Rose Victoria Williams (born 18 February 1994) is an English actress from Ealing, London. Her television roles include Princess Claude in Reign (2014–2017) and as Charlotte Heywood in Sanditon (2019–2023).
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Early life and education
Williams was born in Ealing, West London on 18 February 1994. Her mother worked as a costume designer and her father as a gardener.
Her first job was at a clothing store in Dover Street Market when she was 17 years old. She studied fashion and decided at the age of 18 to pursue acting.
Career
On television, Williams had an early role in long-running British medical drama series Casualty. Her role as Claude of Valois in Reign (2014–2017) required her to be based in Toronto, Canada, for three years. She later appeared in Roman Empire historical drama series Medici as well as Curfew (both 2019). That year, Williams began to play the lead role of Charlotte Heywood in Andrew Davies adaptation of Sanditon, the unfinished novel by Jane Austen (2019–2023). She was named a Screen Daily 'Star of Tomorrow' in 2019.
In films, Williams appeared in Changeland (2019), with Seth Green and Macaulay Culkin. Williams had the lead role in British horror film The Power, also starring Emma Rigby, about a nurse in 1970’s London. Williams also has a supporting role in the film adaptation Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris starring Lesley Manville (2022). Her film credits also include the mystery thriller Locked In (2023) and comedy horror Spider Island (2026). On television, Williams has a role in HBO legal drama War (2026).
