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Ruth Bradley

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Ruth Bradley
Born
Sharon Ruth Bradley

(1987-01-24) 24 January 1987 (age 37)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Ruth Bradley is an Irish actress. She is best known for playing Emily Merchant in Primeval (2011) and Karen Voss in Humans (2015–18). She has also had recurring roles in Legend (6 episodes, 2006), The Innocence Project (8 episodes, 2006–07), Plus One (6 episodes, 2009) and Love/Hate (seasons 1 and 2). Awards she has won include the IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007, for her role in Stardust, and a Best Actress award at the Milan International Film Festival 2010 for her starring performance in the film In Her Skin.

Career

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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, 2006–07), Plus One (6 episodes, 2009) and Love/Hate (seasons 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 DI Karen Voss in the Channel 4/AMC science fiction series Humans since 2015.

In autumn 2019, she played Angie in the dark and comic BBC series Guilt.

Personal life

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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]

Acting credits

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Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Film Role Notes
2006 Flyboys Laura [3]
2008 Alarm Molly
2009 In Her Skin Caroline Reid Robertson
Love Sal Short
2012 Grabbers Garda Lisa Nolan
2013 The Sea Claire
Breakfast Wine Lady Short
2015 Pursuit Gráinne
2016 Holidays Elizabeth Cullen Segment: "Saint Patrick's Day"
The Flag Charlie
2017 Daphne Tracey
2019 The Informer Cat
2022 The Wonder Maggie Ryan
2023 Embers Amy

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Ultimate Force Georgia Gracey Episode: "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie"
Sinners Angela TV film
2003 The Clinic Moya Cassidy 3 episodes
2004 Love Is the Drug Brenda Recurring role
2005 The Golden Hour Erin Cooper 1 episode
Showbands Maggie TV film
2006 Legend Jacinta Recurring role
Stardust Antoinette Keegan Mini-series
2006–2007 The Innocence Project Beth McNair Recurring role
2007 Comedy Showcase Laura Episode: "Plus One"
2009 Plus One Laura Recurring role
Rásaí na Gaillimhe Garda Aoife Ní Chaoimh Recurring role
2010–2011 Love/Hate Mary Tracey Recurring role
2011 Primeval Emily Merchant Recurring role
2012 Titanic Mary Maloney Mini-series
Threesome Julie Episode: "Alice's Friend"
Beauty and the Beast: A Dark Tale Grace TV film
2013 Big Thunder TV film
Horizon Laura TV film
2015–2018 Humans Karen Voss Series regular
2016 Rebellion Frances O'Flaherty Mini-series
The Fall Wallace 5 episodes
2017 Electric Dreams Yaro Peterson Episode: "Human Is"
2018 The Split Lauren Brooker 1 episode
Agatha and the Truth of Murder Agatha Christie TV film
2019–2023 Guilt Angie Curtis Recurring role; 5 episodes
2021 Endeavour Sarah Sellars Episode: "Striker"
2021–2023 Ted Lasso Ms. Bowen Recurring role; 5 episodes
2023 The Gold Isabelle Cooper Recurring role; 4 episodes[4]
2024 Slow Horses Emma Flyte Season 4

Stage

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Year Title Role Venue Notes
1996 Buddleia Daughter Donmar Warehouse, Covent Garden, London
2002 Sive Sive Olympia Theatre - Dublin, Glór Music Centre - Ennis, Cork Opera House - Cork & Town Hall Theatre - Galway with Druid Theatre Company
2009 The Playboy of the Western World Pegeen Mike Abbey Theatre, Dublin
2019 This Beautiful Village Liz Abbey Theatre, Dublin

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2007 Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television Legend Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Television Stardust Won
2010 Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television Rásaí na Gaillimhe Nominated
2011 Best Actress in a Lead Role in Film/Television Love/Hate Nominated
Milano International Film Festival Awards Best Actress In Her Skin Won
2013 Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actress in Film Grabbers Won
2016 Best Actress in a Lead Role - Film Pursuit Nominated
Best Actress in a Lead Role - Drama Rebellion Won
2017 Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama Humans Nominated
2020 Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama Guilt Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Coyle and Ruth Bradley Interview". View London.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ Donal Lynch (28 December 2015). "Rebel Rebel: the book on Ruth Bradley, one empowered actress". Irish Independent.
  3. ^ Flyboys, retrieved 6 October 2016
  4. ^ "First Look images and further casting announced for upcoming BBC Drama The Gold". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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