Sydney Rae White | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sydney Rae Cressida White 30 November 1991 London, England |
| Other names | Syd |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | Rob Kendrick |
| Website | shidknee |
Sydney Rae Cressida White (born 30 November 1991) is an English singer, musician and actress, best known as the front woman of UK rock band ‘The Wild Things’ and for playing the role of "Erin Noble" in series 3 and 4 of the CBBC drama series Young Dracula.[1] White grew up in West London with her parents and her four brothers, Paul, Adam, Cameron and Spike. She began acting professionally at the age of 10, and shortly after began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London.
White co-formed the British rock band The Wild Things[2] alongside her brother, Cameron White, her husband, Rob Kendrick, and drummer Pete Wheeler. Their recent single ‘Only Attraction’ has been released to worldwide acclaim, charting in Europe, South America & Japan. It has been featured across multiple Spotify/Amazon worldwide playlists, and has received significant playlisting from radio stations such as Virgin FM. and BBC Radio 2.
They’ve sold out venues across the UK & the US, and have been featured across Rolling Stone, Consequence, Clash, Kerrang! and more.
The band have just completed work on their second album, ‘Afterglow’, with Pete Townshend. They supported Dirty Honey on their European tour in February 2023, and KISS on the UK leg of their ‘End of the Road’ tour summer 2023 - plus have their own UK headline tour coming in October 2023.
Sydney also recorded and released a song for download separately from The Wild Things, with her Young Dracula co-star Gerran Howell, entitled 'Sun Goes Down'.
Filmography
| Year | Show/Film[3] | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Snow Queen | Gerda | TV movie |
| 2006 | The Basil Brush Show | Billie Jo | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2007 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Bubbleshock Girl | Episode: "Invasion of the Bane" |
| As the Bell Rings | Emma | TV series (both series) | |
| 2010 | Rules of Love | Jess | TV movie |
| Misfits | Tanya | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2011 | Doctors | Crystal Henshaw | BBC (1 episode) |
| 2011–2012 | Young Dracula | Erin Noble | TV series (series 3 and 4) |
| 2013 | Starlings | Coggie | Sky 1 (series 2) |
| 2013 | Casualty | Global asylum girl | BBC (1 episode) |
| 2014–2017 | Uncle | Gwen | BBC 3 (6 episodes) |
| 2014 | Pramface | Poppy | BBC 3 |
| 2015 | Silent Witness | Amy Greenwood | BBC 1 (2 episodes) |
| 2016 | Lost Sitcoms | Rita | BBC 4 (1 episode) |
References
- ↑ "CBBC – Meet the Characters". BBC. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "The Wild Things (TheWildThingsUK) on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney Rae White". United Agents. Retrieved 21 October 2013.