Ruth Kearney
Ruth Kearney is an Irish actress best known for her roles in Primeval, The Following, and Flaked.[1][2]
Early life
Kearney was born in London to Irish parents before relocating to Dublin aged five.[3] She studied Drama and Classics at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating with honours, before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2009.[3] Her career began in theatre, with performances in productions such as Man of Mode alongside Antonia Thomas and Theo James,[4] On the Razzle, Three Sisters, Oh! What a lovely War! and Othello.[5]
Career
Kearney is best known for her leading role as Jess Parker in the science fiction-drama Primeval,[6][7] Kearney joined the cast in 2011 and appeared in both Series 4 and Series 5 of the show [8][9]
In 2014, she guest-starred in the FX political thriller Tyrant, playing the role of Katharina.[10]
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.[11]
She stars as the female lead London in the Netflix original comedy series Flaked alongside Will Arnett.[12][13] Kearne portrays an attractive newcomer to Venice who gets caught in a love triangle with the characters portrayed by Will Arnett and David Sullivan.[14] The role is Kearney's first major comedy television series.[15] The series premièred on March 11, 2016 with all eight episodes released simultaneously.[16]
It was confirmed in July 2016 that Flaked will be returning for a second season in 2017 [17]
Personal life
Kearney has been dating actor Theo James since 2009.[18][19]
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 - 8 episodes) |
References
- ↑ "Meet Ruth Kearney - the young Dublin actress taking Hollywood by storm". Independent.
- ↑ "Netflix Releases Trailer for Will Arnett's 'Flaked'". Variety.
- 1 2 "Meet Ruth Kearney, Netflix's Latest Breakout Star". WWD.
- ↑ "Theatre Bristol". theatrebristol.net.
- ↑ "Spotlight:RUTH KEARNEY". spotlight.com.
- ↑ "Jess Parker". BBC America. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Ruth Kearney teases 'Primeval' role". Digital Spy.
- ↑ "ITV confirms new 'Primeval' cast". Digital Spy.
- ↑ "Shows". STV Shows.
- ↑ "Irish actress Ruth loves LA and her Netflix leading role". Independent.
- ↑ "The Following: Will Ryan finally pay for his sins?". Entertainment weekly.
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2015/08/will-arnett-flaked-ruth-kearney-cast-lead-netflix-series-1201505814/ Deadline: Ruth Kearney Cast As Female Lead
- ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/netflix-releases-first-snippet-of-dry-comedy-flaked-1.2539876 Netflix releases first snippet of ‘dry comedy’ ‘Flaked’
- ↑ http://www.slashfilm.com/flaked-trailer/ ‘Flaked’ Trailer: Netflix Really Loves Will Arnett
- ↑ Jennifer Lee (February 18, 2016). "Meet the newcomer of Netflix's soon-to-be-released new comedy, 'Flaked'". Filler Magazine.
- ↑ Lisa de Moraes (January 17, 2016). "Netflix Unveils Premiere Dates For 'Orange Is The New Black,' 'The Get Down,' 'Flaked' And Others". Deadline.com.
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/official-netflix-renews-flaked-season-915320 Netflix renews Flaked
- ↑ Maido, Jenille Cristy (11 April 2014). "Shailene Woodley and Theo James Dating; Real or For 'Reel?'". International Business Times. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Theo James: Bad breath turns me off". Belfast Telegraph. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.