Heida Reed

Heida Reed, born in Reykjavík, is an Icelandic actress and model who began performing on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009, in a production of Camus's Cross Purpose that a reviewer for the Edinburgh Guide called expertly acted. She went on to appear in One Day (2011) and in the British historical drama Poldark, playing Elizabeth across all five seasons, and she took part in the 2015 world premiere of Sam H Freeman's play Scarlet at Southwark Playhouse. Her television work includes Jo, Silent Witness and the role of FBI Special Agent Jamie Kellett in a CBS crime drama from 2021, a part she left in 2024. On the West End she acted in Foxfinder in 2018, and she has voiced Professor Jocelyn Peabody in radio adaptations of the Dan Dare stories for BBC Radio 4 Extra.