Ruta Gedmintas

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Ruta Gedmintas
Gedmintas in July 2015
Born
Canterbury, Kent, England
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Ruta Gedmintas (Lithuanian: Rūta Gedmintas;[1] Lithuanian pronunciation: [ruːˈtɐ̂ ˈɡʲæ̌ːdʲmʲɪntɐs]) is a British actress known for her work on television, her credits include The Innocence Project (2006–2007), The Tudors (2007), Spooks: Code 9 (2008), The Borgias (2011), Lip Service (2010-2012), The Strain (2014–2017), and His Dark Materials (2019–2022).

Early life[edit]

Gedmintas was born in Canterbury, Kent, the daughter of a Lithuanian father and an English mother.[1] She grew up in Buckinghamshire and trained at the Drama Centre London under Reuven Adiv.[1]

Career[edit]

Gedmintas appeared in Spooks: Code 9 as Rachel Harris, a former police officer. She has also had guest roles in the BBC's Waking the Dead and ITV1's The Bill. She also appeared as Elizabeth Blount in Showtime's The Tudors.[1] In 2010 she worked on the independent films Zerosome and Atletu (aka The Athlete); and then starred as Frankie in BBC Three's Lip Service.[2][3]

Gedmintas appeared in the American drama Do No Harm as Olivia Flynn. The series aired for one season from January through September 2013 before being cancelled. She starred in an episode of the critically acclaimed show Ripper Street.[4] She also starred in The Strain as Dutch, a computer hacker.[5] In 2019 she was cast as Serafina Pekkala in His Dark Materials.

Gedmintas starred in the play Unfaithful at London's Found111, alongside Sean Campion, Niamh Cusack, and Matthew Lewis.[4] She played Astrid in Backbeat,[4] a play about The Beatles.[4]

She played Sophie in the black comedy Stag.[4] She was Betty, an animal-loving neighbour in A Street Cat Named Bob,[4] released in November 2016.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Lost Samaritan Elle Hass
2008 Miss Conception Alexandra
2008 Atletu Charlotte
2009 Prowl Suzy
2010 Zerosome Lara
2011 Exteriors Pearl
2011 You Instead Lake
2015 The Incident Annabel Directed by Jane Linfoot
2016 A Street Cat Named Bob Betty
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Waking the Dead Shelly Martin Episode: "Undertow: Part I"
2006 Goldplated Miranda 1 Episode
2006–2007 The Innocence Project Mary Jarvis 6 episodes
2007 The Tudors Elizabeth Blount 3 episodes
2007 The Bill Gemma Hayes Episode: "Stealth Attack"
2008 Spooks: Code 9 Rachel 6 episodes
2009 Personal Affairs Evie 2 episodes
2010–2012 Lip Service Francesca "Frankie" Alan 9 episodes
2011 The Borgias Ursula Banadeo/Sister Martha 6 Episodes
2013 Do No Harm Olivia Chase Main cast; 12 Episodes
2013 Ripper Street Clara Silver Season 1, Episode 8
2013 The Guilty Teresa Morgan 3 episodes of a 3-part miniseries
2014–2017 The Strain Kirsten "Dutch" Velders[5] Recurring (Season 1)
Main cast (Season 2–4)
2016 Stag Sophie 1 episode of a 3-part miniseries
2019–2022 His Dark Materials Serafina Pekkala Main role
Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Backbeat: The Musical Astrid Kirchherr at the Duke of York's Theatre, London

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Lithuanian-born actress Rūta Gedmintas plays in a play about the band "The Beatles"" (in Lithuanian). 15min.lt. 30 October 2011.
  2. ^ Dan French (21 October 2009). "'Spooks' star cast in BBC lesbian drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Great LezBritain: Interview with Ruta Gedmintas from "Lip Service" – AfterEllen". AfterEllen. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Neil Cheesman (18 August 2016). "Interview with Ruta Gedmintas – Unfaithful, The Strain, The Tudors…". londontheatre1.com.
  5. ^ a b "Interview with Richard Sammel and Ruta Gedmintas of THE STRAIN Part One". Vampires.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

External links[edit]

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