Barrie novel “Peter Pan.”
Hurd-Wood played Laura, one of the perfumer’s victims.
She shared the project with some major actors, including Alan Rickman and Dustin Hoffman.
In a 2023Substackpost, Hurd-Wood looked back on her experience shooting the film.
Ultimately, she decided to prioritize building relationships with the strong women around her.
“‘Perfume’ is a film in which there is an undoubtable focus on female beauty.
Hurd-Wood played Sibyl Vane, Dorian Gray’s fiancee, who is driven to suicide by his reckless behavior.
Hurd-Wood insisted that she wasn’t especially inclined toward the macabre she was simply open-minded.
“There is real strength in her innocence.”
Hurd-Wood’s moving performance was enough to garner her an award.
She studied linguistics and creative writing in college
Acting isn’t Rachel Hurd-Wood’s only passion.
While there, she studied creative writing, showing a particular interest in poetry.
I feel less daunted by 10 lines than however many lines in a book.
“She was my first love; I was her first love.
And it is great to know that we will always have that,” Sumpter toldMega Magazine.
Hurd-Wood and Bain live together “somewhere in Middle England,” according to Hurd-Wood’sSubstack.
They share two children: a son named Liam and a daughter named Stella.
Hurd-Wood shares plenty of endearing pictures of them onInstagramand writes often about the challenges and joys of motherhood onSubstack.
“In everything I do, my children are my priority.
Nothing else truly matters except their wellbeing.
I belong to them, now.
… My body looks and feels different, but who cares?
It’s grown, birthed, and nourished two humans.
““Motherhood is nothing and everything like I thought it would be.
I certainly don’t relish every moment, but that’s life.
Some moments are golden, others grey.
My reward for all of the slog, grind, and sacrifice is in their love.
It’s beyond worth it.”
Hurd-Wood also spoke about how her film background has influenced her writing.
According to Hurd-Wood’s personalwebsite, her first book a picture book will hit shelves in Spring 2024.
Herwebsitereveals that she’s written several screenplays and found some success with them.
Hurd-Wood writes a great deal about the practices she implements to live a happier and healthier life.
In a post called"What’s on Your Mind?
She follows along with YouTube exercise videos and also attests to the power of meditation.
It’s also a platform for Hurd-Wood’s creative writing specifically, her poetry.
“It’s flexible and I’m really grateful for it,” she wrote.
“The work is part admin, part digital marketing, both of which I enjoy.”
What more can you ask for?”
But what about acting?
Hurd-Wood emphasized that she’s not entirely closing that door, although she is shifting her focus a bit.
Whatever she does, she’ll surely have plenty of fans cheering her on.
