Rebecca Root

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.

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Known For

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time

2021 • as Keeper

Sex Education

Sex Education

2019 • as Leanne

Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

1995 • as Midwife

Casualty

Casualty

1986 • as Psychiatric SHO

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

1990 • as The Engineer

Heartstopper

Heartstopper

2022 • as Principal Edwards

Filmography

2025

Enigma
Enigma
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/28/2025

2024

Monsieur Spade
Monsieur Spade
as Cynthia Fitzsimmons
TV - Released: 1/14/2024

2022

This Is Christmas
This Is Christmas
as Miranda
Movie - Released: 12/4/2022
The Gallery
The Gallery
as Nicky
Movie - Released: 9/8/2022
The Rising
The Rising
as Diana Aird
Movie - Released: 5/27/2022
Heartstopper
Heartstopper
as Principal Edwards
TV - Released: 4/22/2022
The Rising
The Rising
as DS Diana Aird
TV - Released: 4/22/2022

2021

Creation Stories
Creation Stories
as Vicky
Movie - Released: 4/15/2021
Finding Alice
Finding Alice
as Lindsay
TV - Released: 1/17/2021
Annika
Annika
as Alex Carrigan
TV - Released: 8/17/2021
The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time
as Keeper
TV - Released: 11/18/2021

2020

The Queen's Gambit
The Queen's Gambit
as Miss Lonsdale
TV - Released: 10/23/2020

2019

Last Christmas
Last Christmas
as Dr. Addis
Movie - Released: 11/7/2019
Sex Education
Sex Education
as Leanne
TV - Released: 1/11/2019
Flack
Flack
as Allie Gregs
TV - Released: 2/21/2019

2018

Eddie Elise
Eddie Elise
as Elise
Movie - Released: 3/21/2018
Colette
Colette
as Rachilde
Movie - Released: 9/21/2018
The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers
as Mayfield
Movie - Released: 9/19/2018
The Romanoffs
The Romanoffs
as Dana
TV - Released: 10/11/2018

2017

Sis
Sis
as Steph
Movie - Released: 12/10/2017

2016

Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe
Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe
as Camilla Stevens
Movie - Released: 12/12/2016
Approach/Withdraw
Approach/Withdraw
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2016

2015

The Danish Girl
The Danish Girl
as Nurse
Movie - Released: 11/27/2015
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl
as Judy
TV - Released: 9/3/2015

2012

Normal
Normal
as Cynthia
Movie - Released: 10/22/2012

1995

Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
as Midwife
TV - Released: 10/23/1995

1993

The Detectives
The Detectives
as Vet
TV - Released: 1/27/1993

1990

Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances
as The Engineer
TV - Released: 10/29/1990

1986

Casualty
Casualty
as Psychiatric SHO
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

Unknown

Movie
Hear Me Roar
as Elizabeth Bellinger
Movie