Ruth Negga

Acting

Ruth Negga

Born May 4, 1981Addis Ababa, Ethiopia51 credits

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

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
7.0

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

Movie

2025

Together for Palestine
5.5

Together for Palestine

Movie

2025

Number One on the Call Sheet
4.3

Number One on the Call Sheet

TV

2025

Cleopatra at the Mall

Cleopatra at the Mall

Movie

2024

Presumed Innocent
7.9

Presumed Innocent

TV

2024

Good Grief
6.2

Good Grief

Movie

2023

Filmography

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enoughas NarratorMovie
Together for Palestine
2025Together for Palestineas SelfMovie
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025Number One on the Call Sheetas SelfTV
Cleopatra at the Mall
2024Cleopatra at the MallMovie
Presumed Innocent
2024Presumed Innocentas Barbara SabichTV
Good Grief
2023Good Griefas SophieMovie
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
2022Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Liricias SelfMovie
Passing
2021Passingas Clare KendryMovie
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021Poly Styrene: I Am a Clichéas Poly Styrene (voice)Movie
Angela's Christmas Wish
2020Angela's Christmas Wishas MotherMovie
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earthas Finn's Mum (voice)Movie
Reach for the Stars
2019Reach for the Starsas SelfMovie
Ad Astra
2019Ad Astraas Helen LantosMovie
Explained
2018Explainedas Narrator (voice)TV
Angela's Christmas
2017Angela's Christmasas Mother (voice)Movie
Loving
2016Lovingas Mildred LovingMovie
Warcraft
2016Warcraftas Queen Taria WrynnMovie
Preacher
2016Preacheras Tulip O'HareTV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Iona
2015Ionaas IonaMovie
Of Mind and Music
2014Of Mind and Musicas JessicaMovie
Noble
2014Nobleas JoanMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.as RainaTV
Jimi: All Is by My Side
2013Jimi: All Is by My Sideas IdaMovie
World War Z
2013World War Zas W.H.O. DoctorMovie
Secret State
2012Secret Stateas Agnes EvansTV
The Samaritan
2012The Samaritanas IrisMovie
Hello Carter
2011Hello Carteras DoctorMovie
Shirley
2011Shirleyas Shirley BasseyMovie
The Nativity
2010The Nativityas LeahTV
Misfits Christmas Special
2010Misfits Christmas Specialas NikkiMovie
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2010National Theatre Live: Hamletas OpheliaMovie
Love/Hate
2010Love/Hateas Rosemary "Rosie" MoynihanTV
Five Daughters
2010Five Daughtersas RochelleTV
Misfits
2009Misfitsas NikkiTV
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
2009National Theatre Live: Phèdreas AriciaMovie
Personal Affairs
2009Personal Affairsas Doris SiddiqiTV
Corduroy
2009Corduroyas TessMovie
Criminal Justice
2008Criminal Justiceas Melanie LloydTV
Phineas and Ferb
2007Phineas and Ferbas Lieutenant Zarna (voice)TV
Stars
2006Starsas Sophie (voice)Movie
Breakfast on Pluto
2005Breakfast on Plutoas CharlieMovie
Isolation
2005Isolationas MaryMovie
Colour Me Kubrick
2005Colour Me Kubrickas Lolita (uncredited)Movie
Love Is The Drug
2004Love Is The Drugas Lisa SheerinTV
Capital Letters
2004Capital Lettersas TaiwoMovie
The Emmy Awards
1949The Emmy Awardsas SelfTV
Monstrous Beauty
—Monstrous Beautyas Nell GwynMovie
Things He Never Said
—Things He Never Saidas RachelMovie
B
—Bad MajorMovie