Personal Info
Birth date
1968-08-07 (57 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as
Rachael Hayward
Rachel Hayward
Biography
Rachel Hayward (born August 7, 1968) is a Canadian actress, known for her work as a series regular in Chris Carter's Harsh Realm (1999) for FOX and her leading role in the 2015 made for TV movie, Stolen Daughter (2015). She landed her first acting role in the feature Breaking All the Rules (1985) at the age of 17. Her feature film and TV movie credits include Stranger in the Mirror, Under the Gun, Breaking All the Rules, Deadfire, She Woke Up Pregnant, Convergence, Knight Moves and the romantic comedy Apartment Hunting. In television she has starred as Florence in Chris Carter's series Harsh Realm and had a recurring role in Jake 2.0. She is remembered by many science fiction fans as the USAF Sergeant who is abducted by Apophis in the opening moments of the Stargate SG-1 pilot. She has also appeared in Andromeda, Bliss, Cold Squad, First Wave, Highlander: The Series, Millennium, Mutant X, Sliders, The Dead Zone, The L Word, Tru Calling, Viper, Welcome to Paradox and Xena: Warrior Princess.
Filmography
Supernatural
8.301
Overview:
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.Stargate SG-1
8.3
Overview:
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.Xena: Warrior Princess
7.527
Overview:
Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.Battlestar Galactica
8.213
Overview:
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.Highlander: The Series
7.402
Overview:
Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's history. Still, he risks his life in battle against other immortals and tries to save people from harm.Andromeda
7.121
Overview:
Captain Dylan Hunt and his crew quest to restore a government that once presided over an extended peace and prosperity.Sliders
7.614
Overview:
In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?First Wave
7.15
Overview:
Framed for murder and on the run, a former thief struggles to expose the vanguard of an alien invasion with the help of a conspiracy theorist and newly discovered prophecies of Nostradamus.Mutant X
6.614
Overview:
Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Avi Arad, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. The members of Mutant X were used as test subjects in a series of covert government experiments. The mission of Mutant X is to seek out and protect their fellow New Mutants. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Even though the series had high ratings and was meant to be renewed for a fourth season, it was abruptly canceled in 2004 after the dismantling of Fireworks Entertainment, one of the show's production companies, ending the show on a cliffhanger.Motive
6.4
Overview:
A team of Vancouver investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, sets out to uncover the motive of each puzzling murder by discovering the killer's connection to the victim. Viewers get a glimpse of the killer before and after the crime is committed.Viper
6.1
Overview:
Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that masquerades as a Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster and coupe. The series takes place in "the near future". The primary brand of vehicles driven in the show were Chrysler or subsidiary companies. The Viper Defender "star car" was designed by Chrysler Corporation engineers. The exterior design of the car was produced by Chrysler stylist Steve Ferrerio.Millennium
7.662
Overview:
A retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against the ever-growing forces of evil and darkness in the world.UnREAL
6.6
Overview:
Set against the backdrop of a hit dating competition show, "UnREAL" is led by Rachel, a young staffer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with and among the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage the program's dispassionate executive producer demands. What ensues is a humorous, yet vexing, look at what happens in the world of unscripted television, where being a contestant can be vicious and producing it is a whole other reality.Tru Calling
7.307
Overview:
A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.Wonder
8.113
Overview:
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.Watson
4.9
Overview:
A year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. However, he soon finds that his old life is not done with him yet.Dead Fire
3.8
Overview:
A convict and his gang seize a space station in 2064, with plans to annihilate Earth's population in order to start anew with an entirely new society.Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath
7.203
Overview:
Ruby and Detective Killian investigate a suspicious fatal car accident. With their yin and yang relationship, they solve the case, until Ruby finds new evidence that they may have it all wrong. Stars Taylor Cole and Stephen HuszarCabin Pressure
5.6
Overview:
A fully automated commercial jetliner is prepared to make its maiden voyage. Without an on-flight pilot, the craft relies on satellite linking for its course. But when the plane suddenly deviates from its determined route and establishes a circular pattern over Seattle, it becomes evident that the craft has been hijacked by a disgruntled former airline employee who has hacked into the flight's computer system from his apartment, somewhere in the United States. Now, a former discredited Navy pilot and an oddball technician must race against the clock to find where the angry employee is, and regain control of the plane before it crashes into the city.Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods
7.4
Overview:
An alien similar to Ra appears out of the Stargate, killing five soldiers and kidnapping another, a year after the original Stargate mission. A new team is assembled, including some old members, and they go in search of the missing soldier in order to find out how Ra could still be alive. Meanwhile, the alien Goa'uld kidnap Sha're and Skaara, implanting them with symbiotes and making them Goa'uld hosts.The Sea Wolf
6.2
Overview:
Jack London's brutal Wolf Larson brings a shipwrecked aristocrat and a con woman aboard his doomed ship, the Ghost.Perfect Child
