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Rachel Sellan

Rachel Sellan

Actor · Born October 4, 1990 (36) · Welland, Ontario, Canada

Rachel Claudette Sellan is a French Canadian actor born in Welland, Ontario and raised in Fort Erie. She began pursuing acting early and was accepted into Niagara College’s Acting for Film and Television program, where she trained while auditioning and working in Toronto. Shortly after signing with her first agency, she relocated to Toronto following graduation and landed her first major film role in Silent Hill: Revelation (2012). She went on to earn a principal role in the feature film The Sublet (2015), which premiered at the Whistler Film Festival, and continued expanding her range through ongoing training in acting, voice, and accents. In 2020, Sellan was cast in her first large principal role in a Hallmark film, followed by an appearance in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. She later played a featured role in the sci-fi feature Raptus (2023). Alongside her on-camera work, Sellan is an active performer in Toronto’s live comedy scene. She has completed all levels of The Second City Improv Program and trained in Comedy Bar’s Pro Series. She regularly performs sketch and improv at Comedy Bar and has appeared multiple times at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival with her troupe, Best By Far. Sellan recently booked a recurring role on Ginny & Georgia Season 3 (2025) as a persistent reporter, followed by principal roles in several television films including Playing with Fire, A Nanny’s Deadly Discovery, I Survived a Serial Killer, and Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch (2025). She also appears as a socialite in the Netflix series I Will Find You and secured her first lead role in the feature The Night She Disappeared, portraying a single mother on a challenging personal journey. She will next be seen in multiple episodes of Jared Keeso’s I Kill the Bear, premiering on Crave in 2026.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 4, 1990 (36)
From
Welland, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Rachel Sellan's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
46%
Bonds
25%
Self
17%
Society
5%
Morality
4%
Power
3%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
5
Tense
5
Warm
3
Romantic
3
Hopeful
3
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rachel Sellan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Rachel Sellan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

17 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • I Will Find You(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Attractive Socialite

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Somebody's Watching Me(2026)

    as Angela

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Night She Disappeared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch(2025)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Raptus(2025)

    as Debbie the Robot

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story(2025)

    as Shari Miller

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Nanny Sees All(2025)

    as Victoria

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Playing with Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Alison

  • Welcome to Valentine(2023)

    as Claire-Ann

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman in Elevator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Devil's Void (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Co-Producer · as Polly

  • Two for the Win(2021)

    as Nancy Sieber

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • V-Wars(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Donna

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Let Her Out(2016)

    as Drama Class Friend

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Sublet(2015)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Silent Hill: Revelation(2012)

    as Mannequin Girl

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Listener(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Woman

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 63rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 2009 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Highest rated

Two for the Win (2021)

Midcredits 59th

Film career

20092026

Peak 2016 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 17: 16 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thProducing1 of 17: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s4 · acting2020s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Rachel Sellan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Nanny Sees All (2025)

78th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch (2025)

Midcredits 64th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Rachel Sellan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rachel Sellan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill St. John shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers