Ruth Wilson is a two-time Olivier Award winner and Golden Globe Award winner, and made her Broadway debut in Nick Payne's Constellations, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. She is best known for her role as Alison Lockhart in the Showtime series "The Affair" (Golden Globe Award). Film credits include The Little Stranger, Dark River, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Suite Française, Locke, Saving Mr. Banks, The Lone Ranger, and Anna Karenina. She received Olivier Awards for Best Actress for Anna Christie opposite Jude Law, and Best Supporting Actress for A Streetcar Named Desire opposite Rachel Weisz, both at the Donmar Warehouse. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actress for Hedda Gabler at the National Theatre. On television, Wilson starred in the acclaimed BBC series "Luther," which was nominated for eight Emmy Awards. She received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Lead Actress for the BBC miniseries "Jane Eyre." She debuted on the London stage in 2007 in the National Theatre's production of Maxim Gorky's Philistines, and starred in the Almeida Theatre adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's Through a Glass Darkly.
Ruth Wilson, King Lear
Ruth Wilson, King Lear
Ruth Wilson, King Lear
Ruth Wilson, Hedda Gabler
Ruth Wilson, Constellations
Ruth Wilson, Constellations
Ruth Wilson, Constellations
Ruth Wilson, Anna Christie
Ruth Wilson, A Streetcar Named Desire
Ruth Wilson has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Ruth Wilson has appeared on London's West End in 3 shows.
Ruth Wilson's first West End show was Anna Christie which opened in 2011
Ruth Wilson has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career. Some of her notable nominations include Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "King Lear," a Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "King Lear," and a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for her role in "King Lear." She also received a nomination for Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for her performance in "Hedda Gabler." Additionally, Wilson was nominated for a Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards and a Theatre World Award for her role in "Constellations." She also received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Constellations." Furthermore, Wilson was nominated for Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for "Anna Christie" and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Ruth Wilson has won the Theatre World Award for Constellations, the Best Actress Olivier Award for Anna Christie, and the Best Actress in a Supporting Role Olivier Award for A Streetcar Named Desire.
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