ACTOR · FROM BRISTOL, UK

Ruth Gemmell

Born 1967 · 59 years old49 credits since 19842 coming up

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ABOUT RUTH

Ruth Katrin Gemmell (born October 1967) is a British actress. She is known for portraying the role of Lady Violet Bridgerton in the Netflix period drama series Bridgerton.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born1 October 1967

BirthplaceBristol, UK

Known forActing

On Cineora34 of 49 titles

Known for

The titles people know Ruth from.

Series

Bridgerton

2020–IMDb7.5

Series

Penny Dreadful

2014–2016IMDb8.2

Series

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

2023IMDb7.6

Series

Utopia

2013–2014IMDb8.4

Movie

Fever Pitch

1997IMDb6.6

Series

The Fades

2011IMDb7.5

Series

Waking the Dead

2001–2011IMDb7.9

Series

Home Fires

2015–2016IMDb8.2

Movie

2010IMDb4.7

Series

Inside Men

2012IMDb7.2

Movie

Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me

2004IMDb6.5

The Perfect BlueMovie

The Perfect Blue

1998IMDb7.1

Coming up

What Ruth is working on next.

Chrysanthemumas JanetDate to be announced
Bridgerton spin-off based on the story of young Violet Ledger and Viscount Edmund Bridgertonas Lady Violet BridgertonDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 34
Average IMDb: 7.2
Highest rated: Agatha Christie's PoirotIMDb 8.6
Working since: 1984

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

49 credits

The 2020s

4 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

Movie

Cleaner

2025IMDb5.2

as Claire Hume

Series

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

2023IMDb7.6

as Lady Violet Bridgerton · 6 episodes

Not on Cineora

My Mum Tracy Beaker

2021

as Carly · 1 episode

Series

Bridgerton

2020–IMDb7.5

as Lady Violet Bridgerton · 32 episodes

The 2010s

14 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Movie

Cliffs of Freedom

2019IMDb6.2

as Varvara Vakrinos

Not on Cineora

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

2018

as Marie Schiele

Series

Ransom

2017–2019IMDb6.7

as Laurie · 1 episode

Series

Home Fires

2015–2016IMDb8.2

as Sarah Collingborne · 12 episodes

Series

Penny Dreadful

2014–2016IMDb8.2

as Octavia Putney · 5 episodes

Not on Cineora

Big Girl

2013

as Lynn

Series

Dancing on the Edge

2013IMDb7.4

as Lady Winnet · 1 episode

Series

Utopia

2013–2014IMDb8.4

as Jen Dugdale · 9 episodes

The 2000s

17 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average

Series

Moving On

2009–IMDb7.4

as Joanne · 1 episode

Movie

Good

2008IMDb6.2

as Elisabeth

Not on Cineora

Gone Fishing

2008

as Imogen

Not on Cineora

Summerhill

2008

as Rose

The Imaginary Girl

Not on Cineora

The Imaginary Girl

2007

as Mother

Not on Cineora

Ela

2007

as Ela's Mum

Series

Lewis

2007–2015IMDb8.2

as Robyn Strong · 1 episode

January 2nd

Not on Cineora

January 2nd

2006

as Claire

The 1990s

11 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Not on Cineora

The Alchemists

1999

as Julia Bannerman · 2 episodes

The Perfect BlueMovie

The Perfect Blue

1998IMDb7.1

as Jo

Not on Cineora

Macbeth

1998

as Lady Macduff

Movie

Fever Pitch

1997IMDb6.6

as Sarah Hughes

Series

Midsomer Murders

1997–IMDb7.9

as Diana Carnarvon · 1 episode

Series

Dalziel and Pascoe

1996–2007IMDb7.5

as Rachel Waller · 1 episode

Series

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995–1999IMDb7.7

as Jenny Norris · 1 episode

Series

Peak Practice

1993–2002IMDb6.5

as Christine Higson · 1 episode

The 1980s

3 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Series

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989–2013IMDb8.6

as Miss Sweetiman · 1 episode

Series

Casualty

1986–IMDb6.2

as Kate Margolin · 1 episode

Series

The Bill

1984–2010IMDb6.7

as Jane Joyce · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Ruth’s titles.

Mark StrongFever Pitch and Good

Samantha BondThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Home Fires

Kevin WhatelyLewis and Peak Practice

Nicola WalkerSpooks and Inside Men

Steven MackintoshGood and Inside Men

Claire RushbrookThe Fades and Home Fires

Johannes RobertsDirector · Storage 24 and F

Anthony HorowitzCreator · Midsomer Murders and Murder in Mind