Rebecca Liddiard

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Rebecca Liddiard
Rebecca Liddiard at the 2018 CFC Annual Gala & Auction (26431552808) -b.jpg
Liddiard in 2018
Born1990/1991 (age 30–31)[1]
London, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Rebecca Liddiard (born 1990 or 1991[1]) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Constable Adelaide Stratton in the 2016 trans-Atlantic mystery series Houdini & Doyle and as morality officer Mary Shaw in Frankie Drake Mysteries.

Life and career[]

Liddiard was born in London, Ontario. She studied theatre performance at Ryerson University.[1][2] Liddiard moved to Toronto when she was 18,[1] and continued to live there as of 2016.[2] Before being cast in Houdini & Doyle, Liddiard was working as a part-time office manager.[2]

Liddiard appears as the lead character Ella in the web series MsLabelled.[1][2][3] She had the recurring role of Hanna on the City science-fiction drama series Between.[2] She portrayed the lead character Thai in the Tarragon Theatre production of Kat Sandler's play Mustard.[1][4] Liddiard has achieved wider recognition after being cast in the role constable Adelaide Stratton[5] in the British-Canadian-American period mystery series Houdini & Doyle in 2016.[1][6]

From 2017 to 2021, Liddiard played the regular role of Mary, a morality police officer in 1920s Toronto, in the CBC mystery-drama series, Frankie Drake Mysteries.[7] In 2019, she played airplane crash survivor Madelyn in the first season of the British-Canadian thriller television series Departure.[8]

Filmography[]

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Murdoch Mysteries Lisette Barnes Episode: "Tour de Murdoch"
2015 Man Seeking Woman Serving Ghoul Episode: "Stain"
2015 Between Hanna 3 episodes
2015 MsLabelled Ella Web series; main role
2016 Saving Hope Bree Hannigan Episode: "Tested and Tried"
2016 Houdini & Doyle Adelaide Stratton Main role
2016 For Love & Honor Kylie Brennan Television film (Hallmark)
2017 Reign Princess Margot Episode: "All It Cost Her..."
2017 Alias Grace Mary Whitney Miniseries
2017 Slasher Andi Criss Main role (season 2)
2017–2021 Frankie Drake Mysteries Mary Shaw Main role
2019 Departure Madelyn Strong Main role (season 1)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Bill Harris (April 27, 2016). "'Houdini & Doyle': Rebecca Liddiard gets the deciding vote in new series". Toronto Sun. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Rebecca Eckler (May 2, 2016). "T.O.'s Rebecca Liddiard in Houdini & Doyle, premieres tonight". Post City Toronto. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "MsLabelled". Shaftesbury Films. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  4. ^ J. Kelly Nestruck (February 18, 2016). "Reviews: New Canadian plays Mustard and Dalton and Company". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  5. ^ Elizabeth Wagmeister (June 24, 2015). "Fox Sets 'Houdini & Doyle' for 2016 Debut with Stars Michael Weston & Stephen Mangan". Variety. Retrieved June 20, 2016. Rounding out the cast, Rebecca Liddiard (“Man Seeking Woman”), has been set as Constable Adelaide Stratton, the first female constable ever to work for the London Metropolitan Police Force.
  6. ^ Julia Raeside (March 14, 2016). "Houdini & Doyle review: imagine Jonathan Creek wrestling Mr Selfridge..." The Guardian. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  7. ^ Johanna Schneller (November 12, 2017). "In Frankie Drake Mysteries, some characters get a chance to sashay". The Toronto Star. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  8. ^ Daniel Fienberg (September 17, 2020). "'Departure': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

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