6.9
Movie
Acting
Ruth Negga
- Born
- (age 45)
- Birthplace
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Credits
- 52 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.9
Movie
6.4
Movie
Warcraft
6.1
Movie
Ad Astra
7.5
TV
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
7.4
TV
Preacher
7.6
TV
Misfits
7.9
TV
Phineas and Ferb
6.7
Movie
Loving
7.8
TV
Presumed Innocent
7.2
Movie
Breakfast on Pluto
6.1
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.3
Movie
Passing
6.8
Movie
Angela's Christmas
5.4
Movie
The Samaritan
5.5
Movie
Isolation
5.6
Movie
Jimi: All Is by My Side
6.2
Movie
Good Grief
7.4
TV
Explained
Acting credits 52
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Monstrous Beauty Film | Nell Gwyn |
| TBA | Things He Never Said Film | Rachel |
| TBA | Bad Major Film | |
| TBA | Welcome to Port-au-Prince Film | |
| 2025 | Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough Film | Narrator |
| 2025 | Together for Palestine Film | Self |
| 2025 | Number One on the Call Sheet TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Cleopatra at the Mall Film | |
| 2024 | Presumed Innocent TV | Barbara Sabich (8 ep) |
| 2023 | Good Grief Film | Sophie |
| 2022 | Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici Film | Self |
| 2021 | Passing Film | Clare Kendry |
| 2021 | Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché Film | Poly Styrene (voice) |
| 2020 | Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth Film | Finn's Mum (voice) |
| 2020 | Angela's Christmas Wish Film | Mother |
| 2019 | Reach for the Stars Film | Self |
| 2019 | Ad Astra Film | Helen Lantos |
| 2018 | Explained TV | Narrator (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Angela's Christmas Film | Mother (voice) |
| 2016 | Loving Film | Mildred Loving |
| 2016 | Warcraft Film | Queen Taria Wrynn |
| 2016 | Preacher TV | Tulip O'Hare (43 ep) |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Iona Film | Iona |
| 2014 | Of Mind and Music Film | Jessica |
| 2014 | Noble Film | Joan |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV | Raina (16 ep) |
| 2013 | Jimi: All Is by My Side Film | Ida |
| 2013 | World War Z Film | W.H.O. Doctor |
| 2012 | Secret State TV | Agnes Evans (4 ep) |
| 2012 | The Samaritan Film | Iris |
| 2011 | Hello Carter Film | Doctor |
| 2011 | Shirley Film | Shirley Bassey |
| 2010 | The Nativity TV | Leah (4 ep) |
| 2010 | Misfits Christmas Special Film | Nikki |
| 2010 | National Theatre Live: Hamlet Film | Ophelia |
| 2010 | Love/Hate TV | Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan (10 ep) |
| 2010 | Five Daughters TV | Rochelle (3 ep) |
| 2009 | Misfits TV | Nikki (6 ep) |
| 2009 | National Theatre Live: Phèdre Film | Aricia |
| 2009 | Personal Affairs TV | Doris Siddiqi (6 ep) |
| 2009 | Corduroy Film | Tess |
| 2008 | Criminal Justice TV | Melanie Lloyd (5 ep) |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb TV | Lieutenant Zarna (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2006 | Stars Film | Sophie (voice) |
| 2005 | Breakfast on Pluto Film | Charlie |
| 2005 | Isolation Film | Mary |
| 2005 | Colour Me Kubrick Film | Lolita (uncredited) |
| 2004 | Love Is The Drug TV | Lisa Sheerin (5 ep) |
| 2004 | Capital Letters Film | Taiwo |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards TV | Self (1 ep) |