Ruta Gedmintas

{{short description|British actress}} {{Use British English|date=September 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = Ruta Gedmintas by Gage Skidmore.jpg | image_size = | caption = Gedmintas in July 2015 | name = Ruta Gedmintas | birth_name = | birth_date =  | birth_place = [[Canterbury]], [[Kent]], England | death_date =  | death_place = | death_cause = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2005{{ndash}}present }} '''Ruta Gedmintas''' 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 TV series)|The Borgias]]'' (2011), ''[[Lip Service (TV series)|Lip Service]]'' (2010–2012), ''[[The Strain (TV series)|The Strain]]'' (2014–2017), and ''[[His Dark Materials (TV series)|His Dark Materials]]'' (2019–2022).

==Early life== Gedmintas was born in [[Canterbury]], Kent, the daughter of a [[Lithuanians|Lithuanian]] father and an [[English people|English]] mother. She grew up in [[Buckinghamshire]] and trained at the [[Drama Centre London]] under [[Reuven Adiv]].<ref name="15min">{{cite web|url=https://www.15min.lt/vardai/naujiena/lietuva/lietuviu-kilmes-aktore-ruta-gedmintas-vaidina-spektaklyje-apie-grupe-the-beatles-1050-177364|language=Lithuanian|publisher=15min.lt |title= Lithuanian-born actress Rūta Gedmintas plays in a play about the band "The Beatles" |date=30 October 2011}}</ref>

==Career== 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 (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'' and ITV1's ''[[The Bill]]''. She also appeared as [[Elizabeth Blount]] in Showtime's ''[[The Tudors]]''.<ref name="15min"/> 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 (TV series)|Lip Service]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a182992/spooks-star-cast-in-bbc-lesbian-drama.html?imdb|title='Spooks' star cast in BBC lesbian drama|author=Dan French|date=21 October 2009|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=27 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/tv/80227-great-lezbritain-interview-with-ruta-gedmintas-from-lip-service|title=Great LezBritain: Interview with Ruta Gedmintas from "Lip Service" – AfterEllen|work=AfterEllen|accessdate=27 March 2016}}</ref>

Gedmintas appeared in the American drama ''[[Do No Harm (TV series)|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]]''.<ref name="london"/> She also starred in ''[[The Strain (TV series)|The Strain]]'' as Dutch, a computer hacker and resistance fighter.<ref name="vamp">{{cite web|url=http://www.vampires.com/interview-with-richard-sammel-and-ruta-gedmintas-of-the-strain-part-one/|title=Interview with Richard Sammel and Ruta Gedmintas of THE STRAIN Part One|work=Vampires.com|accessdate=27 March 2016}}</ref> In 2019 she was cast as [[Serafina Pekkala]] in ''[[His Dark Materials (TV series)|His Dark Materials]]''.

Gedmintas starred in the play ''Unfaithful'' at London's Found111, alongside [[Sean Campion]], [[Niamh Cusack]], and [[Matthew Lewis (actor)|Matthew Lewis]].<ref name="london"/> She played Astrid in ''Backbeat'',<ref name="london"/> a play about [[The Beatles]].<ref name="london"/>

She played Sophie in the black comedy ''Stag''.<ref name="london"/> She was Betty, an animal-loving neighbour in ''A Street Cat Named Bob'',<ref name="london"/> released in November 2016.<ref name="london">{{cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/144975/interview-ruta-gedmintas-2016/|title=Interview with Ruta Gedmintas – Unfaithful, The Strain, The Tudors… |author= Neil Cheesman |work= londontheatre1.com |date=18 August 2016}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2008 |''The Lost Samaritan'' |Elle Hass | |- |2008 |''[[Miss Conception]]'' |Alexandra | |- |2008 |''[[Atletu]]'' |Charlotte | |- |2009 |''[[Prowl (film)|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 (film)|A Street Cat Named Bob]]'' | Betty | |- |2025 |[[The Gorge (film)|''The Gorge'']] |WWII Scientist | |- |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2005 | ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|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 (TV series)|Lip Service]]'' |Francesca "Frankie" Alan |9 episodes |- |2011 |''[[The Borgias (2011 TV series)|The Borgias]]'' |Ursula Banadeo/Sister Martha |6 Episodes |- |2013 |''[[Do No Harm (TV series)|Do No Harm]]'' |Olivia Chase |Main cast; 12 Episodes |- |2013 |''[[Ripper Street]]'' |Clara Silver |Season 1, Episode 8 |- |2013 |''[[The Guilty (TV series)|The Guilty]]'' |Teresa Morgan |3 episodes of a 3-part miniseries |- |2014–2017 |''[[The Strain (TV series)|The Strain]]'' |Kirsten "Dutch" Velders<ref name="vamp"/> |Recurring (Season 1)<br>Main cast (Season 2–4) |- | 2016 | ''[[Stag (miniseries)|Stag]]'' |Sophie |1 episode of a 3-part miniseries |- | 2019–2022 | ''[[His Dark Materials (TV series)|His Dark Materials]]'' | Serafina Pekkala | Main role |- | 2025 | ''[[The Sandman (TV series)|The Sandman]]'' | Queen Titania | Supporting Cast |- | 2026 | ''[[Crookhaven (TV series)|Crookhaven]]'' | | |- |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Stage ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2015 |''Backbeat: The Musical'' |[[Astrid Kirchherr]] |at the Duke of York's Theatre, London |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=2055792|name=Ruta Gedmintas}} * [https://twitter.com/ruta_gedmintas Gedmintas] on [[Twitter]] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20230426005043/https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/ruta-gedmintas Bio at United Agents] * [http://www.profile-models.com/details.aspx?ix=0&modelid=25544&pic=001.JPG&btnx=&indx=5&subid=4550&mainsubid=4550 Ruta Gedmintas – Profile Model Management] * [http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=2345 Ruta Gedmintas – Celebrity supporter – Alzheimer's Society]

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