Actor profile

Ruth Gemmell

1st October 1967 Bristol, England, UK Acting

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.

19 Movies 28 TV Shows 47 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Cleaner poster

Cleaner 19th February 2025 as Claire Hume

Cliffs of Freedom poster

Cliffs of Freedom 1st March 2019 as Varvara Vakrinos

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires poster

Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires 10th November 2018 as Marie Schiele

Big Girl poster

Big Girl 15th July 2013 as Lynn

Offender poster

Offender 8th August 2012 as Officer Cassie

Storage 24 poster

Storage 24 29th June 2012 as Sarah

F poster

F 7th September 2010 as Sarah Balham

Good poster

Good 31st December 2008 as Elisabeth

Gone Fishing poster

Gone Fishing 7th November 2008 as Imogen

Summerhill poster

Summerhill 21st January 2008 as Rose

The Imaginary Girl 1st July 2007 as Mother

Ela 28th February 2007 as Ela's Mum

January 2nd 7th December 2006 as Claire

Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me poster

Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me 21st February 2004 as Carly Beaker

The Perfect Blue 19th December 1998 as Jo

Macbeth poster

Macbeth 15th January 1998 as Lady Macduff

Fever Pitch poster

Fever Pitch 4th April 1997 as Sarah Hughes

Who Needs a Heart poster

Who Needs a Heart 2nd January 1991 as Abigail

Chrysanthemum as Janet

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story poster

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story 4th May 2023 as Lady Violet Bridgerton

My Mum Tracy Beaker poster

My Mum Tracy Beaker 12th February 2021 as Carly

Bridgerton poster

Bridgerton 25th December 2020 as Lady Violet Bridgerton

Ransom poster

Ransom 1st January 2017 as Laurie

Home Fires poster

Home Fires 3rd May 2015 as Sarah Collingborne

Penny Dreadful poster

Penny Dreadful 11th May 2014 as Octavia Putney

Dancing on the Edge poster

Dancing on the Edge 4th February 2013 as Lady Winnet

Utopia poster

Utopia 15th January 2013 as Jen Dugdale

Father Brown poster

Father Brown 14th January 2013 as Martha Quinton

Inside Men poster

Inside Men 2nd February 2012 as Rebecca

The Fades poster

The Fades 21st September 2011 as Alice

Moving On poster

Moving On 18th May 2009 as Joanne

Lewis poster

Lewis 18th February 2007 as Robyn Strong

Doc Martin poster

Doc Martin 2nd September 2004 as Shirley Knott

The Afternoon Play poster

The Afternoon Play 27th January 2003 as Rachel

Spooks poster

Spooks 13th May 2002 as Miranda

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries poster

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 8th April 2002 as Jeannie Waring

Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead 18th June 2001 as DI Jess Worrall

Murder in Mind poster

Murder in Mind 22nd April 2001 as Liz Willis

The Alchemists poster

The Alchemists 15th November 1999 as Julia Bannerman

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Anne Merrick

Kavanagh Q.C. poster

Kavanagh Q.C. 3rd January 1995 as Jenny Norris

Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice 10th May 1993 as Christine Higson

A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost 6th December 1992 as Christine Harris

In Suspicious Circumstances poster

In Suspicious Circumstances 3rd June 1991 as Elizabeth Harris

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Miss Sweetiman

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Kate Margolin

The Bill poster

The Bill 16th October 1984 as Jane Joyce