Elyse Rachal is a Houston based actress.  She grew up in a small town in Texas and fled to Space City as soon as she turned 18 to attend Rice University. She graduated in three and a half years with thirteen theatrical productions under her belt and settled into a comfortable life of community and children’s theatre. After attending the full time summer intensive at the William Esper Studio in New York, her focus expanded. She is now auditioning and acting around the country.

Select film credits include: Backroad (Young Abigail Hawkins) and Dolphin Street (Kelly).

Select stage credits include: Company Onstage: The Tempest (Stephano), Wildest Dreams (Hazel), The Foreigner (Catherine); Upstage Theatre: Taming of the Shrew (Bianca), Much Ado About Nothing (Margaret); Trebuchet Players: Troilus and Cressida (Cassandra/Nestor). Lesser roles include HFAC: The Beaux' Stratagem; Cone Man Running Productions: The Eye of the Storm; Pandora Theatre: Vox Feminina.

A member of the Houston cast of TheDinnerDetective.com, she currently spends her weekends rotating between roles and honing her improv skills. When she's not acting, she is crocheting, crafting, hiking, and writing.