Ruth Wilson Biography- Ruth Wilson, MBE born 13 January 1982 is an English actress. She has played the eponymous protagonist in Jane Eyre (2006), Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime thriller Luther (2010-2013, 2019), Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair (2014-2018), and the title character in Mrs. Wilson (2018). She played Marisa Coulter in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials from 2019 to 2022, for which she won the BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress in 2020. Her film credits include The Lone Ranger (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), I Am the Pretty Thing Who Lives in the House (2016), and Dark River (2017). Wilson is a three-time Olivier Award contender and two-time winner, winning Best Actress for the main role.
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Ruth Wilson, a two-time Olivier and Golden Globe Award winner, made her Broadway debut in Nick Payne’s Constellations, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. She is well known for playing Alison Lockhart in the Showtime series The Affair (Golden Globe Award). Film credits include: The Little Stranger, Dark River, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Suite Française, Locke, Saving Mr. Banks, The Lone Ranger, and Anna Karenina. She won Olivier Awards for Best Actress in Anna Christie opposite Jude Law and Best Supporting Actress in A Streetcar Named Desire opposite Rachel Weisz, both at the Donmar Warehouse. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actress in Hedda Gabler at the National Theatre. Wilson made her stage debut in the National Theatre’s production of Maxim Gorky’s Philistines in 2007 and later starred in the Almeida Theatre’s adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s Through a Glass Darkly.
Ruth Wilson MBE is an English actress. She has played the eponymous protagonist in Jane Eyre, Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther, Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair, and the eponymous character in Mrs Wilson.
Born: 13 January 1982 (age 42 years), Ashford, United Kingdom
Height: 1.68 m
Parents: Nigel Wilson, Mary Wilson
Siblings: Toby Wilson, Sam Wilson, Matthew Wilson
Early life
Wilson was born in Ashford, Surrey, the daughter of investment banker Nigel Wilson and probation officer Mary Metson. She has three older brothers named Tobias “Toby” Wilson, Samuel “Sam” Wilson (a BBC journalist), and Matthew Wilson. She is the granddaughter of Alexander Wilson, a novelist and MI6 officer, and his third, bigamous wife, Alison (née McKelvie). Her paternal great grandma was Irish. Wilson grew up in Shepperton, Surrey, and was raised Catholic. She attended Notre Dame School, an independent Catholic girls’ school in Cobham, before continuing on to Esher College for sixth form. As a teen, she worked as a model. She studied history at the University of Nottingham and participated in student play at the Nottingham New.
She graduated from Nottingham in 2003 and from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in July 2005. Later, she co-founded Hush Productions. During her stay at Nottingham, she took part in the TV war strategy game stay Commanders, where she helped her comrades fight in the Battle of Pharsalus, as well as the TV show Traitor.
Played a mentally ill doctor in this dramatised documentary on Channel 4.
2009
A Streetcar Named Desire
Stella
Revival at the Donmar Warehouse, from July to October.
2009
The Prisoner
No. 313
Miniseries remake aired on AMC Television and ITV.
2009
Small Island
Queenie
Aired on BBC1 and later on PBS in 2010.
2010–2019
Luther
Alice Morgan
British psychological police drama. Series creator Neil Cross explored the idea of a spin-off focused on Alice Morgan, but this has not happened yet. Wilson returned for season 5 despite missing season 4 due to scheduling conflicts with The Affair.
2011
Anna Christie
Anna Christie
Played the title role in Eugene O’Neill’s play at the Donmar Warehouse, alongside Jude Law, from August to October. Her performance was highly praised.
2014–2018
The Affair
Alison Bailey
Starred in this drama series, which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2015. Departed the series after four seasons, reportedly due to issues with nudity requirements, creative differences, and concerns about the work environment.
