Ruby Barker

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Ruby Barker
Born (1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 (age 24)
Islington, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Ruby Barker (born 23 December 1996) is a British actress. She was awarded Best Actress at the British Urban Film Festival for her role in . On television, she plays Marina Thompson in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton.

Early life[]

Barker was born in Islington to birth parents from Ireland and Montserrat. She joined her sister Harriet in the foster care system just after she was born, and the two were adopted. Barker spent her early childhood in London and Winchester before growing up in Glasgow until her teen years.[1] While living in Glasgow, she took weekend classes at the Elizabeth Murray School of Dance. Her earliest acting experience was in an RBS advertisement.[2]

Her parents separated, and Barker moved to Church Fenton, a village in the Selby District of Yorkshire, with her mother and stepmother. She attended Tadcaster Grammar School nearby.[3][4] She was going to study International Relations at the London School of Economics after taking a gap year, but decided to pursue drama instead. She worked at the National Railway Museum in York while participating in local theatre productions.[5]

Career[]

Barker played Mercy and Titivillus in the 2015 National Centre for Early Music production of Mankind.[6] She was discovered by Royal Shakespeare Company director Phillip Breen, who cast her as Mary in the 2016 York Mystery Plays and helped her get signed with an agency.[7][8][9] Barker then began to appear on television, landing a recurring role as Daisie in the fifth series of the CBBC teen fantasy series Wolfblood.

In 2018, Barker starred as Private Sarah Findlay in Of Close Quarters in Sheffield. She began playing Marina Thompson in the 2020 Netflix period drama Bridgerton. She made her feature film debut in the thriller film .[10][11] For her performance, she was awarded Best Actress at the British Urban Film Festival.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2020 How To Stop A Recurring Dream Yakira
TBA Baghead Upcoming[12]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Wolfblood Daisie 6 Episodes
2017, 2019 Doctors Nina Hobbs / Shelley Williams 2 episodes
2020 Cobra Georgia Nixon 1 episode
2020 Bridgerton Marina Thompson [13][14]

Stage[]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Mankind Mercy / Titivillus National Centre for Early Music, York
2016 York Mystery Plays Mary York Minster, York
2018 Of Close Quarters Private Sarah Findlay Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield[15]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 British Urban Film Festival Best Actress How To Stop A Recurring Dream Won [16]
2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Bridgerton Nominated [17]

References[]

  1. ^ King, Akili (26 February 2021). "How Bridgerton's Ruby Barker Keeps Her Curls Healthy and Bouncy". Vogue. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ "From the York Mystery Plays to a starring role on the BBC: What Ruby did next…". YorkMix. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ Laycock, Mike (23 December 2015). "Meet York's newly appointed Mary and Joseph..." York Press. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Film: Bridgerton star Ruby Barker swaps lace-up corsets for leggings in her new film How To Stop A Recurring Dream". Herald Scotland. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ Barzey, Whelan (11 March 2021). "TBB talks to… Break out star of Bridgerton Ruby Barker about new film How to Stop a Recurring Dream". The British Blacklist. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Mankind - York 2015". Hidden Theatre. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ^ Hickling, Alfred. "York Mystery Plays review – an epic medieval disaster movie". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Cast list, 2016 Production". York Mystery Plays. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  9. ^ Nat O'Leary (2 February 2021). "Ruby Barker on how Bridgerton has changed her life". PLT: Behind Closed Doors (Podcast). Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  10. ^ Clarke, Cath (9 March 2021). "How to Stop a Recurring Dream review – Ruby Barker lends class to kidnap thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. ^ Webb, Beth (11 March 2021). "'Bridgerton' star Ruby Barker on her buzzy new kidnap thriller". NME. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  12. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (28 June 2021). "'Bridgerton' Actress Ruby Barker Joins Studiocanal & Picture Company's Horror Thriller 'Baghead'". Deadline. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. ^ Allen, Ben. "When is Bridgerton released on Netflix? What's it about?". RadioTimes. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  14. ^ "One To Watch: Ruby Barker & Miika Bryce Whiskeyjack". ET Canada. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  15. ^ Wild, Steph (24 September 2018). "Full Cast Announced For Sheffield Theatres And Out Of Joint's Co-Production Of CLOSE QUARTERS". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  16. ^ Heath, Paul (8 February 2021). "Drama 'How Stop A Recurring Dream' set for a release in March – the film is the directorial debut by Ed Morris". The Hollywood News. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  17. ^ "The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Awards". www.sagawards.org. Retrieved 2021-02-04.

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