Sydney Rae White Explained

Sydney Rae White
Birth Name:Sydney Rae Cressida White
Birth Date:1991 11, df=y
Birth Place:London, England
Spouse:Rob Kendrick
Othername:Syd
Occupation:Actress, singer
Yearsactive:2002–present

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

YearShow/Film[3] RoleNotes
2005The Snow QueenGerdaTV movie
2006The Basil Brush ShowBillie JoTV series (1 episode)
2007The Sarah Jane AdventuresBubbleshock GirlEpisode: "Invasion of the Bane"
As the Bell RingsEmmaTV series (both series)
2010Rules of LoveJessTV movie
MisfitsTanyaTV series (1 episode)
2011DoctorsCrystal HenshawBBC (1 episode)
2011–2012Young DraculaErin NobleTV series (series 3 and 4)
2013StarlingsCoggieSky 1 (series 2)
2013CasualtyGlobal asylum girlBBC (1 episode)
2014–2017UncleGwenBBC 3 (6 episodes)
2014PramfacePoppyBBC 3
2015Silent WitnessAmy GreenwoodBBC 1 (2 episodes)
2016Lost SitcomsRitaBBC 4 (1 episode)

Notes and References

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