Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderFemale
BirthdayJan 13, 1982
BiographyRuth Wilson (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She has played the eponymous protagonist in Jane Eyre (2006), Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther (2010–2013, 2019), Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair (2014–2018), and the eponymous character in Mrs Wilson (2018). From 2019 to 2022, she portrayed Marisa Coulter in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials, and for this role she won the 2020 BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress. Her film credits include The Lone Ranger (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016), and Dark River (2017).

Wilson is a three-time Olivier Award nominee and two-time winner, earning the Best Actress for the title role in Anna Christie, and the Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. She is also a two-time Tony Award nominee for her performances in Constellations and King Lear on Broadway. She has won a Golden Globe for her role in The Affair and received nominations for a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for the title role in Jane Eyre.

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Down Cemetery Road
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as Sarah Tucker
Mob Queens
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Mob Queens

as Anna Genovese
A Very Royal Scandal
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as Emily Maitlis
Ceramics: A Fragile History
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as Narrator
His Dark Materials
Ended

His Dark Materials

as Marisa Coulter
Jane Eyre
Ended

Jane Eyre

as Jane Eyre
Luther
Ended

Luther

as Alice Morgan
Mrs. Wilson
Ended

Mrs. Wilson

as Alison Wilson
Small Island
Ended

Small Island

as Queenie
The Affair
Ended

The Affair

as Alison Lockhart
The Prisoner
Ended

The Prisoner

as Nr. 313
The Woman in the Wall
Ended

The Woman in the Wall

as Lorna Brady

Part of Crew

Mrs. Wilson
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Mrs. Wilson

as Executive Producer
The Woman in the Wall
Ended

The Woman in the Wall

as Executive Producer

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