Ruth Bradley
| Ruth Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sharon Ruth Bradley 24 January 1987 Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Sharon Ruth Bradley (born 24 January 1987) is an Irish actress.
Career
Bradley's first screen appearances were in 2002 in Ultimate Force (as Georgia Gracey) and Sinners (as Angela).
Since then, she has had recurring roles in The Clinic (3 episodes, 2003), Love Is the Drug (4 episodes, 2004), Legend (6 episodes, 2006), The Innocence Project (8 episodes, 2006-7), Plus One (6 episodes, 2007-9) and Love/Hate (season 1 and 2).
She presented at the 4th Irish Film and Television Awards in 2007. She won the IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007 for Stardust. In 2009 Bradley starred in the film In Her Skin, the true story of an Australian teen who goes missing and is later found to have been murdered by her childhood friend (played by Bradley). Bradley won a Best Actress award at the Milan International Film Festival 2010 for her performance.
In late 2010, she filmed the female lead in the Irish monster movie Grabbers, which opened in August 2012 and later screened worldwide.[1]
She had a recurring role as Emily Merchant in the fourth and fifth series of the ITV science fiction show Primeval.
She played companion Molly O'Sullivan in the Doctor Who audio drama Dark Eyes.
She has appeared as D.I. Karen Voss in the 2015 Channel 4/AMC science fiction series Humans.
Personal life
Bradley was born in Dublin, Ireland to IFTA winning actress Charlotte Bradley. Bradley lived in Newfoundland, Canada from shortly after birth until she was five. She enrolled in Trinity College Dublin to study drama and languages, but dropped out after three weeks and moved to London to pursue acting full-time.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sinners | Angela | TV movie |
| Ultimate Force | Georgia Gracey | TV series (1 episode: "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie") | |
| 2003 | The Clinic | Moya Cassidy | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2004 | Love Is the Drug | Brenda | TV series (4 episodes) |
| 2005 | Showbands | Maggie | TV movie |
| The Golden Hour | Erin Cooper | TV series (1 episode: "Episode #1.2") | |
| 2006 | Stardust | Antoinette Keegan | IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Television |
| Flyboys | Laura[3] | ||
| Legend | Jacinta | TV series (6 episodes) Nominated — IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television | |
| The Innocence Project | Beth McNair | TV series (8 episodes: 2006–2007) | |
| 2007 | Comedy Showcase | Laura | TV series (1 episode: "Plus One") |
| 2008 | Alarm | Molly | |
| 2009 | Plus One | Laura | TV series (5 episodes) |
| In Her Skin | Caroline Reed | Winner — Best Actress Award at the Milan International Film Festival | |
| Rásaí na Gaillimhe | Garda Aoife Ní Chaoimh | TV series (4 episodes) Nominated — IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television | |
| Love | Sal | short | |
| 2010 | Love/Hate | Mary Tracey | TV series (9 episodes: 2010–2011) |
| 2011 | Primeval | Emily Merchant | TV series (9 episodes) |
| 2012 | Grabbers | Garda Lisa Nolan | Released on August 10, 2012 in the Republic of Ireland |
| Titanic | Mary Maloney | TV series (4 episodes) | |
| Doctor Who | Molly O'Sullivan | Dark Eyes (audio drama) | |
| 2013 | The Sea | Claire | |
| 2015 | Humans | D.I. Karen Voss | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Pursuit | Gráinne | |
| 2016 | Rebellion | Frances | TV series (5 episodes) [4] |
| The Fall | filming [5] |
References
- ↑ "Richard Coyle and Ruth Bradley Interview". View London.
- ↑ Donal Lynch (28 December 2015). "Rebel Rebel: the book on Ruth Bradley, one empowered actress". Irish Independent.
- ↑ Flyboys, retrieved 2016-10-06
- ↑ http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4288885&tpl=archnews&force=1
- ↑ http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/new-names-announced-as-filming-begins-on-series-three-of-the-fall-714096.html