29 Facts About Rachel Hurd-Wood

Rachel Hurd-Wood is known for her performances in the fantasy adventure film Peter Pan, the thriller film Perfume: The Story of a Murderer and the BBC Three television series Clique.

Rachel Hurd-Wood lived in London till the age of eight, when she and her family moved to a Victorian cottage in Godalming, Surrey.

Rachel Hurd-Wood 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.

Rachel Hurd-Wood plays the role of Samuel Crowthorn alongside his sister in her later film, Solomon Kane in which she plays Meredith Crowthorn.

Rachel Hurd-Wood appears in one of her films, An American Haunting, as one of the guests in the Christmas party scene towards the beginning of the film.

Rachel Hurd-Wood joined a drama club in her school and took part in its stage production during her second year.

Rachel Hurd-Wood attended Rodborough Technology College in Milford, Surrey from 2001 to 2006.

Rachel Hurd-Wood had tutored lessons during the filming of Peter Pan in Australia during 2002 to 2003 as her work lasted for a span of 8 to 9 months.

Rachel Hurd-Wood later attended Godalming College from 2006 to 2008 to study for her A-Levels in Art, English Literature, Psychology and Philosophy.

Rachel Hurd-Wood had considered becoming a marine biologist because of her love for dolphins.

Rachel Hurd-Wood gave up on the idea when she discovered that it would require studying science because she thought she was not very good at it.

Rachel Hurd-Wood became interested in working with children who have special needs or disabilities.

Rachel Hurd-Wood began studying linguistics at University College London in 2008, but left the course after a year, before travelling to Australia for the filming of Tomorrow, When the War Began, when she decided to focus entirely on her career in acting.

Rachel Hurd-Wood travelled to Gold Coast, Australia for eight months of filming.

Rachel Hurd-Wood portrayed the character Imogen Helhoughton in the 2004 TV film Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking, as a 13-year-old victim of a serial killer.

Rachel Hurd-Wood was nominated for the "Best Supporting Actress" award at the 33rd Saturn Awards by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films for her role.

The year 2007 saw Rachel Hurd-Wood starring as a waitress in the music video for the song "A Little Bit" by Madeleine Peyroux.

Rachel Hurd-Wood was in the small but key role of the young budding actress Sibyl Vane, with whom Gray falls in love.

Rachel Hurd-Wood was studying in the first year of the linguistics course at UCL while working in this film.

Rachel Hurd-Wood portrayed the lead character Mae-West O'Mara in the 2010 film Hideaways, narrating a story to her six-year-old daughter, about the strange powers of the men in the Furlong family.

Rachel Hurd-Wood played the role of the babysitter in the 2011 teaser for a proposed feature-length film, Let's Go Play at the Adams, based on the book of the same name by Mendal Johnson.

Rachel Hurd-Wood next played the role of the daughter of the character Teddy, in the short film It Ends Here, directed by her friend Zimon Drake.

In 2012, Rachel Hurd-Wood played the female lead role of Elisabeth James in the film Highway to Dhampus, a story about the effect foreigners in Nepal and Nepali expatriates have on the locals.

Rachel Hurd-Wood posed for the publicity and poster material for Volstead Putsch, an underground bohemian party organised by The Triumvirate of Fez at the London's Volstead Club in 2008.

Rachel Hurd-Wood was a member of the international expert jury panel for "European debuts" at the "52nd International Film Festival for Children and Youth" at the Zlin Film Festival held from 27 May 2012 to 3 June 2012 at Zlin in the Czech Republic.

Rachel Hurd-Wood signed for World Famous StarCards, a charity supporting the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity, at the world charity premiere of the movie Peter Pan in London on 9 December 2003.

Rachel Hurd-Wood married Scottish actor Russ Bain in Camden Town in November 2017.

Rachel Hurd-Wood gave birth to their son in May 2018.

Rachel Hurd-Wood gave birth to their daughter in April 2021.