Getting to Know Me

Hi, I’m so happy you stopped by! I’m Rebecca, a bicoastal actor working in TV, film, commercials, and theatre.

I’m a cross between a young Amy Adams and real life Kimmy Schmidt, without the whole trapped in a bunker for years bit. I’ve been known to stop whatever I’m doing to admire rainbows and I like to think of skipping down sidewalks as a professional hobby of mine.

Plucky, wide-eyed, and whimsical, I can be spotted reliving high school in commercials, as a crazy long-haired princess locked in a tower on stage, and an over-achieving perennially perky teacher’s pet on TV.

I’ve studied improv and sketch comedy, spent a summer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival as an acting apprentice, and I attended The American Theatre Wing's SpringboardNYC. I can be seen in various commercials, Lifetime and Investigation Discovery programming, and on stage at places like 54 Below, NYMF, Theatre for the New City, and Pittsburgh CLO. Take a peek at my resume to learn more!

Some of my favorite activities (besides skipping and rainbow-chasing) are aerial silks, lyra, and pole. It’s all part of my master plan to defy gravity. And don’t be fooled, I might be pint-sized but I pack a powerful punch. I take kickboxing classes and love rocking out to the best of the 80s!

There will always be someone to tell you you’re not good enough or talented enough or that your dreams are too big. Don’t let that person be you.
— Rebecca Knowles