Ruth Wilson
Fresh, cool and engaging. Edgy and distinctive.
Double Olivier Award winning actress for 'A Streetcar Named Desire' & 'Anna Christie' both at The Donmar.
Highly respected as an actress. A star with a superb voice.
Can do a good American accent if required - as seen in 'The Affair'.
Accents
- Neutral*
- RP
- London (Just a hint of)
- British/American
Singing Ability
- Alto (Can carry a tune comfortably)
Credits
- His Dark Materials (TV, 2020-19) Marisa Coulter. HBO/BBC
- The Affair (TV, 2018-14) Alison Bailey. Sky
- Mrs Wilson (TV, 2018) Alison. BBC.
- The Little Stranger (Feature Film, 2018) Caroline Ayres. Focus Features
- How to Talk to Girls at Parties (Feature Film, 2017) PT Stella.
- Hedda Gabler (Theatre, West End, 2017) Hedda. National Theatre
- Dark River (Feature Film, 2017) Alice. Film4.
- I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (Feature Film, 2016) Lily. Netflix.
- Constellations (Theatre, 2015) Marianne. Samuel J Freidman Theatre
- Saving Mr. Banks (Feature Film, 2013) Margaret Goff. Disney.
- The Lone Ranger (Feature Film, 2012) Rebecca Reid. Disney
- Anna Karenina (Feature Film, 2012) Princess Betsy. Universal
- Anna Christie (Theatre, West End, 2011) Anna. Donmar Warehouse. Olivier Award Nomination for Best Actress.
- Luther (TV, 2010 & 2013) Alice Morgan. BBC1. 2 Series.
- Streetcar Named Desire (Theatre, West End, 2009) Stella. The Donmar Warehouse. Olivier Award Winner Best Actress.
- Prisoner (TV, 2009) Number 13. AMC
- Small Island (TV, 2009) Queenie. BBC1.
- Freezing (TV, 2008) Alison Fennel. BBC
- Doctor Who Hears Voices (TV, 2008) Dr. Ruth.
- Capturing Mary (TV, 2007) Mary Gibson. Stephen Poliakoff.
- Marple: Nemesis (TV, 2007) Georgina Barrow.
- Real Summer (TV, 2007) Mary/Geraldine. BBC2. Monologue. Written by Poliakoff for Ruth.
- Philistines (Theatre, West End, 2007) NT. Tanya.
- Jane Eyre (TV, 2006) BBC. Title role.
- Suburban Shootout (TV, 2005) Jewel. Series regular.
- Good (Theatre, West End, 2005) Anne. The Sound Theatre.
Related news articles
23/11/2020
Don't miss Kirsty Besterman in the latest episode of His Dark Materials, alongside Ruth Wilson and Ariyon Bakare!
Kirsty is in episode 3 of the latest series. Available now on the iPlayer!
16/11/2020
Ariyon Bakare is back in His Dark Materials!
Catch the second episode now on the iPlayer. Also starring Ruth Wilson.
10/11/2020
Ruth Wilson to star in new HBO feature-length adaptation of the hit stage-play, Oslo, with Andrew Scott.
Steven Spielberg is among the executive producers on Oslo, which is based on the award-winning play by JT Rogers about the secret negotiations between a group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords.
09/11/2020
Watch the first episode of the second series of His Dark Materials starring Ruth Wilson!
The first episode is available now on iPlayer. New episodes are shown on BBC One every Sunday at 8:10pm.