Ruth Wilson
Biography
Ruth Wilson is an English actress born on 13 January 1982 in Ashford, Surrey, England. She is known for her performances in various films and television shows. Her known credits include Jane Eyre, Luther, The Affair, Mrs Wilson, The Lone Ranger, Saving Mr. Banks, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, and Dark River. Wilson has also portrayed Marisa Coulter in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials. She has won the 2020 BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress for this role. Wilson's acting career spans multiple genres and platforms, with a total of 47 known credits.
Career overview
Ruth Wilson is an English actress born on 13 January 1982 in Ashford, Surrey, England. She has established herself as a versatile performer in various film and television projects. Wilson's notable performances include her portrayal of the eponymous protagonist in a 2006 film adaptation of Jane Eyre.
In television, Wilson has gained recognition for her roles in several notable series. She played the character Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther from 2010 to 2013 and reprised her role in 2019. Additionally, she portrayed Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair from 2014 to 2018. Wilson's performance as Marisa Coulter in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials has also received critical acclaim, earning her the 2020 BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress.
Wilson's film credits include The Lone Ranger, Saving Mr. Banks, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, and Dark River. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated her range and ability to take on diverse roles in film and television. With a total of 47 known credits, Ruth Wilson has established herself as a talented and accomplished actress in the entertainment industry.
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- Victorian Psycho (2026) as Mrs. Pounds
- Behind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions (2026) as Herself
- Down Cemetery Road (2025) as Sarah Trafford
- Urchin (2025) as Meditation Tape (voice)
- A Very Royal Scandal (2024) as Emily Maitlis
- Family (2024)
- The Woman in the Wall (2023) as Lorna Brady
- The Woman in the Wall (2023) Executive Producer
- An Audience with Kylie (2023) as Self
- See How They Run (2022) as Petula Spencer
- True Things (2022) as Kate
- True Things (2022) Producer
- Oslo (2021) as Mona Juul
- His Dark Materials (2019) as Mrs Coulter
- Mrs Wilson (2018) as Alison Wilson
- Mrs Wilson (2018) Executive Producer
- The Little Stranger (2018) as Caroline Ayres
- How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017) as PT Stella
- Reported Missing (2017) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Dark River (2017) as Alice Bell
- National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler (2017) as Hedda Gabler
- I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) as Lily
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Suite Française (2015) as Madeleine Labarie
- Secrets of the Solar System (2015) as Narrator
- Eleanor (2015) as Eleanor
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Affair (2014) as Alison Bailey
- Locke (2014) as Katrina (voice)
- The Lone Ranger (2013) as Rebecca Reid
- Saving Mr. Banks (2013) as Margaret Goff
- Anna Karenina (2012) as Princess Betsy Tverskoy
- The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) as Self
- Ceramics A Fragile History (2011) as Narrator (Voice)
- Luther (2010) as Alice Morgan
- The Prisoner (2009) as 313
- Small Island (2009) as Queenie
- The Doctor Who Hears Voices (2008) as "Ruth"
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Capturing Mary (2007) as Young Mary
- Get Off My Land (2007) as Woman
- A Real Summer (2007) as Mary Gilbert / Geraldine
- Jane Eyre (2006) as Jane Eyre
- Suburban Shootout (2006) as Jewel Diamond
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Georgina Barrow
- Horizon (1964) as Narrator
- Untitled Luther Sequel as Alice Morgan
- Andorra as Miss Quay
- The Book of Ruth as Ruth Coker Burks