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).
Ruta Gedmintas | |
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 Gedmintas in July 2015 | |
| Born | Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Early life
editGedmintas was born in Canterbury, Kent, the daughter of a Lithuanian father and an English mother. She grew up in Buckinghamshire and trained at the Drama Centre London under Reuven Adiv.[1]
Career
editGedmintas 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 Do No Harm as Olivia Flynn. The series aired for one season from January through September 2013 before being cancelled. She starred in an episode of the critically acclaimed show Ripper Street.[4] She also starred in The Strain as Dutch, a computer hacker and resistance fighter.[5] In 2019 she was cast as Serafina Pekkala in His Dark Materials.
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
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Lost Samaritan | Elle Hass | |
| 2008 | Miss Conception | Alexandra | |
| 2008 | Atletu | 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 | Betty |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sophie | 1 episode of a 3-part miniseries |
| 2019–2022 | His Dark Materials | Serafina Pekkala | Main role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Backbeat: The Musical | Astrid Kirchherr | at the Duke of York's Theatre, London |
References
edit- ^ a b c "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.
