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Rebecca Liddiard
Canadian actress
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.
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Liddiard in 2018 | |
| Born | 1990 or 1991 (age 32–33)[1] London, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
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Liddiard was born in 1990 or 1991 in London, Ontario. She studied theatre performance at Ryerson University.[1][2]
Liddiard moved to Toronto when she was 18, [1] and worked as a part-time office manager there for some time.[2]
In February 2016 Liddiard portrayed the lead character Thai in the Tarragon Theatre production of Kat Sandler's play Mustard.[1][3]
She appeared as the lead character Ella in the web series MsLabelled,[1][2][4] and had the recurring role of Hanna on the City science-fiction drama series Between.[2]
She achieved wider recognition after being cast in the role of 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]
| 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 |
| 2018 | The Detail | Emma Wright | Episode: "The Long Walk" |
| 2019 | Run This Town | Claire | Film |
| 2019 | Departure | Madelyn Strong | Main role (season 1) |
| 2021 | Clarice | Eva Gallows | Episode: "Father Time" |
| 2022 | Ruby and the Well | Brea Cochrane | Episode: "I Wish I Got the Credit I Deserve" |
| 2022 | Mary and Flo On the Go! | Mary Shaw | Web series; main voice role |
| 2022 | Danger in the House | Nora Reed | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2022 | Lease on Love | Poppy Evans | Television film |
| 2022 | Hudson & Rex | Dr. Reva Warner | Episode: "Rexpert Witness" |
| 2023 | Seven Veils | Clea | Post-production[9] |
| 2023 | Fargo (season 5) | Karen Tillman | Television series (recurring role) |
- Bill Harris (April 27, 2016). "'Houdini & Doyle': Rebecca Liddiard gets the deciding vote in new series". Toronto Sun. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- Rebecca Eckler (May 2, 2016). "T.O.'s Rebecca Liddiard in Houdini & Doyle, premieres tonight". Post City Toronto. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- J. Kelly Nestruck (February 18, 2016). "Reviews: New Canadian plays Mustard and Dalton and Company". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- "MsLabelled". Shaftesbury Films. Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- 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.
- Julia Raeside (March 14, 2016). "Houdini & Doyle review: imagine Jonathan Creek wrestling Mr Selfridge..." The Guardian. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- Johanna Schneller (November 12, 2017). "In Frankie Drake Mysteries, some characters get a chance to sashay". The Toronto Star. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- Daniel Fienberg (September 17, 2020). "'Departure': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- Wiseman, Andreas (March 14, 2023). "Douglas Smith, Mark O'Brien, Rebecca Liddiard & Vinessa Antoine Join Amanda Seyfried In Atom Egoyan's 'Seven Veils'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 19, 2023.