Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday4 May 1981 (45 years old)
Place of birthAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
Known credits52

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.

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
2025 · Narrator
Together for Palestine
Together for Palestine
2025 · Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025 · Self
Cleopatra at the Mall
Cleopatra at the Mall
2024
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent
2024 · Barbara Sabich
Good Grief
Good Grief
2023 · Sophie
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
2022 · Self
Passing
Passing
2021 · Clare Kendry
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021 · Poly Styrene (voice)
Angela's Christmas Wish
Angela's Christmas Wish
2020 · Mother
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020 · Finn's Mum (voice)
Reach for the Stars
Reach for the Stars
2019 · Self
Ad Astra
Ad Astra
2019 · Helen Lantos
Explained
Explained
2018 · Narrator (voice)
Angela's Christmas
Angela's Christmas
2017 · Mother (voice)
Loving
Loving
2016 · Mildred Loving
Warcraft
Warcraft
2016 · Queen Taria Wrynn
Preacher
Preacher
2016 · Tulip O'Hare
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Iona
Iona
2015 · Iona
Of Mind and Music
Of Mind and Music
2014 · Jessica
Noble
Noble
2014 · Joan
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · Raina
Jimi: All Is by My Side
Jimi: All Is by My Side
2013 · Ida
World War Z
World War Z
2013 · W.H.O. Doctor
Secret State
Secret State
2012 · Agnes Evans
The Samaritan
The Samaritan
2012 · Iris
Hello Carter
Hello Carter
2011 · Doctor
Shirley
Shirley
2011 · Shirley Bassey
The Nativity
The Nativity
2010 · Leah
Misfits Christmas Special
Misfits Christmas Special
2010 · Nikki
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2010 · Ophelia
Love/Hate
Love/Hate
2010 · Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan
Five Daughters
Five Daughters
2010 · Rochelle
Misfits
Misfits
2009 · Nikki
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
2009 · Aricia
Personal Affairs
Personal Affairs
2009 · Doris Siddiqi
Corduroy
Corduroy
2009 · Tess
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
2008 · Melanie Lloyd
Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb
2007 · Lieutenant Zarna (voice)
Stars
Stars
2006 · Sophie (voice)
Breakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto
2005 · Charlie
Isolation
Isolation
2005 · Mary
Colour Me Kubrick
Colour Me Kubrick
2005 · Lolita (uncredited)
Love Is The Drug
Love Is The Drug
2004 · Lisa Sheerin
Capital Letters
Capital Letters
2004 · Taiwo
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
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