Rhiannon Grace Clements (born 1 December 1994) is an English actress. Whilst studying at the

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, Clements began starring in various theatre productions, and went on to be awarded Best Stage Actor at the Spotlight Prize in 2019. Then from 2020 to 2021, she portrayed the role of

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in the

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soap opera ''

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''. For her portrayal of the role, Clements was nominated in the Newcomer category at the

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, as well as receiving three nominations at the 2021 ''Inside Soap'' Awards.

Early life

Clements was born in

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, England. She was born with a foreshortened left arm. At the age of four, Clements was enrolled into dance classes by her mother in order to boost her confidence, but she felt that dance was not right for her, and instead enrolled herself into youth theatre classes. Clements attended

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, and

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. At ALRA North, she studied towards and obtained a degree in acting.

Career

In 2018, Clements made her professional stage debut in a production of '' The Tempest''; she then starred in various other stage productions, including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2019, she was awarded Best Stage Actor at the Spotlight Prize. One of the judges highlighted Clements' performance as a standout from the ceremony, stating that she connected to the audience well. Following auditioning for various roles after relocating to

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in 2019, Clements booked a role as Bescot in two episodes of the

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series '' Doctor Who''. In 2020, it was announced that Clements had joined the cast of the

soap opera ''

'' as

, the daughter of established character Cormac (

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). When Clements' agent phoned her to inform her that she had booked the role, she thought that it would be bad news. She expressed her excitement at joining ''Hollyoaks'' since she watched the soap whilst growing up. Months into her tenure, it was confirmed that Summer would be a villain. During her time on the series, Clements appeared in an episode of its online documentary spin-off series '' Hollyoaks: IRL'', where she discussed the representation of her disability on the soap. After her character is imprisoned, Clements announced her departure from ''Hollyoaks'', but stated that she intends on returning to the soap in the future. For her portrayal of Summer, Clements received a shortlist nomination in the Newcomer category at the

. Later in 2021, Clements received three nominations at the ''Inside Soap'' Awards. Then in 2022, she was nominated for the

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. Also that year, she appeared in the Channel 4 comedy series ''

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''.

Filmography

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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