Ruby Ashbourne Serkis

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Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
Born
Ruby Leilani N. Ashbourne Serkis

(1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 25)
Hackney, London, England
Other namesRuby Serkis
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Parents
Relatives Louis Ashbourne Serkis (brother)

Ruby Leilani N. Ashbourne Serkis (born 11 October 1998) is an English actress.

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Early life

Ashbourne Serkis was born in Hackney, East London, to actors Andy Serkis and Lorraine Ashbourne and grew up in North London with her younger brothers, including Louis. She attended the City of London School for Girls. [1]

Career

Ashbourne Serkis began her career with small cameos before landing a titular role in the 2015 BBC One television film adaptation of Laurie Lee's memoir Cider with Rosie, for which she received critical acclaim. [2] The following year, she portrayed a young version of Susan Lynch's character in the Channel 4 miniseries National Treasure . [3]

Ashbourne Serkis returned to television in 2020 as Lavinia in the Netflix fantasy series The Letter for the King , an English-language adaptation of the classic Dutch book by Tonke Dragt. [4] She appeared opposite Alice Englert in the first episode of the crime drama The Serpent . [5] She and her brother Sonny played siblings in the film La Cha Cha. Although the film received mixed reviews, her performance was praised. [6] In 2022, Ashbourne Serkis appeared in Peter Farrelly's biographical film The Greatest Beer Run Ever for Apple TV+ [7] and portrayed Amy Robsart in the Starz historical drama Becoming Elizabeth .

Filmography

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Kid
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Young Hobbit
2014Off the Page: Groove Is in the HeartJanineShort film
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Laketown Girl
2021La Cha ChaLibby Rees
2022 The Greatest Beer Run Ever Christine Donahue Apple TV+ film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Cider with RosieRosieTelevision film
2016 National Treasure Young ChristinaMiniseries; 2 episodes
2020 The Letter for the King LaviniaMain role
2021 The Serpent Celia WilsonMiniseries; 1 episode
2022 Becoming Elizabeth Amy Robsart Miniseries; 3 episodes
2024 Shardlake AliceMiniseries; 4 episodes

Audio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018In HereRuby BBC Radio 4 [8]

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