Rachel Skarsten Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Boyfriend & Hallmark Movies)
Rachel Skartsten is a Canadian Actress and Producer. She was born on April 23, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Rachel is best known for her role as Dinah Lance in the television series Birds of Prey, Beth Kane/Alice in Batwoman, Tamsin in Lost Girl, and Elizabeth of England in the series Reign.
In 2014, Hallmark Channel hired Rachel Skarsten for the movie In My Dreams. It was her first Hallmark Movie, where she worked with a famous Hallmark actor Mike Vogel. People really liked her character Jessa in the movie.
After that she has worked in three Hallmark Movies such as Marry Me at Christmas, Timeless Love and The Royal Nanny.
Personal Details
Full Name | Rachel Alice Marie Skarsten |
Nick Name | Rachel |
Date of Birth | April 23, 1985 |
Age | 39 years as of September 2024 |
Birth Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Ethnicity | English Descent |
Religion | Christianity |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Nationality | Canadian |
Profession | Actress |
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University/College | Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Education Qualification | Graduate |
Net Worth | $2 Million USD as of 2024 |
Marital Status | Married |
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Physical Appearance
Eye Color | Blue |
Hair Color | Blonde |
Figure | 34-24-32 |
Height | 5’9″ Feet/ 175 cm/ 1.75 m |
Weight | 55 kg/ 121lbs |
Personal Life (Family, Friends, Boyfriends, Children)
Father | Stan Skartsen |
Mother | Mary Alieen Self Skartsen |
Sibling | Jonathan Skarsten |
Boyfriend/ Husband | Alexandre Robicquet (married in 2020-present) |
Early life, Family, and Relationship
Rachel was born in Toronto to Stan Skartsen and Mary Aileen Self. Her father is Norwegian and her mother is of English descent, she has a younger brother Jonathan Skartsen.
She has also danced for the Royal Academy of Dance for nearly 12 years and she got her Elementary distinction in the year 1999.
After she got an ankle injury she was forced by her body condition and gave up dancing and went for sports. Rachel played female hockey as a goalie for Leaside Wildcats in Toronto in the year 2002 and she also won Toronto City Championships.
She got trained in the Royal Academy of Dance for twelve years and as for schooling, she went to Claude Watson School for the Arts from grade 4 to 8the grade. She has majored in cello and the visual arts and she also continued in the Claude Watson Arts Program at Earl Haig Secondary School from grades 9 to 12th grade with a major in visual arts.
When she was at her father’s memorial she was seen by an agent and she went on in regular show casts. She got into shows like Little Men and also had a big break in the Warner Brothers television series Birds of Prey.
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Boyfriend, Spouse, Marriage
Rachel Skarsten got married her boyfriend Alexandre Robicquet on May 12, 2020. This lovely couple has a child.
Career, Struggle, Turning Point, and Success
After wrapping movies, she left Los Angeles and came back to Canada where she got a double degree at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario completing her studies in English Literature and Classical Studies. After that, she came back to acting with arcs on The Listener, Flashpoint, and LA Complex and worked in Canadian independents such as Servitude and Two Hands of Mouth.
In Fifty Shades of Grey, she acted as Andrea and she also appears in the Batwoman television series as Alice / Beth Kane, the main antagonist of the series.
She has represented the role of Tamsin in Lost Girl, a supernatural crime drama television series between the years 2010-2016. She also got Queen Elizabeth I in the CW series Reign and she was also acting in Rachel, representing the role of Tamsin in Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game in the year 2017.
Rachel Skarsten Hallmark Movies list
Premiere Date | Hallmark Movies | Prime Videos/ Buy DVD |
October 26, 2024 | The Christmas Charade (CtC) | Rachel Skarsten and Corey Sevier |
August 2, 2024 | Jazz Ramsey: A K-9 Mystery | Rachel Skarsten and Corey Sevier |
November 11, 2023 | Christmas Island (CtC) | Rachel Skarsten and Andrew Walker |
November 12, 2022 | The Royal Nanny (CtC) | Cast- Rachel Skarsten and Dan Jeannotte |
June 14, 2020 | Timeless Love | Watch on Prime/ Buy DVD |
October 28, 2017 | Marry Me at Christmas (CtC) | Watch on Prime/ Buy DVD |
April 20, 2014 | In My Dreams | Watch on Prime/ Buy DVD |
- Rachel Skarsten works in the Hallmark Movie The Christmas Charade: the story is about- A careful librarian, who grew up with parents who were home security experts, gets caught up in an unexpected adventure. After a blind date mix-up, she ends up in the middle of an undercover FBI mission. She has to pretend to be the girlfriend of Special Agent Josh. Together, they work to catch an art thief who is planning to steal a precious jewel called the Saint Nicholas Ruby at a Christmas Eve charity ball.
- Rachel Skarsten works in the Hallmark Mystery Movie Jazz Ramsey: A K-9 Mystery, the story is about- When Jazz Ramsey and her crime detection dog, Zeus, find an old crime scene, they, along with her ex-boyfriend and lead detective Nick, become involved in the investigation.
Rachel Skarsten Movies and Television Shows
Film:
Year | Film Title | Worked As |
2018 | Acquainted | Claire |
2017 | Molly’s Game | Leah |
2015 | Fifty Shades of Grey | Andrea |
2014 | In My Dreams | Jessa |
2012 | Two Hands to Mouth | Leah Whitefield |
2011 | Servitude | Alex |
2007 | Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer | Eve |
2003 | Fear of the Dark | Heather Fontaine |
2002 | Virginia’s Run | Caroline Lofton |
Television:
Year | Title | Worked As |
2020 | Nurses (TV Series) | Lily Dawson |
2019–2022 | Batwoman (TV Series) | Alice / Beth Kane |
2018 | Imposters (TV Series) | Poppy Langmore |
2017 | Wynonna Earp (TV Series) | Eliza Shapiro |
2015 | The Red Dress (TV Series) | Patricia |
2015–2017 | Reign (TV Series) | Elizabeth of England |
2013 | Lost Girl: An Evening at the Clubhouse (TV Movie) | Herself |
2013–2015 | Lost Girl (TV Series) | Tamsin |
2012 | The L.A. Complex (TV Series) | Roxanne |
2011–2012 | The Listener (TV Series) | Elyse |
2011 | Flashpoint (TV Series) | Natalie Braddock |
2011 | Awakening (TV Movie) | Leila |
2010 | Made… The Movie (TV Movie) | Andi |
2005 | Category 7: The End of the World (TV Mini Series) | Lyra Duffy |
2003 | Missing (TV Series) | Brittney Moore |
2002–2003 | Birds of Prey (TV Series) | Dinah Lance |
2002 | Tracker (TV Series) | Jamie Swenson / Lontoria |
2002 | POV Sports on CBC (TV Series) | Herself |
2001 | Screech Owls (TV Series) | Suki Sutherland |
2001 | Jewel (TV Movie) | Raylene Hilburn |
2000 | Twice in a Lifetime (TV Movie) | Julie Adams |
2000 | Angels in the Infield (TV Movie) | Brigitte |
1999 | Justice (TV Movie) | Actress |
1998–1999 | Little Men (TV Series) | Elizabeth “Bess” Lawrence |
1998 | The Famous Jett Jackson (TV Series) | Mickey Twitty |
Lesser Known Facts
- Rachel’s hobbies are Traveling, Shopping, Reading, And Drawing.
- Her favorite book is “The Chronicles of Narnia series” by C.S. Lewis, Hamlet.
- Iceland is one of her preferred travel destinations.
- She is an animal lover.
Rachel Skarsten Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Boyfriend & More)