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

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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

Phineas and Ferb

World War Z

Preacher

Misfits

Personal Affairs

All Movies (34)

• Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough2025 · as Narrator
• Together for Palestine2025 · as Self
• Cleopatra at the Mall2024
• Good Grief2023 · as Sophie
• Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici2022 · as Self
• Passing2021 · as Clare Kendry
• Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché2021 · as Poly Styrene (voice)
• Angela's Christmas Wish2020 · as Mother
• Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth2020 · as Finn's Mum (voice)
• Reach for the Stars2019 · as Self
• Ad Astra2019 · as Helen Lantos
• Angela's Christmas2017 · as Mother (voice)
• Loving2016 · as Mildred Loving
• Warcraft2016 · as Queen Taria Wrynn
• Iona2015 · as Iona
• Of Mind and Music2014 · as Jessica
• Noble2014 · as Joan
• Jimi: All Is by My Side2013 · as Ida
• World War Z2013 · as W.H.O. Doctor
• The Samaritan2012 · as Iris
• Hello Carter2011 · as Doctor
• Shirley2011 · as Shirley Bassey
• Misfits Christmas Special2010 · as Nikki
• National Theatre Live: Hamlet2010 · as Ophelia
• National Theatre Live: Phèdre2009 · as Aricia
• Corduroy2009 · as Tess
• Stars2006 · as Sophie (voice)
• Breakfast on Pluto2005 · as Charlie
• Isolation2005 · as Mary
• Colour Me Kubrick2005 · as Lolita (uncredited)
• Capital Letters2004 · as Taiwo
• Monstrous Beauty— · as Nell Gwyn
• Things He Never Said— · as Rachel
• Bad Major—

All TV Shows (17)

• Number One on the Call Sheet2025 · as Self
• Presumed Innocent2024 · as Barbara Sabich
• Explained2018 · as Narrator (voice)
• Preacher2016 · as Tulip O'Hare
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.2013 · as Raina
• Secret State2012 · as Agnes Evans
• The Nativity2010 · as Leah
• Love/Hate2010 · as Rosemary "Rosie" Moynihan
• Five Daughters2010 · as Rochelle
• Misfits2009 · as Nikki
• Personal Affairs2009 · as Doris Siddiqi
• Criminal Justice2008 · as Melanie Lloyd
• Phineas and Ferb2007 · as Lieutenant Zarna (voice)
• Love Is The Drug2004 · as Lisa Sheerin
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self