Ruth Wilson Biography, Husband, Partner or Boyfriend: All You Need To Know

Quick Facts

When it comes to British television and the film industry as a whole, there is no shortage of talent. The size of the industry and its commercial strength might not be able to match its sister industry across the pond in the United States, but when it comes to the talents, it can boast of several talents who can stand tall among other talents from other industries all over the world. One of such talents is Ruth Wilson, an English actress who has appeared both in British and Hollywood projects. She is an in-demand actress whose works can boast of recognition from the Golden Globe and the British Academy. Learn more about her below.

Biography – Ruth Wilson

Today, Ruth Wilson is one of the foremost names in British television and cinema which was not always the case. However, for a while, she was just the daughter of middle-class parents, Nigel Wilson and Mary Wilson, both of whom worked as an investment banker and a probation officer respectively. Ruth was raised along with three older brothers, making her the only daughter of her parents. One of her brothers, Sam is a BBC Journalist. All four of them were raised in Shepperton, Surrey.

It was in Surrey that she began to tend towards the entertainment industry. After graduating from Notre Dame School and Esher College, she worked briefly as a model before she went on to the University of Nottingham where she studied History. While Wilson was at Nottingham, her affinity for the entertainment industry manifested through acting and she joined the student drama group at Nottingham New Theatre.

Having fallen in love with acting and developed the desire to pursue it as a career, Ruth Wilson proceeded to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after graduating from Nottingham. Although it wasn’t as an actress, she made her first television appearance on the game show, Time Commanders.

Ruth Wilson’s first professional acting role came in Suburban Shootout. It was a situation comedy that starred her as Jewel Diamond alongside . Both of them would later go on to become internationally celebrated actors. In the same year she starred in Suburban Shootout, she starred as the lead character in the show, Jane Eyre, playing the titular character, Jane Eyre.

After her appearance on the show, Ruth Wilson became a rising star in British television, winning a Golden Globe award for her performance and going on to star in several other shows. She starred in Agatha Christie’s Marple, Freezing and in The Prisoner. She also starred in television movies A Real Summer, Small Island, and Capturing Mary.

Ruth Wilson’s performances in a number of films and television shows have drawn the attention of both critics and audience to her as a talented actress, but few of them did as much as Luther, a British cop show she starred in alongside as Alice Morgan. She has been a part of the show since 2010, appearing in 13 episodes. Other shows include The Affair and Mrs. Wilson. She is expected to play Marisa Coulter on the yet-to-be-released 2019 show, His Dark Materials.

Ruth starred in her first Hollywood project in 2013, appearing in the period piece, The Lone Ranger. Since then, she has starred in other feature-length films like Saving Mr. Banks, Locke, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Dark River, Suite Francaise.

As most talented actors often do, Ruth Wilson has starred in a number of theatre plays such as The El Train, Constellations, A Streetcar Named Desire and Anna Christie. Her performance in the latter particularly earned her an Olivier Award for Best Actress, an award she has won two times.

Net Worth

Even though she doesn’t boast of a filmography with long credits, the quality and commercial reception to her work has helped her build a decent net worth of $3 million. She can look towards successes like The Long Ranger and Luther as the significant contributors to her wealth.

Married Life – Husband, Partner or Boyfriend

When it comes to the private life of Ruth Wilson, not much is known. Other than a relationship with Jude Law, which was highly publicized owing to the popularity of both British actors, nothing concrete is known about her relationship status. Ever since she broke up with Jude Law after two years of dating in 2014, there haven’t strong indications of a relationship although she has been rumored to be dating .

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