Ruth Wilson

Acting

Ruth Wilson

Born 1982-01-13 · Ashford, Surrey, England

Ruth Wilson MBE (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She is known for her performances as the eponymous protagonist in Jane Eyre (2006), as Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther (2010–2013, 2019), as Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair (2014–2018), and as the eponymous character in Mrs Wilson (2018). Since 2019, she has portrayed Marisa Coulter in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials, and for this role she won the 2020 BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress. Her film credits include The Lone Ranger (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016), and Dark River (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Wilson (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

The Lone Ranger poster
6.1

The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.

The Lone Ranger

2013

Anna Karenina poster
6.7

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

Anna Karenina

2012

Locke poster
6.9

Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.

Locke

2014

See How They Run poster
6.3

In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.

See How They Run

2022

Saving Mr. Banks poster
7.3

Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

Saving Mr. Banks

2013

How to Talk to Girls at Parties poster
6.0

In 1970s London, a teenage outsider named Enn falls in love with a rebellious alien girl named Zan, who has come to Earth for a party. Together, they navigate the complexities of intergalactic culture and the trials of first love.

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

2017

Urchin poster
6.8

Mike, a rough sleeper in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Along the way, he encounters unexpected chances for a fresh start.

Urchin

2025

Victorian Psycho poster
NR

When eccentric young governess Winifred Notty arrives at a remote Gothic manor, a string of unsettling events leads the household to suspect she isn't who she claims to be—but the truth may be far more dangerous than they imagine.

Victorian Psycho

2026

Suite Française poster
7.2

France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.

Suite Française

2015

Family poster
NR

Watching her sick father decline, 11-year-old Johanna makes a call for a good spirit to save him. But something else comes instead.

Family

2024

Oslo poster
6.6

The true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords.

Oslo

2021

The Little Stranger poster
5.7

In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house is now in decline. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life?

The Little Stranger

2018

True Things poster
5.3

A young woman living on the fringes of society becomes intoxicated by a stranger who overwhelms her quiet life.

True Things

2022

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House poster
4.6

A young nurse takes care of an elderly author who lives in a haunted house.

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

2016

Dark River poster
5.6

After her father dies, a young woman returns to her Yorkshire village for the first time in 15 years to claim the family farm she believes is hers.

Dark River

2017

Andorra poster
NR

An American named Alexander Fox begins an idyllic new life in the tiny sovereign state of Andorra after a personal tragedy, determined to reinvent himself. But as he becomes entangled in the lives of the mysterious locals, including the retired Australian Mrs. Dent and the matriarch’s daughter Miss Quay, the mystery of Alexander’s origin deepens. When bodies emerge in the harbour, he finds himself in a spiralling crisis of conscience and identity, in a country he may not be able to escape from.

Andorra

Capturing Mary poster
6.3

A young man ushers an older woman into a dark exploration of her past - back to the time when, as a young girl, she met a stranger who affected her life forever.

Capturing Mary

2007

National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler poster
8.5

Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control those around her, only to see her own world unravel.

National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler

2017

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NR

This drama/documentary is based on a true story. A junior doctor who hears voices is treated by unconventional psychologist Rufus May.

The Doctor Who Hears Voices

2008

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NR

When a new wave of brutal, seemingly random murders hits London, DCI John Luther is secretly called back into service. But how can he save London when everyone on all sides seems to want him dead?

Untitled Luther Sequel

An Audience with Kylie poster
6.7

Performing a selection of her greatest hits plus songs from her latest album ‘Tension’. There will also be some surprise collaborations and Kylie will take questions from the celebrity audience of friends, personal heroes, actors, musicians, artists, sportsmen and women.

An Audience with Kylie

2023

Get Off My Land poster
NR

Written and directed by Douglas Ray, starring Ruth Wilson and Rafe Spall, Get Off My Land tells the story of a couple on a walk in the countryside who meet a farmer…

Get Off My Land

2007

Secrets of the Solar System poster
7.2

New planets are now being discovered outside our solar system on a regular basis, and these strange new worlds are forcing scientists to rewrite the history of our own solar system. Far from a simple story of stable orbits, the creation of our solar system is a tale of hellfire, chaos and planetary pinball. It's a miracle our Earth is here at all.

Secrets of the Solar System

2015

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NR

Ruth Coker Burks lives a busy life, devoted to her work, her six-year-old daughter Jessica, and her faith. When a handsome new neighbor turns out to be a gay New-Yorker who has fled the City and returned home after the death of his partner to AIDS, she decides to educate herself on the epidemic sweeping the country.

The Book of Ruth

Behind the camera