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.

Rachel Shenton

Acting Born December 21, 1987 Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK

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.

Known For

Waterloo Road

Courtney

Switched at Birth

Lily Summers

All Creatures Great & Small

Helen Alderson

All Creatures Great & Small

Helen Herriot

The Strangers: Chapter 3

Debbie

White Gold

Joanne Scott

The Strangers: Chapter 2

Debbie

The Strangers: Chapter 1

Debbie

Roy

Cara (voice)

The Silent Child

Joanne

The Rumour

Joanna

Code Zero

Gemma Chapman