Ruth Codd
{{Short description|Irish actress (born 1996)}}
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| birth_place = Wexford, Ireland
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2022–present
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Ruth Codd (born 13 June 1996) is an Irish actress. She is best known for starring as Anya in Netflix mystery thriller series The Midnight Club (2022) and Juno Usher in the Netflix horror miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher (2023).
Career
Codd was a professional make-up artist and barber prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=O'Leary |first=Kim |date=2023-02-04 |title=RTE Tommy Tiernan viewers hail 'inspirational' Irish actress Ruth Codd |url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/rte-tommy-tiernan-viewers-hail-26160264 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=DublinLive |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=O'Donoghue |first=Niamh |date=2020-10-17 |title='I hope my content makes people less scared to talk about disability' - make-up artist and TikTok star Ruth Codd |url=https://www.independent.ie/weekend-magazine/i-hope-my-content-makes-people-less-scared-to-talk-about-disability-make-up-artist-and-tiktok-star-ruth-codd-39623182.html |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=independent |language=en}} After losing her job as a barber,{{Cite web |last=Bojalad |first=Alec |date=2022-10-11 |title=How Ruth Codd's Anya Became a Midnight Club Standout |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/how-ruth-codds-anya-became-a-midnight-club-standout/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}} she began posting videos on TikTok. Within a year, she had more than 672,000 followers and 20.5 million likes. Her TikTok content began with comedic nun videos, but later focused on disability awareness.
Codd was discovered by the casting team of the Netflix mystery thriller series The Midnight Club through TikTok,{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Dais |date=2022-12-21 |title='Midnight Club' star: My 'House of Usher' character is "massively different" |url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/ruth-codd-scene-stealers-midnight-club |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Inverse |language=en}} though she deleted her account after being cast in the show. She had no professional acting experience prior to being cast as Anya.{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Dais |date=2022-12-05 |title='Midnight Club' Season 2: Ruth Codd explains why she loved Anya's return |url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/midnight-club-season-2-ruth-codd-anya |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Inverse |language=en}} The series premiered in October 2022 and garnered positive reviews from critics.{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=the_midnight_club|title=The Midnight Club|type=tv|season=1|access-date=October 10, 2022}}{{cbignore}}
Mike Flanagan, co-creator and showrunner of The Midnight Club, cast Codd to star as Juno Usher in his next Netflix horror miniseries, The Fall of the House of Usher, which was released in October 2023 to critical acclaim. Also in 2023, she guest starred as Cassandra in an episode of the Shudder anthology horror series Creepshow.
In January 2024, Codd appeared as a contestant on the British cooking competition series Celeb Cooking School, finishing in third place. In March 2024, she had a recurring guest role as Bibi in the Irish comedy-drama series The Dry. That same month, Codd was cast as Phlegma in the action fantasy film How to Train Your Dragon, making her feature film debut.
Personal life
Codd is from Wexford, Ireland.{{Cite web |last=Codd |first=Ruth |date=2023-01-19 |title=My Wexford: actress Ruth Codd |url=https://www.image.ie/living/my-wexford-actress-ruth-codd-618637 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=IMAGE.ie |language=en}} When she was 15, she seriously injured her foot playing football.{{Cite web |last=Belle |first=Elly |date=2023-03-15 |title=Ruth Codd Talks Netflix's The Midnight Club and Figuring Herself Out |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/new-hollywood-ruth-codd-interview-2023 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US}} At age 23, Codd had her right leg amputated below the knee due to complications from her previous foot injury.
Filmography
= Film =
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|+ ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! class="unsortable" |Ref. |
| 2022
| Anya | 10 episodes |
| rowspan="2"| 2023
| Cassandra | Episode: "Twenty Minutes with Cassandra" |
| The Fall of the House of Usher
| Juno Usher | 8 episodes |
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| Herself | 8 episodes | |
| The Dry
| Bibi | 3 episodes | |
| 2025
| Herself | Contestant |
See also
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References
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Category:People from Wexford, County Wexford
Category:21st-century Irish actresses