Rachel Jessica Tan

Australian actress
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAustralian actress
PlacesAustralia
isActor
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Female
Birth17 June 1985, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Age39 years
Star signGemini
The details

Biography

Rachel Jessica Huxtable (born 17 June in Melbourne) is an Australian actress, writer, and producer.

She is known for her roles on Syfy's series Hunters, starring alongside Julian McMahon, and primetime Australian TV series' including Neighbours.

Early life

Rachel Jessica Huxtable was born in Melbourne, Australia. As a young girl, Huxtable wrote and performed in plays from the age of 8. She went on to perform in various high school productions and later graduated with a Bachelor of Creative Arts in Drama.

Career

Huxtable began her acting career in 2004 with a role in the Australian feature film Hating Alison Ashley, starring Saskia Burmeister and Delta Goodrem. Other roles on prime time television series' followed, including Neighbours, Thank God You're Here, Wilfred, Offspring and The Beautiful Lie.

Huxtable appears as the lead in the film Sandwich which debuted at the Dungog Film Festival in May 2011. She went on to write and star as the lead in the film For Evie in 2012 which won Silver at the annual ACS Awards for Cinematography in the Ficitonal Shorts Category.

Huxtable made a second appearance in Neighbours in 2012 as Belinda Ferry.

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012For EvieEvieShort film
2011SandwichKellyShort film
2004Hating Alison AshleySarahFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016-HuntersSuicide GirlEpisodes: 1
2015-The Beautiful LieWaitressEpisodes: 1
2012NeighboursBelinda FerryEpisodes: 3
2012OffspringWaitressEpisodes: 1
2010NeighboursJade McKenzieEpisodes: 2
2009Thank God You're HereGuest EnsembleEpisodes: 2
2009WilfredSamanthaEpisodes: 1