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, 2019) Marisa Coulter. HBO
- The Affair (TV, 2018-14) Alison Bailey. Sky
- 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
01/05/2019
Huge congratulations to the fantastic Ruth Wilson on her 2019 Tony Award nomination
For Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for her role in King Lear currently performing at Cort Theatre in New York.
28/03/2019
Congratulations to our 2019 BAFTA nominated artists!
The winners will be announced on Sunday 12th May.
02/01/2019
Luther is back! Starring Ruth Wilson & Enzo Cilenti
Luther is back with season 5. Watch the week of 1st January on BBC One at 9pm.
20/11/2018
Ruth Wilson plays her own grandmother in, Mrs Wilson
Actor Ruth Wilson unearthed a terrific story in her family, and here plays her own grandmother, Alison Wilson, in a dramatisation of a tale of secrets, subterfuge and big, fat lies. Series finale on Tuesday 11th December on BBC One at 9pm.