
Ruth Negga
Acting
Born 1981-05-04 · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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

7.5
Preacher
2016 · TV

7.5
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · TV

7.5
Love/Hate
2010 · TV

7.8
Presumed Innocent
2024 · TV

7.6
Misfits
2009 · TV

4.6
Personal Affairs
2009 · TV

7.6
Criminal Justice
2008 · TV

8.8
The Nativity
2010 · TV

7.9
Phineas and Ferb
2007 · TV

8.0
Love Is The Drug
2004 · TV

7.1
Secret State
2012 · TV

6.6
Five Daughters
2010 · TV

7.5
Explained
2018 · TV

7.9
The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV

4.1
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025 · TV

5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV

6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV