Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
Deep Dive
2026
as Self
Possession
2026
as Claudia
The Claudia Winkleman Show
2026
as Self
Fuze
2025
as Zuzana
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
as Rowan
The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025
as Salt
Lift
2024
as Abby Gladwell
Surface
2022
as Sophie Ellis
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Surface
2022
as Tess Caldwell / Sophie Ellis
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self - Ravonna Renslayer
The Girl Before
2021
as Jane Cavendish
Loki
2021
as Judge Ravonna Renslayer
Loki
2021
as Ravonna Renslayer
Summerland
2020
as Vera
Misbehaviour
2020
as Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada
Come Away
2020
as Alice Littleton (Adult)
Fast Color
2019
as Ruth
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
as Laura Rose
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
as Self
The Morning Show
2019
as Hannah Shoenfeld
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
as Seladon (voice)
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
as Ava Hamilton
A Wrinkle in Time
2018
as Dr. Kate Murry
Irreplaceable You
2018
as Abbie
Farming
2018
as Ms. Dapo
After the Storm
2017
as Mother
Beauty and the Beast
2017
as Plumette
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
as Self
Free State of Jones
2016
as Rachel
The Whole Truth
2016
as Janelle
Miss Sloane
2016
as Esme Manucharian
Easy
2016
as Sophie
Jupiter Ascending
2015
as Famulus
Concussion
2015
as Prema Mutiso
Beyond the Lights
2014
as Noni Jean
9 Kisses
2014
as Bride
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Belle
2013
as Dido Elizabeth Belle
Odd Thomas
2013
as Viola Peabody
Touch
2012
as Clea Hopkins
Larry Crowne
2011
as Talia
Black Mirror
2011
as Kelly Booth
Undercovers
2010
as Samantha Bloom
All My Dreams on VHS
2009
as Erica
Act of God
2009
as Rose
Fallout
2008
as Shanice Roberts
Bonekickers
2008
as Viv Davis
Lost in Austen
2008
as Pirhana
Straightheads
2007
as Young PA
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
2007
as Jessica
Walk Away and I Stumble
2007
as Nurse
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Born Equal
2006
as Girl at King's Cross Station
Viva Blackpool
2006
as Pretty Young Woman
Totally Doctor Who
2006
as Self
Rachael Ray
2006
The One Show
2006
as Self
Vital Signs
2006
as Eve
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
as Self
Doctor Who
2005
as Tish Jones
Walk Away and I Stumble
2005
as Nurse
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Tina Argyle
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Spooks
2002
as Jenny
Bad Girls
1999
as Fidelity
Holby City
1999
as Colette Hill
Trial & Retribution
1997
as Jenny Miller
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self