Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
{{Short description|English actress (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|Ashbourne Serkis|Serkis}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
| birth_name = Ruby Leilani N. Ashbourne Serkis
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hackney, London, England
| alma_mater =
| other_names = Ruby Serkis
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2010–present
| father = Andy Serkis
| mother = Lorraine Ashbourne
| relatives = Louis 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, both of whom are also actors. She attended the City of London School for Girls.{{Cite web|url=https://attain.education/news/arts/city-girl-impresses-in-bbc-drama-cider-with-rosie|title=City Girl impresses in BBC Drama 'Cider with Rosie'|website=Attain|date=3 October 2015|accessdate=2 December 2020}}
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.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/cider-with-rosie-tv-review-intoxicating-cider-that-avoids-the-traps-of-heritage-television-a6669636.html|title=Cider With Rosie, TV review: A drama that avoids the traps of heritage television|journal=The Independent|first=Sarah|last=Hughes|date=27 September 2015|accessdate=21 November 2021}} The following year, she portrayed a young version of Susan Lynch's character in the Channel 4 miniseries National Treasure.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/andy-serkis-admits-to-embarrassing-his-daughter-on-set-of-netflix-show-39061179.html|title=Andy Serkis admits to embarrassing his daughter on set of Netflix show|journal=Belfast Telegraph|first=Laura|last=Harding|date=20 March 2020|accessdate=21 November 2021}}
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.{{Cite journal|url=https://brieftake.com/interview-the-letter-for-the-kings-ruby-ashbourne-serkis/|title=Interview: The Letter for the King's Ruby Ashbourne Serkis|journal=BriefTake|first=Charles|last=Trapunski|date=23 March 2020|accessdate=8 November 2021}} She appeared opposite Alice Englert in the first episode of the crime drama The Serpent.{{Cite journal|url=https://screenrant.com/serpent-celia-wilson-ruby-ashbourne-roles-hobbit-netflix/|title=The Serpent: Who Plays Celia Wilson? How You Know Ruby Ashbourne Serkis|journal=Screen Rant|first=QV|last=Hough|date=3 April 2021|accessdate=30 October 2021}} She and her brother Sonny played siblings in the film La Cha Cha. Although the film received mixed reviews, her performance was praised.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/la-cha-cha-review-ruby-ashbourne-serkis-is-the-only-grown-up-in-infantile-endeavour-zwfgvpgvc|title=La Cha Cha review — Ruby Ashbourne Serkis is the only grown-up in infantile endeavour|journal=The Times|first=Kevin|last=Maher|date=17 September 2021|access-date=21 November 2021}} In 2022, Ashbourne Serkis appeared in Peter Farrelly's biographical film The Greatest Beer Run Ever for Apple TV+.{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/the-greatest-beer-run-ever-adds-ruby-ashbourne-serkis-matt-cook-more-peter-farrelly-apple-1234869919/|title='The Greatest Beer Run Ever' Adds Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Matt Cook, Omari K. Chancellor & Will Hochman|journal=Deadline|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=8 November 2021|accessdate=8 November 2021}}
In 2022, she portrayed a young Amy Robsart in the Starz historical drama Becoming Elizabeth.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2010
| Kid at Birthday Party | |
| 2012
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Cute Young Hobbit | |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Off the Page: Groove Is in the Heart | Janine | Short film |
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
| Laketown Girl | Uncredited role |
| 2021
| La Cha Cha | Libby Rees | |
| 2022
| Christine Donahue | Apple TV+ film |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2015
| Rosie | Television film |
| 2016
| Young Christina | Miniseries; episodes 2 and 4 |
| 2020
| Lavinia | Main role; episodes 1–6 |
| 2021
| Celia Wilson | Miniseries; episode 1 |
| 2022
| Miniseries; episodes 6–8 |
| 2024
| Alice | Miniseries; episodes 1–4 |
| 2025
| Emily Wright | Episodes 1–6. Post-production |
Audio
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2018
| In Here | Ruby | BBC Radio 4{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ljmll|title=Drama, In Here|website=BBC Radio 4|accessdate=21 November 2021}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3966885}}
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Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Actresses from London
Category:English child actresses
Category:English film actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:English voice actresses
Category:English video game actresses
Category:English people of Armenian descent
Category:English people of Iraqi descent
Category:People educated at the City of London School for Girls
Category:Actors from the London Borough of Hackney