
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Biography
Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw, MBE (/ˈɡuːɡuːəmˈbætərɔː/; born 21 April 1983) is a British actress. She began acting at the National Youth Music Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She gained acclaim for her roles as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Octavia in Anthony and Cleopatra in 2005 at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. She made her West End and Broadway debut, portraying Ophelia in Hamlet in 2009. For her role as the titular character in Jessica Swale's 2015 play Nell Gwynn, s…
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Filmography
Acting (77)
Movies (39)
Fuze
2026as Zuzana
Deep Dive
2026as Self
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025as Rowan
Lift
2024as Abby Gladwell
Come Away
2020as Alice Littleton (Adult)
Misbehaviour
2020as Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada
Summerland
2020as Vera
Motherless Brooklyn
2019as Laura Rose
Fast Color
2019as Ruth
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018as Ava Hamilton
A Wrinkle in Time
2018as Dr. Kate Murry
Farming
2018as Ms. Dapo
Irreplaceable You
2018as Abbie
Beauty and the Beast
2017as Plumette
After the Storm
2017as Mother
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017as Self
Miss Sloane
2016as Esme Manucharian
Free State of Jones
2016as Rachel
The Whole Truth
2016as Janelle
Jupiter Ascending
2015as Famulus
Concussion
2015as Prema Mutiso
Beyond the Lights
2014as Noni Jean
9 Kisses
2014as Bride
Belle
2013as Dido Elizabeth Belle
Odd Thomas
2013as Viola Peabody
Larry Crowne
2011as Talia
Act of God
2009as Rose
All My Dreams on VHS
2009as Erica
Fallout
2008as Shanice Roberts
Straightheads
2007as Young PA
Walk Away and I Stumble
2007as Nurse
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
2007as Jessica
Born Equal
2006as Girl at King's Cross Station
Viva Blackpool
2006as Pretty Young Woman
Seacole
as Mary Seacole
Nobody’s Heart
as Lily
Blood Ties
as Detective Reese Rezek
An Untamed State
as Mireille Duval Jameson
Television (38)
The Claudia Winkleman Show
2026as Self
TRINITY
2026 Upcomingas Commander Katherine Decker
Jul 16
The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025as Salt
The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025as Self
Sherri
2022as Self - Guest
Surface
2022as Sophie Ellis
Loki
2021as Judge Ravonna Renslayer
Loki
2021as Judge Ravonna Renslayer
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021as Self - Ravonna Renslayer
The Girl Before
2021as Jane Cavendish
The Morning Show
2019as Hannah Shoenfeld
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019as Seladon (voice)
Easy
2016as Sophie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014as Self
Touch
2012as Clea Hopkins
Black Mirror
2011as Kelly Booth
Undercovers
2010as Samantha Bloom
Lost in Austen
2008as Pirhana
Lost in Austen
2008as Pirhana
Bonekickers
2008as Viv Davis
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
The One Show
2006as Self
Rachael Ray
2006
Vital Signs
2006
Totally Doctor Who
2006as Self
Doctor Who
2005as Tish Jones
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004as Tina Argyle
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self - Guest
Spooks
2002as Jenny
Bad Girls
1999as Fidelity
Trial & Retribution
1997
The Daily Show
1996as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981as Self
Inheritance
as Claudia
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