Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson is, for my money, one of the most quietly dangerous actors working. She doesn't trade on spectacle; she builds tension from the inside, which is why her Alice Morgan in Luther unsettles me more than any conventional villain. An Olivier Award, a Golden Globe, and a Theatre World Award tell you the establishment respects her, but what I respect is her refusal to flatten complicated women into something likable. From Jane Eyre to The Affair, she plays interiority that resists easy reading. She's the sort of performer whose restraint is the point, and I'd watch her in almost anything just to see what she withholds.

Name (English)

Ruth Wilson

Name (Japanese)

ルース・ウィルソン

Reading

るーす・うぃるそん

Born

January 13, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dog

Origin

Ashford, United Kingdom

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / actor

University

University of Nottingham

Awards & achievements

• 2015 Theatre World Award
• 2012 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress
• 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

Tags

• stage actor
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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