{{Short description|Canadian actress (born 1991)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=June 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Rebecca Liddiard | image = Rebecca Liddiard at the 2018 CFC Annual Gala & Auction (26431552808) -b.jpg | caption = Liddiard in 2018 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|01|08}} | birth_place = [[London, Ontario]], Canada | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2012–present | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> }}
'''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 series ''[[Houdini & Doyle]]'' and as morality officer Mary Shaw in ''[[Frankie Drake Mysteries]]''.
==Early life and education == Liddiard was born in 1991 in [[London, Ontario]]. She studied theatre performance at [[Ryerson University]].<ref name="T-Sun" /><ref name=PostCity>{{cite news |author=Rebecca Eckler |title=T.O.'s Rebecca Liddiard in Houdini & Doyle, premieres tonight |url=http://www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Do/April-2016/TOs-Rebecca-Liddiard-in-Houdini-Doyle-premieres-tonight/ |work=Post City Toronto |date=May 2, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2016}}</ref> Liddiard moved to Toronto when she was 18<ref name="T-Sun" /> and worked as a part-time office manager there for some time.<ref name="PostCity" />
== Career == In February 2016 Liddiard portrayed the lead character Thai in the [[Tarragon Theatre]] production of [[Kat Sandler]]'s play ''Mustard''.<ref name="T-Sun" /><ref>{{cite news |author=J. Kelly Nestruck |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/theatre-reviews/reviews-new-canadian-plays-mustard-and-dalton-and-company/article28798681/ |title=Reviews: New Canadian plays Mustard and Dalton and Company |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=February 18, 2016 |access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref>
She appeared as the lead character Ella in the web series ''[[MsLabelled]]'',<ref name="T-Sun" /><ref name=PostCity /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://shaftesbury.ca/mslabelled/ |title=MsLabelled |publisher=[[Shaftesbury Films]] |date= |access-date=June 19, 2016 |archive-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522092947/http://shaftesbury.ca/mslabelled/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and had the recurring role of Hanna on the [[City (TV network)|City]] science-fiction drama series ''[[Between (TV series)|Between]]''.<ref name=PostCity/>
She achieved visibility after being cast in the role of Constable Adelaide Stratton<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Elizabeth Wagmeister |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/houdini-and-doyle-fox-series-michael-weston-stephen-mangan-1201526721/ |title=Fox Sets 'Houdini & Doyle' for 2016 Debut with Stars Michael Weston & Stephen Mangan |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 24, 2015 |access-date=June 20, 2016 |quote=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.}}</ref> in the British-Canadian-American period mystery series ''[[Houdini & Doyle]]'' in 2016.<ref name="T-Sun">{{cite news |author=Bill Harris |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2016/04/27/houdini--doyle-rebecca-liddiard-gets-the-deciding-vote-in-new-series |title='Houdini & Doyle': Rebecca Liddiard gets the deciding vote in new series |newspaper=Toronto Sun |date=April 27, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Julia Raeside |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/mar/14/houdini-doyle-youre-back-in-the-room |title=Houdini & Doyle review: imagine Jonathan Creek wrestling Mr Selfridge... |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=March 14, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2016}}</ref>
From 2017 to 2021, Liddiard played the regular role of Mary, a morality police officer in 1920s Toronto, in the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] mystery-drama series, ''[[Frankie Drake Mysteries]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Johanna Schneller|date=November 12, 2017|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2017/11/12/in-frankie-drake-mysteries-some-characters-get-a-chance-to-sashay.html|title=In Frankie Drake Mysteries, some characters get a chance to sashay|work=The Toronto Star|access-date=December 16, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, she played airplane crash survivor Madelyn in the first season of the British-Canadian thriller television series ''[[Departure (TV series)|Departure]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Daniel Fienberg |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/departure-tv-review-4061681/ |title='Departure': TV Review |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=August 23, 2021}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2013 | ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'' | Lisette Barnes | Episode: "Tour de Murdoch" |- | rowspan=3|2015 | ''[[Man Seeking Woman]]'' | Serving Ghoul | Episode: "Stain" |- | ''[[Between (TV series)|Between]]'' | Hanna | 3 episodes |- | ''[[MsLabelled]]'' | Ella | Voice role |- | rowspan=3|2016 | ''[[Saving Hope]]'' | Bree Hannigan | Episode: "Tested and Tried" |- | ''[[Houdini & Doyle]]'' | Adelaide Stratton | Main role |- | ''For Love & Honor'' | Kylie Brennan | Television film |- | rowspan=3|2017 | ''[[Reign (TV series)|Reign]]'' | [[Margaret of Valois|Princess Margot]] | Episode: "All It Cost Her..." |- | ''[[Alias Grace (miniseries)|Alias Grace]]'' | Mary Whitney | Miniseries |- | ''[[Slasher (TV series)|Slasher]]'' | Andi Criss | rowspan=2|Main role |- | 2017–2021 | ''[[Frankie Drake Mysteries]]'' | Mary Shaw |- | 2018 | data-sort-value="Detail, The" | ''[[The Detail]]'' | Emma Wright | Episode: "The Long Walk" |- | rowspan=2|2019 | ''[[Run This Town (film)|Run This Town]]'' | Claire | Film |- | ''[[Departure (TV series)|Departure]]'' | Madelyn Strong | Main role |- | 2021 | ''[[Clarice (TV series)|Clarice]]'' | Eva Gallows | Episode: "Father Time" |- | 2022, 2024 | ''[[Ruby and the Well]]'' | Brea Cochrane | 6 episodes |- | rowspan=4|2022 | ''[[Mary and Flo On the Go!]]'' | Mary Shaw | Voice role |- | ''Danger in the House'' | Nora Reed | rowspan=2|Television film |- | ''Lease on Love/From Chicago With Love'' | Poppy Evans |- | ''[[Hudson & Rex]]'' | Dr. Reva Warner<!--NOT a typo – Taken straight from the episode's credits. IMDB has the incorrect spelling "Reba". --> | Episode: "Rexpert Witness" |- | rowspan=2|2023 | ''[[Seven Veils (film)|Seven Veils]]'' | Clea |Film |- | ''[[Fargo season 5|Fargo]]'' | Karen Tillman | Recurring role |- | rowspan=2|2024 | ''[[Accused (2023 TV series)|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" |- |}
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