Ruby Stokes
{{Short description|English actress (born 2000)}}
{{For|the stage actress born 2004|Ruby Jae Stokes}}
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Ruby Stokes (born 4 September 2000) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in Netflix series Lockwood & Co., the Paramount+ series The Burning Girls (both 2023), and the BBC One drama The Jetty (2024). She played Francesca in the first two series of the Netflix series Bridgerton (2020–2022). Her films include Una (2016), Rocks (2019), and A Banquet (2021). In 2023, she was named as one of Screen International Stars of Tomorrow.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2023-ruby-stokes-actor/5183295.article|title=Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Ruby Stokes (actor)|journal=Screen Daily|first=Mark|last=Salisbury|date=28 June 2023|access-date=29 June 2023}}
Early life
Stokes is from Hackney, East London. She has two younger brothers Clement and Seth, who appeared in the ITV series Angela Black. She attended the BRIT School and took classes at the Young Actors Theatre Islington. She became a member of the London Youth Circus, part of the National Centre for Circus Arts.{{Cite journal|url=https://theface.com/culture/rocks-film-cast-interview-bukky-bakray-ruby-stokes-kosar-ali|title=Meet the Rocks stars|journal=The Face|first=India|last=van Spall|date=18 September 2020|access-date=21 January 2021}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/50491/1/rocks-film-girlhood-cast-sarah-gavron-interview-2020|title=Rocks portrays British girlhood like the screen has never seen|journal=Dazed|first=Shannon|last=Mahanty|date=18 September 2020|access-date=21 January 2021}}
Career
Stokes began her career as a child actress with a handful of small television roles before making her feature film debut in the 2016 drama Una as a young version of Rooney Mara's character. She appeared in Sarah Gavron's film Rocks in 2019. The following year, she was cast as Francesca, the sixth Bridgerton child, in the 2020 Shondaland-produced Netflix period drama Bridgerton, a role she would play in the first two seasons before exiting due to scheduling conflicts.{{Cite web |last=Toby |first=Mekeisha Madden |date=23 March 2022 |title=Bridgerton EP on That Other Season 2 Departure: It Was 'Beyond Our Control' |url=https://tvline.com/2022/03/23/bridgerton-season-2-ruby-stokes-leaving-francesca/ |access-date=21 July 2022 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=12 May 2022 |title='Bridgerton': Hannah Dodd To Play Francesca Bridgerton In Season 3 Recasting On Netflix Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/bridgerton-hannah-dodd-francesca-season-3-recasting-ruby-stokes-netflix-1235021613/ |access-date=21 July 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
In 2021, Stokes voiced Kitty in the animated film Where is Anne Frank,{{Cite web|url=https://www.heyuguys.com/where-is-anne-frank-interview/|title=Ruby Stokes on Where is Anne Frank & Lockwood & Co.|website=HeyUGuys|first=Stefan|last=Pape|date=10 August 2022|access-date=1 September 2022}} and played Isabelle in the horror film A Banquet.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/trailers/a38690928/bridgerton-ruby-stokes-a-banquet-trailer/|title=First trailer for Bridgerton and Luther stars' new thriller|journal=Digital Spy|first=Rianne|last=Houghton|date=1 July 2021|access-date=12 April 2022}} It was announced in 2022 that Stokes would star as Lucy Carlyle in the Netflix adaptation of Lockwood & Co.{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/bridgertons-ruby-stokes-lead-netflix-lockwood-1234979518/|title='Bridgerton's Ruby Stokes Set As Lead Of Netflix's 'Lockwood & Co.' Series Adaptation|journal=Deadline|first=Peter|last=White|date=16 March 2022|access-date=16 March 2022}} and as Florence "Flo" Brooks alongside Samantha Morton in the Paramount+ adaptation of The Burning Girls,{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/samantha-morton-bridgerton-ruby-stokes-burning-girls-paramount-1235106472/|title=Samantha Morton To Lead Paramount+ Thriller 'The Burning Girls' Alongside 'Bridgerton' Star Ruby Stokes|journal=Deadline|first=Max|last=Goldbart|date=5 September 2022 |access-date=1 November 2022}} both released in 2023. Also in 2023, Stokes made her professional stage debut in That Face with Niamh Cusack at the Orange Tree Theatre.{{Cite web|url=https://orangetreetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/that-face|title=That Face - What's On|website=Orange Tree Theatre|access-date=19 September 2023}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes !Ref. |
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| 2016
| Una | young Una Spencer | | |
| 2017
| The Price of Time | Evie | Short film | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Rocks | Agnes | | |
| White Girl
| Girl | Short Film | |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| It's Going to Be Okay | Jamie | Short film | |
| Shagbands
| Chantelle | Short film | |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Kitty | Voice role | |
| A Banquet
| Isabelle | |
| 2023
| Black Dog | Kayla | |
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| Butterfly Stroke | Lori | |
| TBA
| ''Madfabulous | Lily | Filming |
=Television=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes !Ref. |
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| 2010
| Grumpy Girl | Episode: "Parrots for Ethel" | |
| 2011
| Little Lucy | Episode: "Debbie" | |
| 2014
| Amelia | 2 episodes | |
| 2018
| Lilah | Episode: "Nosebleed" | |
| 2020–2022
| Recurring role (series 1–2; 5 episodes) |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Lucy Carlyle | Main role |
| The Burning Girls
| Flo Brooks | Main role |
| 2024
| Hannah Manning | Main role |
=Stage=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref |
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| 2023
| Mia |
| 2024
| Leanne |
| 2025
| Jess |
=Video games=
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! Title ! Role ! Notes |
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| 2022
| Vanessa Dorland | |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/ruby-stokes Ruby Stokes] at Curtis Brown
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Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Actresses from London
Category:British circus performers
Category:Actors educated at the BRIT School