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Quick Facts

Born:
1982-01-13

Birthplace:
Ashford, Surrey, England

Credits:
45 Total Roles

Ruth Wilson

Acting

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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).

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Down Cemetery Road TV Sarah Trafford
2025 Urchin MOVIE Meditation Tape (voice)
2024 A Very Royal Scandal TV Emily Maitlis
2024 Family MOVIE Self
2023 An Audience with Kylie MOVIE Self
2023 The Woman in the Wall TV Lorna Brady
2022 See How They Run MOVIE Petula Spencer
2022 True Things MOVIE Kate
2021 Oslo MOVIE Mona Juul
2019 His Dark Materials TV Mrs Coulter

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