| Birth name | Rose Victoria Williams |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 18 February 1994 (age 32) |
| Birth place | Ealing, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | Reign, Sanditon |
Rose Victoria Williams (born 18 February 1994) is an English actress from Ealing, London. Her television roles include Princess Claude in Reign and as Charlotte Heywood in Sanditon.
Early life and education
Williams was born in Ealing, West London on 18 February 1994. Her mother worked as a costume designer and her father as a gardener.[1][2]
Her first job was at a clothing store in Dover Street Market when she was 17 years old. She studied fashion and decided at the age of 18 to pursue acting.[3]
Career
Williams appeared in Casualty, Reign, Medici, and Curfew, before appearing in Changeland with Seth Green and Macaulay Culkin.[4]
Williams plays the lead in the 2019 Andrew Davies adaptation of Sanditon, the unfinished novel by Jane Austen.[1] Her role in Reign required her to be based in Toronto for three years.[2]
Williams had the lead role in British horror film The Power, also starring Emma Rigby, about a nurse in 1970’s London.[5] Williams also has a supporting role in the film adaptation Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris starring Lesley Manville.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Chicken | Lil | |
| 2016 | A Quiet Passion | young Vinnie Dickinson | |
| 2016 | Infinite | Lily | Short Movie |
| 2019 | Changeland | Emma | |
| 2021 | The Power | Valerie / Val | |
| 2022 | Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | Pamela Penrose | |
| 2023 | Locked In | Lina | |
| 2025 | Spider Island | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Casualty | Imogen Renfrew | Episode: "Unhinged" |
| 2014–2017 | Reign | Claude de Valois | Seasons 2-4 |
| 2019 | Curfew | Faith Palladino | |
| 2019–2023 | Sanditon | Charlotte Heywood | Main character |
| 2019 | Medici | Caterina Sforza Riario | Season 3 |
| 2022 | That Dirty Black Bag | Symone | Season 1 |
References
- ^ James Marriott (23 August 2019). "Sanditon’s Rose Williams on starring in the new Austen adaptation — feminism, racism and nooky". The Times
- ^ Sarah Crompton (12 December 2019). "Meet Rose Williams, the Most Unexpected Jane Austen Heroine of 2020". Vogue. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Smith, Josh. "Sanditon’s Rose Williams: 'It’s not relevant to have an all-white cast in a period drama!'". Glamour UK. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ Fogarty, Paul (2019-08-25). "Sanditon: Who plays Charlotte Heywood? Actress Rose Williams is a rising star!". HITC. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ Andreas Wiseman (2020-12-07). "AMC Genre Streamer Shudder Acquires Brit Horror ‘The Power’ Starring Rose Williams". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
External links
- Rose Williams (actress) at IMDb