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.
2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not EnoughMovieas Narrator
2025Together for PalestineMovieas Self
2025Number One on the Call SheetTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2024Cleopatra at the MallMovie2024Presumed InnocentTV showas Barbara Sabich · 8 episodes2023Good GriefMovieas Sophie
2022Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is LiriciMovieas Self2021PassingMovieas Clare Kendry
2021Poly Styrene: I Am a ClichéMovieas Poly Styrene (voice)
2020Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet EarthMovieas Finn's Mum (voice)2020Angela's Christmas WishMovieas Mother
2019Reach for the StarsMovieas Self2019Ad AstraMovieas Helen Lantos2018ExplainedTV showas Narrator (voice) · 1 episodes2017Angela's ChristmasMovieas Mother (voice)2016LovingMovieas Mildred Loving2016WarcraftMovieas Queen Taria Wrynn2016PreacherTV showas Tulip O'Hare · 43 episodes2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV showas Self - Guest · 1 episodes
2015IonaMovieas Iona
2014Of Mind and MusicMovieas Jessica
2014NobleMovieas Joan2014Late Night with Seth MeyersTV showas Self · 1 episodes2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.TV showas Raina · 16 episodes2013Jimi: All Is by My SideMovieas Ida2013World War ZMovieas W.H.O. Doctor
2012Secret StateTV showas Agnes Evans · 4 episodes2012The SamaritanMovieas Iris
2011Hello CarterMovieas Doctor
2011ShirleyMovieas Shirley Bassey
2010The NativityTV showas Leah · 4 episodes
2010Misfits Christmas SpecialMovieas Nikki
2010National Theatre Live: HamletMovieas Ophelia
2010Love/HateTV showas Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan · 10 episodes
2010Five DaughtersTV showas Rochelle · 3 episodes2009MisfitsTV showas Nikki · 6 episodes
2009National Theatre Live: PhèdreMovieas Aricia
2009Personal AffairsTV showas Doris Siddiqi · 6 episodes
2009CorduroyMovieas Tess
2008Criminal JusticeTV showas Melanie Lloyd · 5 episodes2007Phineas and FerbTV showas Lieutenant Zarna (voice) · 2 episodes
2006StarsMovieas Sophie (voice)2005Breakfast on PlutoMovieas Charlie2005IsolationMovieas Mary
2005Colour Me KubrickMovieas Lolita (uncredited)
2004Love Is The DrugTV showas Lisa Sheerin · 5 episodes
2004Capital LettersMovieas Taiwo
1949The Emmy AwardsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
—Things He Never SaidMovieas Rachel
—Monstrous BeautyMovieas Nell Gwyn