Ruth Negga
Acting1981Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Biography
Ruth Negga (born May 4, 1981) is an Ethiopian-Irish actress. For her portrayal of Mildred Loving in the 2016 biographical romantic drama "Loving", Negga received several major nominations from the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards and the Golden Globe Awards, and won the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress. She has also appeared in the BBC mini-series Criminal Justice, E4's Misfits, and the AMC series Preacher.
Known For
Acting History
Future
2025
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
as Narrator
Together for Palestine
as Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
TVas Self• 1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
TVas Lieutenant Zarna (voice)• 2 eps
2024
Presumed Innocent
TVas Barbara Sabich• 8 eps
2023
Good Grief
as Sophie
2022
2021
Passing
as Clare Kendry
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
as Poly Styrene (voice)
Explained
TVas Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
2020
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
as Finn's Mum (voice)
Angela's Christmas Wish
as Mother
2019
Ad Astra
as Helen Lantos
Reach for the Stars
as Self
2017
Angela's Christmas
as Mother (voice)
2015
Iona
as Iona
2014
2013
Jimi: All Is by My Side
as Ida
World War Z
as W.H.O. Doctor
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TVas Raina• 16 eps
2012
The Samaritan
as Iris
Secret State
TVas Agnes Evans• 4 eps
2011
Shirley
as Shirley Bassey
Hello Carter
as Doctor
2010
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
as Ophelia
Misfits Christmas Special
as Nikki
Five Daughters
TVas Rochelle
Misfits
TVas Nikki• 6 eps
Love/Hate
TVas Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan• 10 eps
The Nativity
TVas Leah
2009
2008
Criminal Justice
TVas Melanie Lloyd• 5 eps
2006
Stars
as Sophie (voice)
2005
Isolation
as Mary
Breakfast on Pluto
as Charlie
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story
as Lolita (uncredited)
2004
Capital Letters
as Taiwo
Love Is The Drug
TVas Lisa Sheerin
1949
The Emmy Awards
TVas Self