Rachel Shenton

Personal context

Summary

Rachel Shenton is an English actor, writer, and producer, known for Hollyoaks, Switched at Birth, and All Creatures Great and Small. Her writing and advocacy have repeatedly focused on deafness, sign language, access to education, and the underrepresentation of disabled people in film and television. She has served as an ambassador for the National Deaf Children’s Society and a patron of DeafLinks, and has campaigned for equal opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. Her public advocacy centers on disability access and representation; no public statements on party politics, race-focused activism, or LGBTQ advocacy are on record.