Rebecca Liddiard | |
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_-b.jpg) Liddiard in 2018 | |
| Born | (1991-01-08)January 8, 1991 (age 34) London, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Rebecca Liddiard (born January 8, 1991) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Constable Adelaide Stratton in the 2016 trans-Atlantic mystery seriesHoudini & Doyle and as morality officer Mary Shaw inFrankie Drake Mysteries.
Liddiard was born in 1991 inLondon, Ontario. She studied theatre performance atRyerson 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 theTarragon Theatre production ofKat Sandler's playMustard.[1][3]
She appeared as the lead character Ella in the web seriesMsLabelled,[1][2][4] and had the recurring role of Hanna on theCity science-fiction drama seriesBetween.[2]
She achieved visibility after being cast in the role of Constable Adelaide Stratton[5] in the British-Canadian-American period mystery seriesHoudini & Doyle in 2016.[1][6]
In 2017, Liddiard portrayed Mary Whitney in the CBC/Netflix miniseriesAlias Grace, adapted from Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name. Her performance was praised by the series’ writer and executive producerSarah Polley, who said, “She has a magic to her that I haven’t seen before… She is arrestingly smart, full of life, and brave, and you can see all of that in her eyes.”[7]
In Atwood’s novel, the character is described as being “part Indian,” indicating Indigenous ancestry.[8] The casting was noted within broader discussions of representation in Canadian film and television, reflecting a historical pattern of non-Indigenous actors portraying Indigenous characters — a practice that has become less common amid growing calls for appropriate representation.[9]
From 2017 to 2021, Liddiard played the regular role of Mary, a morality police officer in 1920s Toronto, in theCBC mystery-drama series,Frankie Drake Mysteries.[10] In 2019, she played airplane crash survivor Madelyn in the first season of the British-Canadian thriller television seriesDeparture.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Murdoch Mysteries | Lisette Barnes | Episode: "Tour de Murdoch" |
| 2015 | Man Seeking Woman | Serving Ghoul | Episode: "Stain" |
| Between | Hanna | 3 episodes | |
| MsLabelled | Ella | Voice role | |
| 2016 | Saving Hope | Bree Hannigan | Episode: "Tested and Tried" |
| Houdini & Doyle | Adelaide Stratton | Main role | |
| For Love & Honor | Kylie Brennan | Television film | |
| 2017 | Reign | Princess Margot | Episode: "All It Cost Her..." |
| Alias Grace | Mary Whitney | Miniseries | |
| Slasher | Andi Criss | Main role | |
| 2017–2021 | Frankie Drake Mysteries | Mary Shaw | |
| 2018 | The Detail | Emma Wright | Episode: "The Long Walk" |
| 2019 | Run This Town | Claire | Film |
| Departure | Madelyn Strong | Main role | |
| 2021 | Clarice | Eva Gallows | Episode: "Father Time" |
| 2022, 2024 | Ruby and the Well | Brea Cochrane | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Mary and Flo On the Go! | Mary Shaw | Voice role |
| Danger in the House | Nora Reed | Television film | |
| Lease on Love/From Chicago With Love | Poppy Evans | ||
| Hudson & Rex | Dr. Reva Warner | Episode: "Rexpert Witness" | |
| 2023 | Seven Veils | Clea | Film |
| Fargo | Karen Tillman | Recurring role | |
| 2024 | Accused | Peggy | Episode: "Megan's Story" |
| Woman with the Red Lipstick | Lucy Compton | Television film | |
| 2024–2025 | Murdoch Mysteries | Tippy Longfellow | Episodes: "Only Murdoch in the Building" & "Going Postal" |
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.
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