Rebecca Breeds

Rebecca Breeds
Breeds at the Who magazine Sexy People Party 2011
Born	Rebecca Elizabeth Breeds (1987-06-17) 17 June 1987 (age 29) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present
Spouse(s)	Luke Mitchell (m. 2013)

Rebecca Elizabeth Breeds (born 17 June 1987) is an Australian actress known for her roles as Cassie Cometti in the third series of Blue Water High, as series regular Ruby Buckton in the soap opera Home and Away and as Aurora de Martel in The Originals.

Breeds was born in Sydney. She attended St Andrew's Cathedral School, where she was made Drama Captain. For six months, she studied a double degree in music and performing arts at University of New South Wales, before deferring her studies for a film role.

Breeds began her acting career with appearances in television commercials. She landed her first lead role as Leah Pointin in the 2008 Australian film Newcastle.

Breeds played Cassie Cometti in the third series of Blue Water High. It was during filming on Blue Water High that she successfully auditioned for the role of Ruby Buckton on Home and Away, and her first scenes aired in June 2008. For her portrayal of Ruby, Breeds earned two Logie Award nominations, including Most Popular Actress in 2010. In June 2012, TV Week's Erin Miller reported that Breeds had filmed her final scenes and had left Home and Away after four years. The actress made her last appearance as Ruby during the episode broadcast on 15 August 2012.

In August 2012, Nellie Andreeva from Deadline.com announced that Breeds had been cast in Rob Greenberg's We Are Men as Abby Russo. We Are Men marked her first US television role, however, the show was cancelled after poor ratings. Breeds also appears in the 2013 Hindi-language Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.