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
- 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
03/09/2020
Congratulations to Sion Daniel Young, Ruth Wilson and Elis James on their BAFTA Cymru nominations!
Sion has been nominated for Best Actor for his role as Gethin in The Left Behind, Ruth has been nominated for Best Actress for her role as Mrs Coulter in His Dark Materials and Elis has been nominated for Best Presenter for his work on Elis James Funny Nation! The Award ceremony is to take place on 8th October!
23/07/2020
Ariyon Bakare and Ruth Wilson join the His Dark Materials panel for Comic Con 2020 At Home.
Tune in to the Comic Con Youtube page at 9pm on the 23rd July.
21/05/2020
Ruth Wilson joins a stellar cast to read Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach!
The reading is to raise money for Partners in Health, who are helping to fight Covid-19 and who are supporting public health systems around the world.
01/11/2019
Hugely anticipated BBC fantasy adaptation based off Phillip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’ novels.
Staring Ruth Wilson also featuring Anne-Marie Duff, Nabil Elouahabi and Geoff Bell. Watch on Sunday 3rd November at 8pm on BBC1.