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Ruth Negga

Acting

Born: 1981-05-04
From: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Gender: Female
Popularity: 1.1

Also Known As

루스 네가露丝·内加روث نگا

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.

Photos4

Awards & Nominations2 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

OkayAfrica 100 Women

2017
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

Loving

2017
🏆 Won

Ian Charleson Awards

Acting50 titles

Reach for the Stars
10.0
Movie

Reach for the Stars

2019Documentary
The Nativity
8.8
Series

The Nativity

2010Drama
Love Is The Drug
8.0
Series

Love Is The Drug

2004Drama
Phineas and Ferb
7.9
Cartoon

Phineas and Ferb

2007 - ...Animation
The Emmy Awards
7.9
Series

The Emmy Awards

1949 - ...Drama
National Theatre Live: Phèdre
7.8
Movie

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

2009Drama
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
7.8
Movie

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

2010Drama
Presumed Innocent
7.8
Series

Presumed Innocent

2024 - ...Drama
Criminal Justice
7.6
Series

Criminal Justice

2008-2009Thriller
Misfits
7.6
Series

Misfits

2009-2013Sci-Fi
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
7.5
Cartoon

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

2020Animation
Misfits Christmas Special
7.5
Movie

Misfits Christmas Special

2010Action
Love/Hate
7.5
Series

Love/Hate

2010-2014Thriller
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
7.5
Series

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

2013-2020Drama
Explained
7.5
Series

Explained

2018-2021Documentary
Stars
7.4
Cartoon

Stars

2006Drama
Preacher
7.4
Series

Preacher

2016-2019Sci-Fi
Breakfast on Pluto
7.2
Movie

Breakfast on Pluto

2005Drama
Hello Carter
7.2
Movie

Hello Carter

2011Comedy
Secret State
7.1
Series

Secret State

2012Drama
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
7.0
Movie

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

2025Documentary
World War Z
6.8
Movie

World War Z

2013Action
Angela's Christmas
6.8
Cartoon

Angela's Christmas

2017Animation
Loving
6.7
Movie

Loving

2016Drama
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
6.6
Movie

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

2021Documentary
Shirley
6.5
Movie

Shirley

2011Drama
Iona
6.5
Movie

Iona

2015Drama
Warcraft
6.4
Movie

Warcraft

2016Action
Noble
6.4
Movie

Noble

2014Drama
Angela's Christmas Wish
6.4
Cartoon

Angela's Christmas Wish

2020Animation
Five Daughters
6.4
Series

Five Daughters

2010Drama
Passing
6.3
Movie

Passing

2021Drama
Good Grief
6.2
Movie

Good Grief

2023Comedy
Ad Astra
6.1
Movie

Ad Astra

2019Sci-Fi
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
Series

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015-2026Comedy
Of Mind and Music
5.7
Movie

Of Mind and Music

2014Drama
Colour Me Kubrick
5.7
Movie

Colour Me Kubrick

2005Comedy
Jimi: All Is by My Side
5.6
Movie

Jimi: All Is by My Side

2013Drama
Isolation
5.5
Movie

Isolation

2005Horror
The Samaritan
5.5
Movie

The Samaritan

2012Thriller
Together for Palestine
5.5
Movie

Together for Palestine

2025Drama
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.2
Series

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 - ...Documentary
Personal Affairs
4.6
Series

Personal Affairs

2009Thriller
Capital Letters
3.7
Movie

Capital Letters

2004Drama
Number One on the Call Sheet
3.6
Series

Number One on the Call Sheet

2025Documentary
Monstrous Beauty
0
Movie

Monstrous Beauty

2024Drama
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
0
Movie

Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici

2022Documentary
Corduroy
0
Movie

Corduroy

2009Drama
Cleopatra at the Mall
0
Movie

Cleopatra at the Mall

2024Documentary
Things He Never Said
0
Movie

Things He Never Said

2024Drama