Ruth Kearney

Ruth Kearney
Born Ruth Delia Kearney
(1984-11-11) 11 November 1984
London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality Irish
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present

Ruth Delia Kearney (born November 10, 1984[1]) is an Irish actress, best known for her roles as Jess Parker in Primeval, Daisy in The Following, and London in Flaked, a series on Netflix.[2][3]

Early life

Kearney was born in London, England to Irish parents before relocating to Dublin, Ireland at five years old.[4] She studied Drama and Classics at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating with honours, before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2009.[4] Her career began in theatre, with performances in productions such as Man of Mode alongside Antonia Thomas and Theo James,[5] On the Razzle, Three Sisters, Oh! What a lovely War! and Othello.[6]

Career

Kearney is best known for her leading role as Jess Parker in the science fiction-drama Primeval,[7][8] Kearney joined the cast in 2011 and appeared in both Series 4 and Series 5 of the show [9][10]

In 2014, she guest-starred in the FX political thriller Tyrant, playing the role of Katharina.[11]

In 2015 Kearney played the recurring role of Daisy Locke in the third and final season of the Fox American television psychological thriller series The Following.[12]

She stars as the female lead London in the Netflix original comedy series Flaked alongside Will Arnett.[13][14] Kearney portrays an attractive newcomer to Venice who gets caught in a love triangle with the characters portrayed by Will Arnett and David Sullivan.[15] The role is Kearney's first major comedy television series.[16] The series premièred on March 11, 2016 with all eight episodes released simultaneously.[17]

Flaked returned for a second reduced season in 2017.[18] Ruth Kearney also guest starred in the first season of ePix's Get Shorty as Becca Morgan; her first episode aired in September 2017.[19]

Personal life

Kearney has been in a relationship with British actor Theo James since 2009.[20] They met at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[21] They got married in Islington Town Hall on 25 August 2018.[22]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2009 Gracie! Miriam TV Drama
2010 Primeval Jessica 'Jess' Parker Webisodes
2011 Primeval Jessica 'Jess' Parker TV series (13 episodes: 2011-2012)
Holby City Jenny Proctor TV series (2 episodes)
Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me Stacey TV Movie
2013 Jet Stream Angel TV Movie
2014 Tyrant Katharina TV series (2 episodes: 2014)
2015 The Following Daisy TV series (Recurring S3 - 11 episodes)
2016- Flaked London TV series (Regular - 14 episodes)
2017 Get Shorty Becca Morgan TV series (3 episodes)

References

  1. ↑ "findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Meet Ruth Kearney - the young Dublin actress taking Hollywood by storm". Independent.
  3. ↑ "Netflix Releases Trailer for Will Arnett's 'Flaked'". Variety.
  4. 1 2 "Meet Ruth Kearney, Netflix's Latest Breakout Star". WWD.
  5. ↑ "Theatre Bristol". theatrebristol.net. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04.
  6. ↑ "Spotlight:RUTH KEARNEY". spotlight.com.
  7. ↑ "Jess Parker". BBC America. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ruth Kearney teases 'Primeval' role". Digital Spy.
  9. ↑ "ITV confirms new 'Primeval' cast". Digital Spy.
  10. ↑ "Shows". STV Shows.
  11. ↑ "Irish actress Ruth loves LA and her Netflix leading role". Independent.
  12. ↑ "The Following: Will Ryan finally pay for his sins?". Entertainment weekly.
  13. ↑ Deadline.com: Ruth Kearney Cast As Female Lead
  14. ↑ irishtimes.com: Netflix releases first snippet of ‘dry comedy’ ‘Flaked’
  15. ↑ slashfilm.com: ‘Flaked’ Trailer: Netflix Really Loves Will Arnett
  16. ↑ Jennifer Lee (February 18, 2016). "Meet the newcomer of Netflix's soon-to-be-released new comedy, 'Flaked'". Filler Magazine.
  17. ↑ Lisa de Moraes (January 17, 2016). "Netflix Unveils Premiere Dates For 'Orange Is The New Black,' 'The Get Down,' 'Flaked' And Others". Deadline Hollywood.
  18. ↑ hollywoodreporter.com: Netflix renews Flaked
  19. ↑ "'Get Shorty' Review: Epix's Dark-ish Hollywood Melodrama Takes the 'Fargo' Route". collider.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  20. ↑ Sisavat, Monica. "Theo James Kisses Girlfriend Ruth Kearney". popsugar.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  21. ↑ Alcala, Eunice. "Theo James and Ruth Kearney Relationship". www.inquisitr.com. Inquisitr. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  22. ↑ "// on Instagram: "Yoooo they are fucking married!!!!! Holy shit. Im happy for him. If this was 2014 or whenever divergent came out, i would be crying out of…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
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