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).
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]
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]