Rebecca Benson (born 24 April 1990) is a Scottish actress. She appeared in the TV crime dramas Vera and Shetland, and alongside Michael Fassbender in the 2015 film, Macbeth.

Career In 2016, Benson joined the HBO series Game of Thrones in season 6 as Talla Tarly, the sister of Samwell Tarly. She also portrayed Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury in The White Princess.

Benson starred as Eli in the National Theatre of Scotland production of Let the Right One In, which opened in the United States at St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, in January 2015.

In 2019, she appeared as Melody, an intern, in Flack.

Filmography Film Year Title Role2011You InsteadLucie2015MacbethMaidservant2020 Falling for FigaroRosa

Television Year Title Role Notes2012Holby CityKitty Johnson Episode: "Wolf's Clothing"2013VeraRuthie Culvert2014ShetlandSally Henry2016Game of ThronesTalla TarlyEpisode: "Blood of My Blood"2016 The Crown Queen Mary's Nurse 2017The White PrincessMargaret Pole2017Doctor WhoKarEpisode: "The Eaters of Light" 2019–2020FlackMelody Main role 2019Year of the RabbitHarriet Fisher Episode: #1.22023PaybackKathleenRecurring role2024InsomniaNurse LauraRecurring role2024GrantchesterRose ShirleyEpisode: S9 E2

Radio

Date Title Role Director Station Take Me to the NecropolisBBC – Afternoon Play – Take Me to the Necropolis Sasha Kirsty Williams BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play

Video game Year Title Role2022Xenoblade Chronicles 3Fiona

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