Rachel Shenton

Known for

Acting

Born

December 21, 1987 (age 38)

Birthplace

Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK

Biography

Rachel Joy Shenton is a British actress and writer born in the Midlands. Shenton started her career at Edinburgh fringe festival, where her play received critical acclaim. In 2018 Shenton won the Academy Award® for Best Live Action short film, for The Silent Child that she both wrote, produced and starred in. From 2020, she's been portraying Helen in All Creatures Great and Small.

Best known work

The Strangers: Chapter 1

2024

The Strangers: Chapter 2

2025

The Strangers: Chapter 3

2026

Switched at Birth

2011

All Creatures Great & Small

2020

White Gold

2017

The Silent Child

2017

The Colour Room

2021

Waterloo Road

2006

A Very British Christmas

2019

Filmography

TBA
Code ZeroTV
as Gemma Chapman (1 episode)
TBA
Isla Soledad
Executive Producer
TBA
Sticks & Shelter
Producer, Creator, Writer
2026
Last Night
Executive Producer
2026
The Strangers: Chapter 3
as Debbie
2026
The Strangers
as Debbie
2025
The Strangers: Chapter 2
as Debbie
2025
The RumourTV
as Joanna (5 episodes)
2024
The Strangers: Chapter 1
as Debbie
2023
In Too Deep
as Carol
2023
For Her SinsTV
as Emily Furness (4 episodes)
2021
The Colour Room
as Annie Shorter
2021
Roy
as Cara (voice), Associate Producer
2021
Night Shift
Executive Producer
2020
All Creatures Great & SmallTV
as Helen Alderson (14 episodes), as Helen Herriot (28 episodes)
2019
A Very British Christmas
as Jessica
2019
A Glimpse
2017
The Silent Child
as Joanne, Writer, Producer
2017
White GoldTV
as Joanne Scott (6 episodes)
2012
Money Kills
as Anya Valeskavich
2012
Blood and Bone China
as Anna Fitzgerald
2011
Switched at BirthTV
as Lily Summers (16 episodes)
2011
Blood and Bone ChinaTV
as Anna Fitzgerald (12 episodes)
2006
Waterloo RoadTV
as Courtney (3 episodes)