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

  1. "Meet Ruth Kearney - the young Dublin actress taking Hollywood by storm". Independent.
  2. "Netflix Releases Trailer for Will Arnett's 'Flaked'". Variety.
  3. 1 2 "Meet Ruth Kearney, Netflix's Latest Breakout Star". WWD.
  4. "Theatre Bristol". theatrebristol.net.
  5. "Spotlight:RUTH KEARNEY". spotlight.com.
  6. "Jess Parker". BBC America. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015.
  7. "Ruth Kearney teases 'Primeval' role". Digital Spy.
  8. "ITV confirms new 'Primeval' cast". Digital Spy.
  9. "Shows". STV Shows.
  10. "Irish actress Ruth loves LA and her Netflix leading role". Independent.
  11. "The Following: Will Ryan finally pay for his sins?". Entertainment weekly.
  12. https://deadline.com/2015/08/will-arnett-flaked-ruth-kearney-cast-lead-netflix-series-1201505814/ Deadline: Ruth Kearney Cast As Female Lead
  13. 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’
  14. http://www.slashfilm.com/flaked-trailer/ ‘Flaked’ Trailer: Netflix Really Loves Will Arnett
  15. Jennifer Lee (February 18, 2016). "Meet the newcomer of Netflix's soon-to-be-released new comedy, 'Flaked'". Filler Magazine.
  16. Lisa de Moraes (January 17, 2016). "Netflix Unveils Premiere Dates For 'Orange Is The New Black,' 'The Get Down,' 'Flaked' And Others". Deadline.com.
  17. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/official-netflix-renews-flaked-season-915320 Netflix renews Flaked
  18. Maido, Jenille Cristy (11 April 2014). "Shailene Woodley and Theo James Dating; Real or For 'Reel?'". International Business Times. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  19. "Theo James: Bad breath turns me off". Belfast Telegraph. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

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