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Full Name:	Rachel Hurd Wood
Birth Name:	Rachel Clare Hurd-Wood
Famous As:	Actress
Date of Birth:	August 17, 1990
Place of Birth:	London, England, UK
Height:	5' 4?
Nationality:	British
Hair Color:	Blonde
Eye Color:	Blue/Green
Father:	Phillip Hurd-Wood
Mother:	Sarah Hurd-Wood
Brother(s):	Patrick Hurd-Wood
Claim to Fame:	As Wendy Darling in Peter Pan (2003)

• [UPDATED] Lionsgate Picks Up 'Solomon Kane'

  MTV - Found Nov. 13, 2009 ... series, ?Rome.? Legendary film actor Max Von Sydow also stars in the movie along with Rachel Hurd-Wood, Pete Postlethwaite and Alice Krige.

• Lionsgate opens for SOLOMON KANE, Genius takes TELL TALE

  Fangoria - Found Nov. 10, 2009 THE EXORCIST?s Max Von Sydow, THE OMEN?s Pete Postlethwaite, SLEEPWALKERS? Alice Krige and AN AMERICAN HAUNTING?s Rachel Hurd-Wood.

• Movie reviews:DORIAN GRAY

  Urban CineFile - Found Nov. 9, 2009 Dorian's infatuation with Rachel Hurd-Wood's vulnerable titian-haired actress Sybil Vane is immediately poisoned when he is led astray into...

• Solomon Kane

  Variety - Found Oct. 9, 2009 Having promised to rescue captured love interest Meredith (Rachel Hurd-Wood), Kane is fated to meet Malachi mano-a-mano, plus one major (if... Kirtland Center to host ?Tales of Terror? performance tonight - Gaylord Herald Times Explore All

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  Irish Times - Found Sep. 10, 2009 Directed by Oliver Parker. Starring Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, Ben Chaplin, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Fiona Shaw. Dorian Gray has its flaws - Metro.co.uk REVIEW: Dorian Gray (15) - East London Advertiser Colin Firth: Making Dorian Gray Was Challenging - Clyde 2 Colin Firth On Classic That Just Won't Age - Clyde 2 Explore All

• TIFF Review: Solomon Kane

  Film Junk - Found Sep. 17, 2009 Solomon Kane Written and Directed by Michael J. Bassett Starring: James Purefoy, Pete Postlethwaite, Max Von Sydow and Rachel Hurd-Wood For those of

• Dorian Gray (15)

  Northern Echo - Found Sep. 17, 2009 ... th September 2009 By Steve Pratt Stars: Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Ben Chaplin, Rebecca Hall, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Emilia Fox, Harriet Walter, Fiona ...

• New Solomon Kane Featurette

  Superhero Hype! - Found Sep. 16, 2009 ... directed by Michael J. Bassett, the film stars James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Alice Krige and Mackenzie...

• DORIAN GRAY (15)

  Docklands24 - Found Sep. 8, 2009 Dorian GRAY (15) Director: Oliver Parker Starring: Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Emilia Fox, Ben Chaplin * 112 mins AFTER his

• Anton Sirius previews Toronto!!! Expect Coverage Soon!!!

  Ain't It Cool News - Found Sep. 8, 2009 ... to do it: James Purefoy (Mark Antony from Rome) as Kane, Max von Sydow as his father, Alice Krige, Pete Postlethewaite, and Rachel Hurd-Wood. Toronto film festival promises deals, less glitz - Reuters Toronto: Damon, Demons, Darwin - CBS News Evolution of a Film - New York Times Inside the heart of a scientist - Globe and Mail Explore All

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Rachel Hurd-Wood
Born	Rachel Clare Hurd-Wood 17 August 1990 (1990-08-17) (age 19) London, England
Years active	2003—

Rachel Clare Hurd-Wood (born 17 August 1990) is a British actress. Her break-out role was as Wendy Darling in the 2003 movie Peter Pan.

Contents 1 Childhood and family 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links

Childhood and family

Hurd-Wood was born in London, England, the daughter of Philip and Sarah Hurd-Wood. She has a younger brother, Patrick who appeared with her in Peter Pan as one of the sleeping children in the "I Do Believe In Fairies" scene. He also plays the role of Samuel Crowthorn alongside his sister in her latest film, Solomon Kane in which she plays Meredith Crowthorn. She currently resides in a Victorian cottage at the edge of a forest in Godalming, Surrey, England, along with her parents and brother. Her uncle is actor Hugh Laurie.¹

Hurd-Wood had considered becoming a marine biologist, until she became interested in working with children who have special needs or disabilities. She studies Linguistics at University College London, having completed her first year in 2009.²

Career

Her father's work involves performing, writing scripts and doing voice-overs for commercials. She joined a drama club in her school and took part in its stage production during her second grade.

She went to an open casting call for the role of Wendy Darling in director P. J. Hogan's 2003 feature film Peter Pan, based on J. M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy, and went to Australia for filming. Her performance received good reviews and was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor, and a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress.

She joined Rupert Everett on the BBC TV movie Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004), which follows Sherlock Holmes tracking down a serial killer who stalks teenaged daughters of the aristocracy.

She joined Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek in the 2006 thriller, An American Haunting. In the Courtney Solomon-directed film, based on events that took place in Tennessee during the 1800s, Hurd-Wood plays Sutherland and Spacek's youngest daughter Betsy, who is haunted and tormented by an unrelenting demon.

She next appeared with Dustin Hoffman in director Tom Tykwer's adaptation of the bestselling novel by German writer Patrick Süskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. In the drama, set in 18th century France, Hurd-Wood portrays Laura, Alan Rickman's character's daughter, a red-headed virgin who would be the crown 13th note of Grenouille's (played by British actor Ben Whishaw) perfume. It was released to theaters on 27 December 2006.

She will be playing Corrie in the upcoming film Tomorrow When the War Began, which will be filming in Australia. It is not said if she will adopt an Australian accent for the film.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role
2003	Peter Pan	Wendy Darling
2004	Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking	Imogen Helhoughton
2005	An American Haunting	Betsy Bell
2006	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer	Laura Richis
2008	Solomon Kane	Meredith Crowthorn
2009	Dorian Gray	Sibyl Vane
2010	Tomorrow, When the War Began	Corrie Mackenzie

References

External links

• Rachel Hurd-Wood at the Internet Movie Database