Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
Born
Ruby Leilani N. Ashbourne Serkis

(1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 25)
Hackney, London, England
Other namesRuby Serkis
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Parents
RelativesLouis Ashbourne Serkis (brother)

Ruby Leilani N. Ashbourne Serkis (born 11 October 1998) is an English actress.

Early life

Ashbourne Serkis was born in Hackney, East London, to actors Andy Serkis and Lorraine Ashbourne and grew up in North London with her younger brothers Sonny and Louis. She attended the City of London School for Girls.[1]

Career

Ashbourne Serkis began her career with small cameos before landing a titular role in the 2015 BBC One television film adaptation of Laurie Lee's memoir Cider with Rosie, for which she received critical acclaim.[2] The following year, she portrayed a young version of Susan Lynch's character in the Channel 4 miniseries National Treasure.[3]

Ashbourne Serkis returned to television in 2020 as Lavinia in the Netflix fantasy series The Letter for the King, an English-language adaptation of the classic Dutch book by Tonke Dragt.[4] She appeared opposite Alice Englert in the first episode of the crime drama The Serpent.[5] She and her brother Sonny portrayed siblings in the film La Cha Cha. Although the film received mixed reviews, Ashbourne Serkis' performance was praised.[6] In November 2021, Ashbourne Serkis joined the cast of the upcoming Apple TV+ film The Greatest Beer Run Ever.[7]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Kid
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Young Hobbit
2014 Off the Page: Groove Is in the Heart Janine Short film
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Laketown Girl
2021 La Cha Cha Libby Rees
2022 The Greatest Beer Run Ever Christine Apple TV+ film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Cider with Rosie Rosie Television film
2016 National Treasure Young Christina Miniseries; 2 episodes
2020 The Letter for the King Lavinia Main role
2021 The Serpent Celia Wilson Miniseries; 1 episode
2022 Becoming Elizabeth Amy Robsart Miniseries; 3 episodes

Audio

Year Title Role Notes
2018 In Here Ruby BBC Radio 4[8]

References

  1. ^ "City Girl impresses in BBC Drama 'Cider with Rosie'". Attain. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ Hughes, Sarah (27 September 2015). "Cider With Rosie, TV review: A drama that avoids the traps of heritage television". The Independent. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ Harding, Laura (20 March 2020). "Andy Serkis admits to embarrassing his daughter on set of Netflix show". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ Trapunski, Charles (23 March 2020). "Interview: The Letter for the King's Ruby Ashbourne Serkis". BriefTake. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ^ Hough, QV (3 April 2021). "The Serpent: Who Plays Celia Wilson? How You Know Ruby Ashbourne Serkis". Screen Rant. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ^ Maher, Kevin (17 September 2021). "La Cha Cha review — Ruby Ashbourne Serkis is the only grown-up in infantile endeavour". The Times. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. ^ Grobar, Matt (8 November 2021). "'The Greatest Beer Run Ever' Adds Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Matt Cook, Omari K. Chancellor & Will Hochman". Deadline. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Drama, In Here". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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