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.
Rose Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rose Victoria Williams 18 February 1994 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | Reign, Sanditon |
Early life and education
editWilliams 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
editWilliams 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
editFilm
edit| 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 | |
| TBA | Angels in the Asylum | Filming[6] |
Television
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b James Marriott (23 August 2019). "Sanditon's Rose Williams on starring in the new Austen adaptation — feminism, racism and nooky". The Times.
- ^ a b 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 3 November 2019.
- ^ Fogarty, Paul (25 August 2019). "Sanditon: Who plays Charlotte Heywood? Actress Rose Williams is a rising star!". HITC. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Andreas Wiseman (7 December 2020). "AMC Genre Streamer Shudder Acquires Brit Horror 'The Power' Starring Rose Williams". Deadline. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Popp, Olivia (31 January 2025). "Cameras rolling for Rob Sorrenti's UK-set debut feature, Angels in the Asylum". Cineuropa.org. Retrieved 5 February 2025.