Rebecca Ferguson's Real Name: Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström

Quick answer: Rebecca Ferguson's full name is Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström. She was born on October 19, 1983, in Stockholm, Sweden, and works under Rebecca Ferguson—her mother’s surname used as a stage billing.

Real name and early life

Library of Congress name authority identifies Rebecca Louisa Ferguson (variants Ferguson Sundström / Sundström), born October 19, 1983, in Stockholm (LOC; Golden Globes). Her mother, Rosemary Ferguson, is English; her father, Olov Sundström, is Swedish. She grew up bilingual in Stockholm’s Vasastan district, attended Adolf Fredrik’s Music School, and took her mother’s surname professionally. She began acting at 15 on the Swedish soap Nya tider, later appearing in Swedish film and television before breaking into British and American projects.

Career highlights

International notice came as Elizabeth Woodville in the BBC miniseries The White Queen (2013), earning a Golden Globe nomination. Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie then cast her as MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015); she reprised Faust in Fallout (2018) and Dead Reckoning (2023). Major film roles include The Girl on the Train, The Greatest Showman, Doctor Sleep, and Lady Jessica in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024). On television she leads Apple TV+’s Silo. Additional credits span Florence Foster Jenkins, Men in Black: International, and Reminiscence, showing range from period drama to franchise sci-fi beside her action and prestige work. Search interest often spikes around each Mission: Impossible and Dune release cycle. Across Swedish soaps and Hollywood franchises, billing stayed Rebecca Ferguson; the documented full name is Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström.

Name notes for searchers

Do not confuse her with British singer Rebecca Ferguson (different person). The actress’s legal Swedish form includes Sundström; “Ferguson” is the maternal surname she uses on screen. Prefer LOC and Golden Globes bios over unsourced stubs.