Sydney Rae White
Born
Sydney Rae Cressida White

(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991
London, England
Other namesSyd
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2002–present
SpouseRob Kendrick
Websiteshidknee.tumblr.com

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

  1. "CBBC – Meet the Characters". BBC. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. "The Wild Things (TheWildThingsUK) on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. "Sydney Rae White". United Agents. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
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