Ruta Gedmintas

Ruta Gedmintas (born 23 August 1983) is an English actress known for her work on British television, primarily in The Strain, Spooks: Code 9, The Borgias, The Tudors, and Lip Service.

Early Life

Ruta was born on 23 August 1983. She grew up in Buckinghamshire, UK. Gedmintas was born in England to Lithuanian parents, and trained at the Drama Centre London under Reuven Adiv.

Career

She 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. 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.^[1]

She recently 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 due to poor ratings. She has also starred in an episode of the critically acclaimed show Ripper Street. Her most recent role to date is in The Strain as Dutch, a computer hacker.

Personal Life

She currently lives in a flat in North London, with her boyfriend the actor Luke Treadaway, Luke's acting twin-brother Harry Treadaway, and a friend of the twins who plays in a band.^[2]

Filmography

References

External links

• Ruta Gedmintas at the Internet Movie Database
• Gedmintas on Twitter
• Bio at United Agents
• London theatre interview with Ruta Gedmintas