Ruth Negga

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

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

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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

  • Phineas and Ferb

    Phineas and Ferb

  • Explained

    Explained

  • Presumed Innocent

    Presumed Innocent

  • World War Z

    World War Z

  • Preacher

    Preacher

  • Misfits

    Misfits

  • Good Grief

    Good Grief

  • Warcraft

    Warcraft

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Breakfast on Pluto

    Breakfast on Pluto

  • Loving

    Loving

  • Love/Hate

    Love/Hate

  • National Theatre Live: Phèdre

    National Theatre Live: Phèdre

  • The Samaritan

    The Samaritan

  • Night Boat to Tangier

    Night Boat to Tangier

  • Of Mind and Music

    Of Mind and Music

  • Isolation

    Isolation

  • Cleopatra at the Mall

    Cleopatra at the Mall

  • Passing

    Passing

  • Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

    Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

  • Jimi: All Is by My Side

    Jimi: All Is by My Side

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Ad Astra

    Ad Astra

  • National Theatre Live: Hamlet

    National Theatre Live: Hamlet

  • Capital Letters

    Capital Letters

  • Criminal Justice

    Criminal Justice

  • Things He Never Said

    Things He Never Said

  • Monstrous Beauty

    Monstrous Beauty

  • Colour Me Kubrick

    Colour Me Kubrick

  • Five Daughters

    Five Daughters

  • Secret State

    Secret State

  • Noble

    Noble

  • Corduroy

    Corduroy

  • Shirley

    Shirley

  • The Nativity

    The Nativity

  • Personal Affairs

    Personal Affairs

  • Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

    Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

  • Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

    Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

  • Hello Carter

    Hello Carter

  • Angela's Christmas Wish

    Angela's Christmas Wish

  • Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

    Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

  • Iona

    Iona

  • Angela's Christmas

    Angela's Christmas

  • Reach for the Stars

    Reach for the Stars

  • Love Is The Drug

    Love Is The Drug

  • Stars

    Stars

  • Misfits Christmas Special

    Misfits Christmas Special