5.2
Overview:
Brilliant software entrepreneur Paul Jacobs meets PR agent Sarah Daniels at his spoiled rotten daughter Lily's tennis club. First Sara seduces Paul to hire her firm for his, then they fall in love and get married. But both Lily and Paul's business parter (and ex) Monica are secretly jealous and want Sara out. Accidents hit both his family and his firm hard, but are they accidents and if not, who is staging them? Secrets from Paul's, Sara's and some others' past complicate things further.Bliss
5.2
Overview:
Bliss is a Canadian produced, half hour dramatic television series, produced by Montreal-based Galafilm and Toronto-based Back Alley Films, an anthology of women's erotica. The series ran from 2002 to 2004. The format of the show—short, sensual vignettes adapted for television—aired on Oxygen in the United States and Showcase, TMN and Movie Central in Canada. The series is distributed by Oasis International in Toronto.Turner & Hooch
7.311
Overview:
A Deputy Marshal inherits an unruly dog who helps him solve crimes and investigate a family mystery.Driven Underground
7.5
Overview:
Single mother Sarah Palmer hides her family in Oregon when her daughter Christy becomes a key witness in a murder against the mob.She Made Them Do It
5.813
Overview:
"She Made Them Do It" follows the twisted life of Sarah Pender, a charismatic, intelligent young woman who would become one of the country’s most sought after fugitives.12 Rounds 2: Reloaded
5.606
Overview:
Nick Malloy portrays an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) who finds himself caught in a deadly 12-round game of cat and mouse with a vigilante tied to the paramedic's past. With little time to spare and his wife's life hanging in the balance, the EMT must figure out why he's been chosen to be the pawn in this maniac's game before it's too late.Jake 2.0
7.1
Overview:
Jake 2.0 is an American science fiction television series originally broadcast on UPN in 2003. The series was canceled on January 14, 2004 due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United States. In the United Kingdom, all the episodes aired on Sky1. The series later aired in syndication on HDNet and the Sci Fi Channel. The series revolves around a computer expert, Jake Foley, who works for the U.S. government's National Security Agency and was accidentally infected by nanobots which give him superhuman powers. He is able to control technology with his brain, making him "the ultimate human upgrade" according to the show's introduction.Snow Queen
5.936
Overview:
Since a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A mysterious guest with an icy stare arrives at the hotel one night, wrapped in fur and diamonds. By daybreak, the "Snow Queen" has vanished with Kai! Gerda embarks on a journey of morphing seasons, fantastical creatures, and long-frozen mysteries in a desperate quest to find her stolen love.Acting
2025Watson (1 Episode) as Detective Lestrade
2024A Reason for the Season as Claire Bedford
2021Turner & Hooch (1 Episode) as Dr. McDormand
2019Buddy Games as Cougar
2019Over the Moon in Love as Charlotte Moore
2019Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath as Natalie Billings
2019Made for You with Love as Katie's Mom
2019Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder as Erica
2017Wonder as Miranda's Mom
2016Hearts of Christmas as Kate Miller
2016A Firehouse Christmas as Lori Lawrence
2015Autumn Dreams as Jessica Hancock
2015Driven Underground as Molly Sanders
2015Stolen Daughter as Martha Dixel
2015UnREAL (1 Episode) as Detective
2014Jingle All the Way 2 as Maggie
2014My Mother's Future Husband as Mitzi
2013Played (1 Episode) as Detective Swatek
2013Garage Sale Mystery as Customer
201312 Rounds 2: Reloaded as Roberta Shaw
2013Motive (1 Episode) as Olivia Dent
2012She Made Them Do It as Julia Rogers
2011Comforting Skin as Tammie
2011A Trusted Man as Laura Whiting
2009Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods as Sgt. Carol Weterings
2008The Christmas Clause as Marcie
2008While She Was Out as Lynn
2008The Art of War II: Betrayal as Carlson
2007Christmas in Wonderland as Judy Saunders
2007Perfect Child as Dr. Ferrel
2007Numb as Spinning Instructor
2007Unthinkable as Susan Shaw
2007Cleaverville as Andi
2006Last Chance Cafe as Katie Stratton
2006Limp as Dr. Fishbourne
2006Augusta, Gone as Judy
2005Supernatural (1, 1 Episode) as Tara, Sheriff Dignan
2004Battlestar Galactica (1 Episode) as Blonde Woman
2004Deep Evil as Capt. O'Brien
2003Tru Calling (1 Episode) as Adrian Barnes
2003Jake 2.0 (5 Episodes) as Valerie Warner
2003Devil Winds as Karen Sowells
2002Snow Queen as Amy
2002Sightings: Heartland Ghost as Jamie
2002Hellraiser: Hellseeker as Dr. Allison Dormere
2002The Dead Zone (1 Episode) as Alma / Rosemary
2002Cruel and Unusual as Kate
2002Bliss (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001Mutant X (1 Episode) as Christina
2001Cabin Pressure as Reece Robbins
2001The Operative as Sonya
2000Andromeda (1, 1 Episode) as Adulasia Stalin, Cory
2000Convergence as T.K. Wallace
2000Call of the Wild (13 Episodes) as Unknown
2000The Call of the Wild as Adoley Thornton
2000Apartment Hunting as Lola
1999Harsh Realm (9 Episodes) as Unknown
1999The Fear: Resurrection as Trish
1999Y2K as Panama
1998First Wave (1 Episode) as Susan Tannen
1998Voyage of Terror as Gina Reid
1997Stargate SG-1 (1, 1 Episode) as Carol Weterings, Guard
1997Dead Fire as Alexa Stant
1996Millennium (1 Episode) as Angela
1996She Woke Up Pregnant as Jill Weitz
1996Toe Tags as Dee
1995The Final Cut as Barmaid Gabby
1995Suspicious Agenda as Roxanne
1995Xena: Warrior Princess (1 Episode) as Amazon
1995Sliders (1 Episode) as Karen the Summoner
1994Viper (1, 1 Episode) as Julianna 'Jolie' Morrow, Maureen Masters
1993A Stranger in the Mirror as Harriett
1993Just One of the Girls as Ms. Glatt
1993The Sea Wolf as Ann Treadwell
1992Highlander: The Series (1, 1 Episode) as The Duchess, Delila
1992Knight Moves as Last Victim
1991Palace Guard (1 Episode) as Unknown
1990Whispers as Woman in Morgue (uncredited)
1990Xtro 2: The Second Encounter as Dr. Myers
1985Breaking All the Rules as Angie