Rainbow Wedell (born 10 April 2001) is an Vanuatu born Australian actress. She is best known for her main roles as Ruksy Tevala in the low fantasy series The Bureau of Magical Things (2018–2021) and as Claire Zomer in the Paramount+ supernatural teen drama School Spirits (2023–present).
Early life Wedell is of ni-Vanuatu and Finnish heritage. She was raised in Queensland, Australia, and has described having a nomadic childhood that involved living in multiple countries. She began modeling at an early age and was discovered for her first acting role at about the age of 10 during a modeling class, Wedell describes this as the first time she realized she wanted to be an actress. She was home schooled and began university studies at 16 years old, pursuing health sciences, biomedicine, for a couple of years without completing a degree.
Career She made her television debut on the sci-fi series Terra Nova as a background villager, she was about 10 years old.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2011 Terra Nova Villager Uncredited; 1 episode 2013 Camp Featured extra 1 episode 2014 Long Shadows Dancer Short film 2016 PUSH Ronnie Short film 2016 Lagoon Short film 2017 Teal Soldiers Tori Short film 2017 Plumeria: Way of the Swordsmanship Ora Short film 2018–2021 The Bureau of Magical Things Ruksy Tevala Main role; 40 episodes 2019 Generation Why? Carmody Mini-series; 1 episode 2021 She's Got Balls Jordan Television film 2021 Welcome to Wrigleton Extra Short film 2021 Sunshine Waitress Short film 2022 The Wilds Lena 1 episode 2023 Hope Is the Thing with Feathers Maddie Short film 2023–present School Spirits Claire Zomer / Claire Zahler Main role
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"Rainbow Wedell interview on Fox Las Angeles" – KTTV 2026 Interview