Ruth Negga
Acting

Ruth Negga

Born 4 May 1981 · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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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

World War Z
Warcraft
Ad Astra
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Preacher
Phineas and Ferb
Misfits
Loving
Presumed Innocent
Breakfast on Pluto
Passing
Angela's Christmas
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Good Grief
Passing
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Angela's Christmas Wish
Ad Astra
Angela's Christmas
Warcraft
Loving
Iona
Noble
Of Mind and Music
World War Z
Jimi: All Is by My Side
The Samaritan
Hello Carter
Shirley
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Misfits Christmas Special
Corduroy
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Stars
Breakfast on Pluto
Isolation
Capital Letters
Ruth Negga · Midrow