Meet Rebecca Rittenhouse, who plays Lexy in Netflix’s His & Hers

Jan 14 , 2026

Rebecca Rittenhouse in a scene from His & Hers. Photo: @rebeccarittenhouse/Instagram

Rittenhouse fell in love with acting at the age of five, but only pursued it after finishing university and failing to find a job

Netflix’s latest psychological thriller series His & Hers, adapted from Alice Feeney’s 2020 book of the same name and starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal, has viewers captivated with its dark twists and turns.

The show follows an estranged couple played by Thompson and Bernthal who set out to solve a murder mystery, with each believing the other is the prime suspect. But as the limited six-episode series plays out, we ultimately find Rebecca Rittenhouse’s character, newscaster Lexy Jones, guilty for the murder – only to later find out that she was framed. Unfortunately, despite her innocence, Lexy does not get a very happy ending.

Rebecca Rittenhouse wearing jewellery pieces by Brinker + Eliza. Photo: @rebeccarittenhouse/Instagram

Here’s everything to know about Rebecca Rittenhouse, who plays Lexy on His & Hers.

She wanted to become an actor when she was five

Rebecca Rittenhouse poses in a photo shoot for Rose & Ivy. Photo: @rebeccarittenhouse/Instagram

Rittenhouse was born in November 1988 in Los Angeles and grew up in Pasadena. In an interview with beauty website Into the Gloss, she revealed that her father’s love for classic films like Roman Holiday, High Society and To Catch a Thief inspired her to become an actress at the early age of five. Unfortunately, when she was approached while in high school by a manager seeking to represent her, she was asked to lose weight. “I enjoyed cheeseburgers too much to do that, and besides, education was also really important in my family, and by that point I thought I had to go down a more normal route in life,” she recalled.

Rittenhouse went on to pursue a degree in romance languages at the University of Pennsylvania, including French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

She returned to acting after failed job interviews

Rebecca Rittenhouse on holiday in the Caribbean. Photo: @rebeccarittenhouse/Instagram

Meet Rebecca Rittenhouse, who plays Lexy in Netflix’s His & Hers

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Rittenhouse fell in love with acting at the age of five, but only pursued it after finishing university and failing to find a job

She wanted to become an actor when she was five

She returned to acting after failed job interviews

Rittenhouse fell in love with acting at the age of five, but only pursued it after finishing university and failing to find a job