Ruta Gedmintas | |
|---|---|
 Gedmintas in July 2015 | |
| Born | Canterbury,Kent, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Ruta Gedmintas is a British actress known for her work on television. Her credits includeThe Innocence Project (2006–2007),The Tudors (2007),Spooks: Code 9 (2008),The Borgias (2011),Lip Service (2010–2012),The Strain (2014–2017), andHis Dark Materials (2019–2022).
Gedmintas was born inCanterbury, Kent, the daughter of aLithuanian father and anEnglish mother. She grew up inBuckinghamshire and trained at theDrama Centre London underReuven Adiv.[1]
Gedmintas appeared inSpooks: Code 9 as Rachel Harris, a former police officer. She has also had guest roles in the BBC'sWaking the Dead and ITV1'sThe Bill. She also appeared asElizabeth Blount in Showtime'sThe Tudors.[1] In 2010 she worked on the independent filmsZerosome andAtletu (akaThe Athlete); and then starred as Frankie inBBC Three'sLip Service.[2][3]
Gedmintas appeared in the American dramaDo 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 showRipper Street.[4] She also starred inThe Strain as Dutch, a computer hacker and resistance fighter.[5] In 2019 she was cast asSerafina Pekkala inHis Dark Materials.
Gedmintas starred in the playUnfaithful at London's Found111, alongsideSean Campion,Niamh Cusack, andMatthew Lewis.[4] She played Astrid inBackbeat,[4] a play aboutThe Beatles.[4]
She played Sophie in the black comedyStag.[4] She was Betty, an animal-loving neighbour inA Street Cat Named Bob,[4] released in November 2016.[4]
| 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 |
