Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Acting
Born 1981-05-04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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.

Movies (34)

World War Z
6.8

World War Z

2013Movie6.8
Warcraft
6.4

Warcraft

2016Movie6.4
Ad Astra
6.1

Ad Astra

2019Movie6.1
Good Grief
6.2

Good Grief

2023Movie6.2
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
7.6

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

2020Movie7.6
The Samaritan
5.5

The Samaritan

2012Movie5.5
Loving
6.7

Loving

2016Movie6.7
Passing
6.3

Passing

2021Movie6.3
Breakfast on Pluto
7.2

Breakfast on Pluto

2005Movie7.2
Isolation
5.5

Isolation

2005Movie5.5
Angela's Christmas Wish
6.4

Angela's Christmas Wish

2020Movie6.4
Together for Palestine
8.2

Together for Palestine

2025Movie8.2
Bad Major

Bad Major

Movie
Jimi: All Is by My Side
5.6

Jimi: All Is by My Side

2013Movie5.6
Angela's Christmas
6.8

Angela's Christmas

2017Movie6.8
Hello Carter
7.2

Hello Carter

2011Movie7.2
Reach for the Stars
10.0

Reach for the Stars

2019Movie10.0
Iona
6.5

Iona

2015Movie6.5
Colour Me Kubrick
5.7

Colour Me Kubrick

2005Movie5.7
Of Mind and Music
5.7

Of Mind and Music

2014Movie5.7
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

2022Movie
Noble
6.4

Noble

2014Movie6.4
Shirley
6.5

Shirley

2011Movie6.5
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
6.6

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

2021Movie6.6
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
7.8

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

2010Movie7.8
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
7.8

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

2009Movie7.8
Monstrous Beauty

Monstrous Beauty

Movie
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
7.0

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

2025Movie7.0
Stars
7.3

Stars

2006Movie7.3
Corduroy

Corduroy

2009Movie
Capital Letters
3.7

Capital Letters

2004Movie3.7
Misfits Christmas Special
7.5

Misfits Christmas Special

2010Movie7.5
Cleopatra at the Mall

Cleopatra at the Mall

2024Movie
Things He Never Said
7.0

Things He Never Said

Movie7.0

TV Shows (17)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
Phineas and Ferb
7.9

Phineas and Ferb

2007Series7.9
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
7.5

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

2013Series7.5
Presumed Innocent
7.8

Presumed Innocent

2024Series7.8
Preacher
7.4

Preacher

2016Series7.4
Number One on the Call Sheet
3.9

Number One on the Call Sheet

2025Series3.9
Misfits
7.6

Misfits

2009Series7.6
Explained
7.5

Explained

2018Series7.5
Love/Hate
7.5

Love/Hate

2010Series7.5
Criminal Justice
7.6

Criminal Justice

2008Series7.6
Secret State
7.1

Secret State

2012Series7.1
The Emmy Awards
7.9

The Emmy Awards

1949Series7.9
Five Daughters
6.4

Five Daughters

2010Series6.4
The Nativity
8.8

The Nativity

2010Series8.8
Personal Affairs
4.6

Personal Affairs

2009Series4.6
Love Is The Drug
8.0

Love Is The Drug

2004Series8.0