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Ruth Kearney
Born (1984-11-10) 10 November 1984 (age 39)
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
Bristol Old Vic
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present


Ruth Delia Kearney (born November 10, 1984[1]) is an Irish actress, best known for her roles as Jess Parker in Primeval, Daisy in The Following, and London in Flaked, a series on Netflix.[2][3]

Early life

Kearney was born in London, England to Irish parents before relocating to Dublin, Ireland at five years old.[4] She studied Drama and Classics at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating with honours, before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2009.[4] Her career began in theatre, with performances in productions such as Man of Mode alongside Antonia Thomas and Theo James,[5] On the Razzle, Three Sisters, Oh! What a lovely War! and Othello.[6]

Career

Kearney is best known for her leading role as Jess Parker in the science fiction-drama Primeval,[7][8] Kearney joined the cast in 2011 and appeared in both Series 4 and Series 5 of the show [9][10]

In 2014, she guest-starred in the FX political thriller Tyrant, playing the role of Katharina.[11]

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.[12]

She stars as the female lead London in the Netflix original comedy series Flaked alongside Will Arnett.[13][14] Kearne portrays an attractive newcomer to Venice who gets caught in a love triangle with the characters portrayed by Will Arnett and David Sullivan.[15] The role is Kearney's first major comedy television series.[16] The series premièred on March 11, 2016 with all eight episodes released simultaneously.[17]

It was confirmed in July 2016 that Flaked will be returning for a second season in 2017 [18]

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. ^ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records?firstname=ruth&firstname_variants=true&lastname=kearney&yearofbirth=1984&yearofbirth_offset=2 FindMyPast
  2. ^ "Meet Ruth Kearney - the young Dublin actress taking Hollywood by storm". Independent.
  3. ^ "Netflix Releases Trailer for Will Arnett's 'Flaked'". Variety.
  4. ^ a b "Meet Ruth Kearney, Netflix's Latest Breakout Star". WWD.
  5. ^ "Theatre Bristol". theatrebristol.net.
  6. ^ "Spotlight:RUTH KEARNEY". spotlight.com.
  7. ^ "Jess Parker". BBC America. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Ruth Kearney teases 'Primeval' role". Digital Spy.
  9. ^ "ITV confirms new 'Primeval' cast". Digital Spy.
  10. ^ "Shows". STV Shows.
  11. ^ "Irish actress Ruth loves LA and her Netflix leading role". Independent.
  12. ^ "The Following: Will Ryan finally pay for his sins?". Entertainment weekly.
  13. ^ https://deadline.com/2015/08/will-arnett-flaked-ruth-kearney-cast-lead-netflix-series-1201505814/ Deadline: Ruth Kearney Cast As Female Lead
  14. ^ 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’
  15. ^ http://www.slashfilm.com/flaked-trailer/ ‘Flaked’ Trailer: Netflix Really Loves Will Arnett
  16. ^ Jennifer Lee (February 18, 2016). "Meet the newcomer of Netflix's soon-to-be-released new comedy, 'Flaked'". Filler Magazine.
  17. ^ Lisa de Moraes (January 17, 2016). "Netflix Unveils Premiere Dates For 'Orange Is The New Black,' 'The Get Down,' 'Flaked' And Others". Deadline.com.
  18. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/official-netflix-renews-flaked-season-915320 Netflix renews Flaked