Ruta Gedmintas
Ruta Gedmintas | |
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Born | Canterbury, Kent, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Ruta Gedmintas (Lithuanian: Rūta Gedmintas;[1] Lithuanian pronunciation: [ruːˈtɐ̂ ˈɡʲæ̌ːdʲmʲɪntɐs]) is a British actress known for her work on television, her credits include The Innocence Project (2006–2007), The Tudors (2007), Spooks: Code 9 (2008), The Borgias (2011), Lip Service (2010-2012), The Strain (2014–2017), and His Dark Materials (2019–2022).
Early life
Gedmintas was born in Canterbury, Kent, the daughter of a Lithuanian father and an English mother.[1] She grew up in Buckinghamshire and trained at the Drama Centre London under Reuven Adiv.[1]
Career
Gedmintas appeared in Spooks: Code 9 as Rachel Harris, a former police officer. She has also had guest roles in the BBC's Waking the Dead and ITV1's The Bill. She also appeared as Elizabeth Blount in Showtime's The Tudors.[1] In 2010 she worked on the independent films Zerosome and Atletu (aka The Athlete); and then starred as Frankie in BBC Three's Lip Service.[2][3]
Gedmintas appeared in the American drama
Gedmintas starred in the play Unfaithful at London's Found111, alongside Sean Campion, Niamh Cusack, and Matthew Lewis.[4] She played Astrid in Backbeat,[4] a play about The Beatles.[4]
She played Sophie in the black comedy Stag.[4] She was Betty, an animal-loving neighbour in A Street Cat Named Bob,[4] released in November 2016.[4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Lost Samaritan | Elle Hass | |
2008 | Miss Conception | Alexandra | |
2008 | Atletu
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Charlotte | |
2009 | Prowl | Suzy | |
2010 | Zerosome | Lara | |
2011 | Exteriors | Pearl | |
2011 | You Instead | Lake | |
2015 | The Incident | Annabel | Directed by Jane Linfoot |
2016 | A Street Cat Named Bob
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Betty |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Waking the Dead | Shelly Martin | Episode: "Undertow: Part I" |
2006 | Goldplated | Miranda | 1 Episode |
2006–2007 | The Innocence Project | Mary Jarvis | 6 episodes |
2007 | The Tudors | Elizabeth Blount | 3 episodes |
2007 | The Bill | Gemma Hayes | Episode: "Stealth Attack" |
2008 | Spooks: Code 9 | Rachel | 6 episodes |
2009 | Personal Affairs | Evie | 2 episodes |
2010–2012 | Lip Service | Francesca "Frankie" Alan | 9 episodes |
2011 | The Borgias | Ursula Banadeo/Sister Martha | 6 Episodes |
2013 | Do No Harm | Olivia Chase | Main cast; 12 Episodes |
2013 | Ripper Street | Clara Silver | Season 1, Episode 8 |
2013 | The Guilty | Teresa Morgan | 3 episodes of a 3-part miniseries |
2014–2017 | The Strain | Kirsten "Dutch" Velders[5] | Recurring (Season 1) Main cast (Season 2–4) |
2016 | Stag
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Sophie | 1 episode of a 3-part miniseries |
2019–2022 | His Dark Materials | Serafina Pekkala | Main role |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Backbeat: The Musical | Astrid Kirchherr | at the Duke of York's Theatre, London |
References
- ^ a b c d "Lithuanian-born actress Rūta Gedmintas plays in a play about the band "The Beatles"" (in Lithuanian). 15min.lt. 30 October 2011.
- ^ Dan French (21 October 2009). "'Spooks' star cast in BBC lesbian drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Great LezBritain: Interview with Ruta Gedmintas from "Lip Service" – AfterEllen". AfterEllen. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Neil Cheesman (18 August 2016). "Interview with Ruta Gedmintas – Unfaithful, The Strain, The Tudors…". londontheatre1.com.
- ^ a b "Interview with Richard Sammel and Ruta Gedmintas of THE STRAIN Part One". Vampires.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.