Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Born: 1983-04-21 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw, MBE (/ˈɡuːɡuːəmˈbætərɔː/; born 21 April 1983) is a British actress. She began acting at the National Youth Music Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She gained acclaim for her roles as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Octavia in Anthony and Cleopatra in 2005 at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. She made her West End and Broadway debut, portraying Ophelia in Hamlet in 2009. For her role as the titular character in Jessica Swale's 2015 play Nell Gwynn, she received an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress nomination. Her early television roles include Doctor Who(2007), the NBC series Undercovers (2010), and FOX's Touch (2012). She had her breakthrough with the British period drama film Belle (2013), for which she won the BIFA for Best Actress. After roles in the films Beyond the Lights (2014) and Miss Sloane (2016), she co-starred in the Emmy Award-winning Black Mirror episode "San Junipero" (2016), for which she received acclaim. Her other film roles include Beauty and the Beast (2017), A Wrinkle in Time (2018), Motherless Brooklyn (2019), Misbehaviour (2020), and Summerland (2020). She has also acted in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019) and the Disney+ series Loki (2021–present). In 2017, Mbatha-Raw was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. In February 2021, Mbatha-Raw was appointed a global Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gugu Mbatha-Raw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- Fuze as Zuzana
- The Claudia Winkleman Show as Self
- TRINITY as Commander Katherine Decker
- Deep Dive as Self
2025
- The War Between the Land and the Sea as Salt
- The Woman in Cabin 10 as Rowan
2024
- Lift as Abby Gladwell
2021
- Loki as Judge Ravonna Renslayer
- Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Ravonna Renslayer
- The Girl Before as Jane Cavendish
2020
- Come Away as Alice Littleton (Adult)
- Misbehaviour as Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada
- Summerland as Vera
2019
- The Morning Show as Hannah Shoenfeld
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as Seladon (voice)
- Motherless Brooklyn as Laura Rose
- Fast Color as Ruth
- The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as Self
2018
- The Cloverfield Paradox as Ava Hamilton
- A Wrinkle in Time as Dr. Kate Murry
- Farming as Ms. Dapo
- Irreplaceable You as Abbie
2017
- Beauty and the Beast as Plumette
- August 28: A Day in the Life of a People as Self
- After the Storm as Mother
2016
- Easy as Sophie
- Miss Sloane as Esme Manucharian
- The Whole Truth as Janelle
- Free State of Jones as Rachel
2015
- Jupiter Ascending as Famulus
- Concussion as Prema Mutiso
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Beyond the Lights as Noni Jean
- 9 Kisses as Bride
2013
- Odd Thomas as Viola Peabody
- Belle as Dido Elizabeth Belle
2012
- Touch as Clea Hopkins
2011
- Black Mirror as Kelly Booth
- Larry Crowne as Talia
2010
- Undercovers as Samantha Bloom
2009
- Act of God as Rose
- All My Dreams on VHS as Erica
2008
- Bonekickers as Viv Davis
- Lost in Austen as Pirhana
- Fallout as Shanice Roberts
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Straightheads as Young PA
- Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley as Jessica
- Walk Away and I Stumble as Nurse
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Rachael Ray
- Totally Doctor Who as Self
- Vital Signs as Eve
- Born Equal as Girl at King's Cross Station
- Viva Blackpool as Pretty Young Woman
2005
- Doctor Who as Tish Jones
- Doctor Who Confidential
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Tina Argyle
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
2002
- Spooks as Jenny
1999
- Bad Girls as Fidelity
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self