In profile: Rebecca Breeds
In profile: Rebecca Breeds
Rebecca Breeds’ (OA2005) stunning acting performances at St Andrew’s Cathedral School were just the start of a career that has taken her all over the world.
Bec first entered the BBC in 2004 and quickly established herself as a leader in the performing arts. She participated in the 2004 music tour to the United States, featured in numerous ensembles, took a lead role in the 2005 production of Godspell and was elected Drama Captain in the same year.
Her talents were not just confined to the stage. Bec was the leading goal scorer in the 2nd XI Hockey team in 2004. Her coach, Rachel Cole (OA2003) was quoted saying: “Our leading goal scorer and right-wing Rebecca Breeds, who had never picked up a stick before, had amazing skills and speed up the wing.”
The Hollywood star also showed prowess in discus, winning the ISA competition in 2005.
In 2006, she made her television debut in the second and third seasons of Blue Water High. Other TV roles followed in The Code, Pretty Little Liars, The Brave, Notorious, John Glenn’s pilot Miranda’s Rights and the mini-series Molly.
Her talents were not just confined to the stage. Bec was the leading goal scorer in the 2nd XI Hockey team in 2004. Her coach, Rachel Cole (OA2003) was quoted saying: “Our leading goal scorer and right-wing Rebecca Breeds, who had never picked up a stick before, had amazing skills and speed up the wing.” The Hollywood star also showed prowess in discus, winning the ISA competition in 2005.
She is perhaps best known to audiences here for her role as Ruby Buckton in Home and Away, who she played from 2008 to 2012. Her performance earned her a Logie Award nomination for Most Popular New Female Talent in 2009 and a nomination for Most Popular Actress in 2010.
In 2013, Bec moved to California and made her American TV debut in We Are Men for CBS and in 2015, she starred as ‘Aurora de Martel’ in the third season of The Originals. Most recently, Breeds starred in the title role of CBS’s Clarice, a chilling drama series where she plays FBI agent Clarice Starling.