Broadway BUZZ

Ruth Negga is is a versatile actress with a body of work spanning award-winning theatre, big screen historical dramas, independent films and innovative television series. This fall, Ruth will star in Rebecca Hall’s Passing, opposite Tessa Thompson on Netflix. Ruth will next lens the titular role of the drama series Josephine, which follows the remarkable story of Josephine Baker, one of the most legendary Jazz performers and civil rights activists of the twentieth century. Ruth will also executive produce the project. Ruth’s most notable film roles include Mildred Loving in Jeff Nichols’ Loving, for which she received Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and Critics Choice Award® nominations, Ad Astra, Warcraft, Una Vida, All Is By My Side, Noble, World War Z, The Samaritan and Breakfast on Pluto. Her television credits include Tulip O’Hare in AMC’s Preacher, Mother, The Money, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Misfits, Love/Hate, the BBC mini-series Five Daughters, and Shirley. Outside of her roles on screen, Ruth still maintains a strong connection to theatre. In 2020, she made her New York City theatrical debut in the titular role of Hamlet at St. Ann’s Warehouse for which she received a Drama Desk Award nomination. This performance followed an acclaimed run at The Gate Theatre in Dublin. Ruth’s extensive and award-winning theatre production credits include Lolita as her stage debut for Corn Exchange Theatre Company at the Abbey Theatre; Duck for Out of Joint and The Royal Court Theatre, for which she was nominated for an Olivier best newcomer; Playboy of the Western World at The Old Vic; Hamlet as the role of Ophelia at the National Theatre; Phèdre at the National Theatre, for which she won the Ian Charleson Award; Oedipus Loves You at Peter Pan Theatre; Lay Me Down Softly, The Crucible, The Bacchae, Burial At Thebes, all at the Abbey Theatre; and Titus Andronicus at The Project Theatre, for which she received the Irish Times Award for Best Actress. Ruth was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and was raised between there, Limerick, Ireland, and London, England.