherhood/Motherhood" by Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man.
In 2009 she played Meredith Crowthorne, a girl whose fate is entwined with that of James Purefoy's title role in the film adaption of Solomon Kane. The same year she was also seen in Dorian Gray alongside Ben Barnes and Colin Firth. She portrayed the role of Sibyl Vane.
She was cast to play Corrie in the film Tomorrow, When the War Began, which was filmed in Australia and released on 2 September 2010.[6]
In May 2010 she began filming The Last Furlong in Ireland.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Peter Pan | Wendy Darling | Nominated- Young Artist Awards (Best Performance in a Feature Film) - Leading young Actress Nominated- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor |
| 2004 | Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking | Imogen Helhoughton | |
| 2005 | An American Haunting | Betsy Bell | Nominated- Teen Choice Awards: Choice Movie Scream Award Movie |
| 2006 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Laure Richis | Nominated- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2008 | Solomon Kane | Meredith Crowthorn | |
| 2009 | Dorian Gray | Sibyl Vane | |
| 2010 | Tomorrow, When the War Began | Corrie Mackenzie | |
| 2011 | Hideaways | Mae-West O'Mara |
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "A Little Bit" | Madeleine Peyroux | Appeared as a waitress |
| 2007 | "Fatherhood/Motherhood" | Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man | Appeared with L.S.C. Oakeshott |
| 2010 | "Revolver" | Warehouse Republic | Appeared with Henry Leroy-Salta |