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, she received an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress nomination. Her early television roles include Doctor Who(2007), the NBC series Undercovers (2010), and FOX's Touch (2012). She had her breakthrough with the British period drama film Belle (2013), for which she won the BIFA for Best Actress. After roles in the films Beyond the Lights (2014) and Miss Sloane (2016), she co-starred in the Emmy Award-winning Black Mirror episode "San Junipero" (2016), for which she received acclaim. Her other film roles include Beauty and the Beast (2017), A Wrinkle in Time (2018), Motherless Brooklyn (2019), Misbehaviour (2020), and Summerland (2020). She has also acted in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019) and the Disney+ series Loki (2021–present). In 2017, Mbatha-Raw was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. In February 2021, Mbatha-Raw was appointed a global Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gugu Mbatha-Raw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Daily Show
1996
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Doctor Who
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Loki
2021
Sherri
2022
Holby City
1999
The One Show
2006
Black Mirror
2011
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Doctor Who
as Tish Jones · 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
Loki
as Judge Ravonna Renslayer · 2021
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 2022
Holby City
as Colette Hill · 1999
The One Show
as Self · 2006
Black Mirror
as Kelly Booth · 2011
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
The Morning Show
as Hannah Shoenfeld · 2019
Spooks
as Jenny · 2002
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Tina Argyle · 2004
Touch
as Clea Hopkins · 2012
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self - Ravonna Renslayer · 2021
Bad Girls
as Fidelity · 1999
Beauty and the Beast
as Plumette · 2017
Rachael Ray
· 2006
Doctor Who Confidential
as Self · 2005
Entertainment Tonight
as Self · 1981
Trial & Retribution
as Jenny Miller · 1997
Jupiter Ascending
as Famulus · 2015
Surface
as Sophie Ellis · 2022
Surface
as Tess Caldwell / Sophie Ellis · 2022
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
as Seladon (voice) · 2019
Fuze
as Zuzana · 2026
The War Between the Land and the Sea
as Salt · 2025
Easy
as Sophie · 2016
Possession
as Claudia · 2026
Free State of Jones
as Rachel · 2016
A Wrinkle in Time
as Dr. Kate Murry · 2018
Miss Sloane
as Esme Manucharian · 2016
Lift
as Abby Gladwell · 2024
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Ava Hamilton · 2018
The Woman in Cabin 10
as Rowan · 2025
Undercovers
as Samantha Bloom · 2010
Larry Crowne
as Talia · 2011
Odd Thomas
as Viola Peabody · 2013
Come Away
as Alice Littleton (Adult) · 2020
The Claudia Winkleman Show
as Self · 2026
Motherless Brooklyn
as Laura Rose · 2019
The Whole Truth
as Janelle · 2016
Concussion
as Prema Mutiso · 2015
The Girl Before
as Jane Cavendish · 2021
Bonekickers
as Viv Davis · 2008
Totally Doctor Who
as Self · 2006
Lost in Austen
as Pirhana · 2008
Beyond the Lights
as Noni Jean · 2014
Misbehaviour
as Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada · 2020
Vital Signs
as Eve · 2006
TRINITY
as Commander Katherine Decker
Irreplaceable You
as Abbie · 2018
Straightheads
as Young PA · 2007
Belle
as Dido Elizabeth Belle · 2013
Summerland
as Vera · 2020
Fast Color
as Ruth · 2019
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
as Self · 2019
Walk Away and I Stumble
as Nurse · 2005
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
as Self · 2017
Farming
as Ms. Dapo · 2018
Deep Dive
as Self · 2026
Born Equal
as Girl at King's Cross Station · 2006
9 Kisses
as Bride · 2014
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
as Jessica · 2007
Walk Away and I Stumble
as Nurse · 2007
Blood Ties
as Detective Reese Rezek
Fallout
as Shanice Roberts · 2008
Viva Blackpool
as Pretty Young Woman · 2006
After the Storm
as Mother · 2017
Act of God
as Rose · 2009
Seacole
as Mary Seacole
All My Dreams on VHS
as Erica · 2009
Nobody’s Heart
as Lily
An Untamed State
as Mireille Duval Jameson