Heida Reed

Heida Reed
Born	Heiða Rún Sigurðardóttir 22 May 1988 Reykjavik, Iceland
Residence	London
Nationality	Icelandic
Alma mater	Drama Centre London
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2008–present
Height	5' 7¾" (1.72 m)
Weight	9st. 0lb. (57kg)
Website	Heida Reed on Twitter Heida Reed on Instagram

Heida Reed (born Heiða Rún Sigurðardóttir; 22 May 1988), is an Icelandic actress and model. She is known for playing parts in One Day, Jo (2013), Silent Witness (2014) and the BBC drama Poldark.^[1]

Early life

Heida left Iceland when she was 18. When she was 20, she settled in London, where she studied drama at Drama Centre London, graduating in 2010.

In April 2015, Reed co-starred in the world premiere of a new play, Scarlet, by Sam H Freeman at the Southwark Playhouse exploring slut-shaming and cyberbullying and their emotional repercussions. The producers, Theatre Renegade,^[2] are collaborating with The White Ribbon Campaign, who are working to end men's violence against women. They financed the project through the crowdfunding website Kickstarter.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Dance Like Someone's Watching	Gabriella	Short film by Drama Centre London/Gossip Productions
2011	One Day (2011 film)	Ingrid	Girlfriend to main character
2012	Vampyre Nation[3]	Celeste	Brother and sister Johnny and Celeste, are both vampire hunters who resume their hobby after serving time in a Romanian gaol.
2013	Eternal Return[4]	Isabelle	The upper-class Isabelle elopes with Henry who is from a modest background, finally coming to a tragic end. Her spirit then takes on the guise of a scarecrow.

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	DCI Banks	Carmen	episode "Strange Affair:" parts I & II)[5]
2013	Jo	Adèle Gauthier	Plays the daughter of French police detective Joachim "Jo" Saint-Clair
2014	Silent Witness (TV series 2014 Commodity: parts: I & II )[6]	Monica Dreyfus	Plays wife of footballer Isaac Dreyfus
2014	The Lava Field: Hraunið (TV mini-series 2014)[7]	Gréta	Nordic Noir police detective series set in Iceland
2015	Poldark[8]	Elizabeth Chynoweth	Ross Poldark's first love, Elizabeth marries his cousin Francis after Ross is believed killed in the American Revolutionary War.
2015	Toast of London	Pooky Hook	An up-and-coming actress and model who seeks Toast's advice in the episode Hamm on Toast.[9]
2016	Death in Paradise	Eloise Ronson	Episode 5.3 [10]

Theatre

Plays

Year	Title and Theatre	Role	Notes
2008	The Seagull, Drama Centre London	Masha
2008	All My Sons, Drama Centre London	Sue
2008	The Last Days of Don Juan, Drama Centre London	Tisbea
2008	This Happy Breed, Drama Centre London	Queenie
2009	Cross Purpose,[11] Find a Penny Theatre Company	Maria	Edinburgh Fringe C Venues[12]
2009	The Rehearsal, Drama Centre London	Hortensia
2009	MacBeth, Shakespeare in Styria, Austria	The Doctor
2009	The Merchant of Venice, Drama Centre London	Nerissa
2010	The Winter's Tale, Drama Centre London	Hermione
2010	Summerfolk, Drama Centre London	Yulia
2011	Top Girls, Trafalgar Studios	Marlene	Understudy
2015	Scarlet, Southwalk Playhouse [13]	Scarlet	One of four (with Lucy Kilpatrick, Jade Ogugua and Asha Reid) who portray different "voices" of the titular character, a victim of cyberbullying.

References

1. Jamieson, Teddie (14 March 2014). "Heida Reed on Poldark and eating puffins". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
2. "Theatre Renegade, Scarlet production details". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
3. Butterfield, Liz (31 July 2013). "True Bloodthirst plot summary and review". Planet Dystopia. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
4. "Eternal Return details on imdb". Retrieved 20 March 2015.
5. "DCI Banks: Strange Affair". Soap Boards. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
6. "Silent Witness: Commodity on IMDB". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
7. "The Lava Field production details on Pegasus' website". Retrieved 20 March 2015.
8. "Elizabeth Chynoweth character details on Wikipedia". Retrieved 20 March 2015.
9. Hamm on Toast at the Internet Movie Database
10. "Death in Paradise, episode 5:3 details". Retrieved 21 January 2016.
11. Eades, Alex (8 August 2009). "Review of Cross Purpose". EdinburghGuide.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
12. "C Cubed Venue, Edinburgh Fringe Festival". EdinburghGuide.com.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
13. "Scarlet at the Southwalk Playhouse". Kickstarter. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

External links

• Heida Reed at the Internet Movie Database
• Heida Reed on Twitter
• OTTESEN, ÁSA (24 September 2013). "Líður vel á Íslandi". Dagblaðið Vísir.
• Interview with the BBC
• WhatsOnStage article about Scarlet