Ruth Kearney

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Ruth Kearney
Born
Ruth Delia Kearney

London, England
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Children2

Ruth Delia Kearney is an Irish actress known for her roles as Jess Parker in Primeval, Daisy in The Following, and London in Flaked.[1][2]

Early life

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Kearney was born in London, England, to Irish parents before relocating to Dublin, Ireland, at five years old.[3] She grew up in Monkstown.[4] She attended St. Andrew's College, Booterstown, and then 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,[5] On the Razzle, Three Sisters, Oh! What a lovely War! and Othello.[6]

Career

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Kearney is 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 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] Kearney 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 premiered on 11 March 2016 with all eight episodes released simultaneously.[17]

Flaked returned for a second reduced season in 2017.[18] Ruth Kearney also guest starred in the first season of ePix's Get Shorty as Becca Morgan; her first episode aired in September 2017.[19]

Personal life

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Kearney is married to English actor Theo James, whom she has been in a relationship with since 2009.[20] They met at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and married at the Islington Town Hall on 25 August 2018.[21][22] They have a daughter born in 2021 and another baby born in September 2023.[citation needed][23]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Gracie! Miriam Television film
2010 Primeval Jessica 'Jess' Parker Webisode (5 episodes)
2011–2012 Primeval Jessica 'Jess' Parker TV series (13 episodes)
2011 Holby City Jenny Proctor TV series (2 episodes)
2011 Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me Stacey Television film
2013 Jet Stream Angel Television film
2014 Tyrant Katharina TV series (2 episodes)
2015 The Following Daisy TV series (11 episodes)
2016–2017 Flaked London TV series (14 episodes)
2017 Get Shorty Becca Morgan TV series (3 episodes)
2019 Sanditon Eliza Campion TV series (3 episodes)
2020 Trouble Will Find Us Tess
2020 Finding Joy Emer TV series (6 episodes)
2023 The Christmas Break Maeve

References

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  13. ^ Deadline.com Archived 3 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine: Ruth Kearney Cast As Female Lead
  14. ^ irishtimes.com: Netflix releases first snippet of ‘dry comedy’ ‘Flaked’
  15. ^ slashfilm.com: ‘Flaked’ Trailer: Netflix Really Loves Will Arnett
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