| Rhea Bailey | |
| Birth Date: | 12 July 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1999–present |
| Domesticpartner: | Darren Everest (engaged) |
| Children: | 1 |
Rhea Bailey (born 12 July 1983) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as PC Mel Ryder in The Bill between 2008 and 2010, and Caz Hammond in Coronation Street in 2015 and 2016.
Her other television roles include Chloe Simms on the soap opera Crossroads, former student Yasmin Deardon in BBC school drama Waterloo Road, Jade in the Torchwood episode "Out of Time", Jazz in the movie Credo (also known as The Devil's Curse) and DC Lisa Goodall in the ITV series Blue Murder.[1]
She is the younger sister of singer Corinne Bailey Rae. Her father is Kittitian and her mother is English.
In March 2023, Bailey became engaged to Darren Everest of The Overtones. They have a daughter, born September 2021.[2]
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Cold Feet | Julie Clements | 2 episodes #3.4 & #3.5 |
| Children's Ward | Emma | Recurring | |
| 2001–2002 | Crossroads | Chloe Simms | Series regular |
| 2003 | Casualty | Liz Merryman | 1 episode: "End of the Line: Part 1" |
| 2004 | Donovan | Donna | 1 episode: "Donovan" |
| Doctors | Rebecca Seagrove | 1 episode: "The Birds and the Bees" | |
| 2006 | Eleventh Hour | Housing Estate Mother | 1 episode: "Resurrection" |
| Waterloo Road | Yasmin Deardon | Recurring; 5 episodes | |
| Torchwood | Jade | 1 episode: "Out of Time" | |
| 2006–2007 | Blue Murder | DC Lisa Goodall | Series regular |
| 2007 | Doctors | Stella Parkman | Recurring; 3 episodes: "An Inconsolable Loss", "Hammer Blow" & "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
| 2008–2010 | The Bill | PC Mel Ryder | Series regular |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Amanda Shaw | 1 episode: "If It Bleeds, It Leads" |
| 2015–2016 | Coronation Street | Caz Hammond | Regular role; 72 episodes |
| 2018 | Girlfriends | Corrine | 2 episodes #1.3 & #1.4 |
| Hetty Feather | Brody | Regular role (series 4) |