Rachel Shenton

Biography

Rachel Joy Shenton is a British actress and writer born in the Midlands. Shenton started her career at Edinburgh fringe festival, where her play received critical acclaim. In 2018 Shenton won the Academy Award® for Best Live Action short film, for The Silent Child that she both wrote, produced and starred in. From 2020, she's been portraying Helen in All Creatures Great and Small.

Known For

The Strangers: Chapter 1

as Debbie

Switched at Birth

as Lily Summers

All Creatures Great & Small

as Helen Alderson

White Gold

as Joanne Scott

The Silent Child

as Joanne

The Colour Room

as Annie Shorter

Waterloo Road

as Courtney

A Very British Christmas

as Jessica

Ozi: Voice of the Forest

as Kirani Hands (voice)

A Glimpse