Ruth Wilson (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She is known
for her performances in Suburban Shootout (2005), Jane Eyre (2006), as
Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther (2010â€"2013,
2019), as Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair
(2014â€"2018), as the titular character in Mrs Wilson (2018), and as
Marisa Coulter in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials
(2019â€"present). Her film credits include The Lone Ranger (2013),
Saving Mr. Banks (2013), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
(2016), and Dark River (2017).Wilson is a three-time Olivier Award
nominee and two-time winner, earning the Best Actress for the titular
role in Anna Christie, and the Best Supporting Actress for her
portrayal of Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. She has won
a Golden Globe for her role in The Affair and received nominations for
a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe
Award for Best Actress â€" Television Series Drama for the title role
in Jane Eyre.Wilson was born in Ashford, Middlesex, the daughter of
Mary, a probation officer, and Nigel Wilson, an investment banker. She
has three older brothers: Toby, Sam (a BBC journalist) and Matthew.
She is the granddaughter of novelist and MI6 officer Alexander Wilson
and his third, bigamously-married, wife, Alison (née McKelvie). Her
great-grandmother was Irish. Wilson grew up in Shepperton, Surrey, and
was raised as a Catholic.
for her performances in Suburban Shootout (2005), Jane Eyre (2006), as
Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther (2010â€"2013,
2019), as Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair
(2014â€"2018), as the titular character in Mrs Wilson (2018), and as
Marisa Coulter in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials
(2019â€"present). Her film credits include The Lone Ranger (2013),
Saving Mr. Banks (2013), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
(2016), and Dark River (2017).Wilson is a three-time Olivier Award
nominee and two-time winner, earning the Best Actress for the titular
role in Anna Christie, and the Best Supporting Actress for her
portrayal of Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. She has won
a Golden Globe for her role in The Affair and received nominations for
a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe
Award for Best Actress â€" Television Series Drama for the title role
in Jane Eyre.Wilson was born in Ashford, Middlesex, the daughter of
Mary, a probation officer, and Nigel Wilson, an investment banker. She
has three older brothers: Toby, Sam (a BBC journalist) and Matthew.
She is the granddaughter of novelist and MI6 officer Alexander Wilson
and his third, bigamously-married, wife, Alison (née McKelvie). Her
great-grandmother was Irish. Wilson grew up in Shepperton, Surrey, and
was raised as a Catholic.
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