Ruth Negga
Acting
Born: May 4, 1981 (age 45) · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Highest Rated
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
World War Z
2013
Warcraft
2016
Ad Astra
2019
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
Preacher
2016
Phineas and Ferb
2007
Misfits
2009
Loving
2016
Presumed Innocent
2024
Breakfast on Pluto
2005
Passing
2021
Angela's Christmas
2017
Photos (5)
Movies (28)
World War Z
W.H.O. Doctor
Warcraft
Queen Taria Wrynn
Ad Astra
Helen Lantos
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Finn's Mum (voice)
Loving
Mildred Loving
The Samaritan
Iris
Good Grief
Sophie
Breakfast on Pluto
Charlie
Angela's Christmas Wish
Mother
Passing
Clare Kendry
Angela's Christmas
Mother (voice)
Jimi: All Is by My Side
Ida
Hello Carter
Doctor
Colour Me Kubrick
Lolita (uncredited)
Noble
Joan
Isolation
Mary
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Aricia
Of Mind and Music
Jessica
Shirley
Shirley Bassey
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Poly Styrene (voice)
Iona
Iona
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Narrator
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Ophelia
Misfits Christmas Special
Nikki
Cleopatra at the Mall
2024
Capital Letters
Taiwo
Corduroy
Tess
Stars
Sophie (voice)
TV Shows (13)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Raina · 16 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Lieutenant Zarna (voice) · 2 eps
Presumed Innocent
Barbara Sabich · 8 eps
Preacher
Tulip O'Hare · 43 eps
Misfits
Nikki · 6 eps
Explained
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Love/Hate
Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan · 10 eps
Criminal Justice
Melanie Lloyd · 5 eps
Secret State
Agnes Evans · 4 eps
Five Daughters
Rochelle · 3 eps
Personal Affairs
Doris Siddiqi · 6 eps
The Nativity
Leah · 4 eps
Love Is The Drug
Lisa Sheerin · 5 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
Together for Palestine
Self
Reach for the Stars
Self
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
Self
