Ruth Negga

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

48

Gender

Female

Birthday

1981-05-04 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ruth Negga

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

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Phineas and Ferb

    Phineas and Ferb

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

  • Misfits

    Misfits

  • Presumed Innocent

    Presumed Innocent

  • World War Z

    World War Z

  • Preacher

    Preacher

  • Explained

    Explained

  • Warcraft

    Warcraft

  • Isolation

    Isolation

  • Love/Hate

    Love/Hate

  • The Samaritan

    The Samaritan

  • Shirley

    Shirley

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Passing

    Passing

  • Capital Letters

    Capital Letters

  • Corduroy

    Corduroy

  • Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

    Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

  • Hello Carter

    Hello Carter

  • Ad Astra

    Ad Astra

  • Criminal Justice

    Criminal Justice

  • Angela's Christmas

    Angela's Christmas

  • Breakfast on Pluto

    Breakfast on Pluto

  • Angela's Christmas Wish

    Angela's Christmas Wish

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Iona

    Iona

  • Jimi: All Is by My Side

    Jimi: All Is by My Side

  • Five Daughters

    Five Daughters

  • Loving

    Loving

  • Cleopatra at the Mall

    Cleopatra at the Mall

  • Secret State

    Secret State

  • Of Mind and Music

    Of Mind and Music

  • Stars

    Stars

  • National Theatre Live: Hamlet

    National Theatre Live: Hamlet

  • National Theatre Live: Phèdre

    National Theatre Live: Phèdre

  • Monstrous Beauty

    Monstrous Beauty

  • The Nativity

    The Nativity

  • Good Grief

    Good Grief

  • Colour Me Kubrick

    Colour Me Kubrick

  • Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

    Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

  • Noble

    Noble

  • Things He Never Said

    Things He Never Said

  • Personal Affairs

    Personal Affairs

  • Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

    Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

  • Love Is The Drug

    Love Is The Drug

  • Reach for the Stars

    Reach for the Stars

  • Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

    Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

  • Misfits Christmas Special

    Misfits Christmas Special