Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson

Acting

Born:
1982-01-13
Place of birth:
Ashford, Surrey, England

Biography

Ruth Wilson MBE (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She is known for her performances as the eponymous protagonist in Jane Eyre (2006), as Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther (2010–2013, 2019), as Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair (2014–2018), and as the eponymous character in Mrs Wilson (2018). Since 2019, she has 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Wilson (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Victorian Psycho

Victorian Psycho

2026Mrs. Pounds
Movie
Behind the Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions

Behind the Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions

2025Self
TV
Down Cemetery Road

Down Cemetery Road

6.82025Sarah Trafford
TV
Urchin

Urchin

6.82025Meditation Tape (voice)
Movie
A Very Royal Scandal

A Very Royal Scandal

6.62024Emily Maitlis
TV
Family

Family

6.02024Naomi
Movie
An Audience with Kylie

An Audience with Kylie

6.72023Self
Movie
The Woman in the Wall

The Woman in the Wall

6.72023Lorna Brady
TV
See How They Run

See How They Run

6.32022Petula Spencer
Movie
True Things

True Things

5.22022Kate
Movie
Oslo

Oslo

6.62021Mona Juul
Movie
His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

7.82019Mrs Coulter
TV
Mrs Wilson

Mrs Wilson

7.02018Alison Wilson
TV
The Little Stranger

The Little Stranger

5.62018Caroline Ayres
Movie
Dark River

Dark River

5.72017Alice Bell
Movie
How to Talk to Girls at Parties

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

6.02017PT Stella
Movie
Reported Missing

Reported Missing

9.02017Self - Narrator (voice)
TV
National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler

National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler

8.62017Hedda Gabler
Movie
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

4.62016Lily
Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.12015Self - Guest
TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6.22015Self
TV
Eleanor

Eleanor

2015Eleanor
Movie
Suite Française

Suite Française

7.22015Madeleine Labarie
Movie
Secrets of the Solar System

Secrets of the Solar System

7.22015Narrator
Movie
The Affair

The Affair

6.72014Alison Bailey
TV
Locke

Locke

6.92014Katrina (voice)
Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.82014Self
TV
Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks

7.32013Margaret Goff
Movie
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

6.12013Rebecca Reid
Movie
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

6.72012Princess Betsy Tverskoy
Movie
Ceramics A Fragile History

Ceramics A Fragile History

2011Narrator (Voice)
TV
The Jonathan Ross Show

The Jonathan Ross Show

5.22011Self
TV
Luther

Luther

7.82010Alice Morgan
TV
Small Island

Small Island

6.12009Queenie
TV
The Prisoner

The Prisoner

5.52009313
TV
The Doctor Who Hears Voices

The Doctor Who Hears Voices

2008"Ruth"
Movie
Freezing

Freezing

5.72008Alison Fennel
TV
Capturing Mary

Capturing Mary

6.32007Young Mary
Movie
A Real Summer

A Real Summer

4.02007Mary Gilbert / Geraldine
Movie
Get Off My Land

Get Off My Land

2007Woman
Movie
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.22007Self
TV
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

7.62006Jane Eyre
TV
Suburban Shootout

Suburban Shootout

4.22006Jewel Diamond
TV
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

7.92004Georgina Barrow
TV
Horizon

Horizon

7.51964Narrator
TV
Andorra

Andorra

Miss Quay
Movie
The Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth

Ruth Coker Burks
Movie
Untitled Luther Sequel

Untitled Luther Sequel

Alice Morgan
Movie