- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1983
- Place of Birth
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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 …
Filmography
tvTRINITY
2026 · Commander Katherine Decker
movieFuze
2026 · Zuzana
tvThe Claudia Winkleman Show
2026 · Self
movieDeep Dive
2026 · Self
tvThe War Between the Land and the Sea
2025 · Salt
movieThe Woman in Cabin 10
2025 · Rowan
movieLift
2024 · Abby Gladwell
tvSherri
2022 · Self - Guest
tvSurface
2022 · Sophie Ellis, Tess Caldwell / Sophie Ellis, Executive Producer
tvThe Girl Before
2021 · Jane Cavendish, Associate Producer
tvLoki
2021 · Judge Ravonna Renslayer
tvMarvel Studios Assembled
2021 · Self - Ravonna Renslayer
movieCome Away
2020 · Alice Littleton (Adult)
movieSummerland
2020 · Vera
movieMisbehaviour
2020 · Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada
tvThe Morning Show
2019 · Hannah Shoenfeld
movieMotherless Brooklyn
2019 · Laura Rose
movieThe Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · Self
tvThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · Seladon (voice)
movieFast Color
2019 · Ruth
movieFarming
2018 · Ms. Dapo
movieA Wrinkle in Time
2018 · Dr. Kate Murry
movieIrreplaceable You
2018 · Abbie
movieThe Cloverfield Paradox
2018 · Ava Hamilton
movieAfter the Storm
2017 · Mother
movieAugust 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017 · Self
movieBeauty and the Beast
2017 · Plumette
movieMiss Sloane
2016 · Esme Manucharian
tvEasy
2016 · Sophie
movieFree State of Jones
2016 · Rachel
movieThe Whole Truth
2016 · Janelle
movieConcussion
2015 · Prema Mutiso
movieJupiter Ascending
2015 · Famulus
tvVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
movieBeyond the Lights
2014 · Noni Jean
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
movie9 Kisses
2014 · Bride
movieBelle
2013 · Dido Elizabeth Belle
movieOdd Thomas
2013 · Viola Peabody
tvTouch
2012 · Clea Hopkins
tvBlack Mirror
2011 · Kelly Booth
movieLarry Crowne
2011 · Talia
tvUndercovers
2010 · Samantha Bloom
movieAll My Dreams on VHS
2009 · Erica
movieAct of God
2009 · Rose
tvLost in Austen
2008 · Pirhana
tvBonekickers
2008 · Viv Davis
movieFallout
2008 · Shanice Roberts
movieWalk Away and I Stumble
2007 · Nurse
movieStraightheads
2007 · Young PA
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieDead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
2007 · Jessica
movieBorn Equal
2006 · Girl at King's Cross Station
tvRachael Ray
2006
tvThe One Show
2006 · Self
movieViva Blackpool
2006 · Pretty Young Woman
tvVital Signs
2006 · Eve
tvTotally Doctor Who
2006 · Self
Walk Away and I Stumble
tvWalk Away and I Stumble
2005 · Nurse
tvDoctor Who Confidential
2005
tvDoctor Who
2005 · Tish Jones
tvAgatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Tina Argyle
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
tvSpooks
2002 · Jenny
tvBad Girls
1999 · Fidelity
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
tvEntertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Nobody’s Heart
movieNobody’s Heart
— · Lily
Seacole
movieSeacole
— · Mary Seacole
An Untamed State
movieAn Untamed State
— · Mireille Duval Jameson
Blood Ties
movieBlood Ties
— · Detective Reese Rezek
Possession
tvPossession
— · Claudia, Executive Producer