
Cast
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Acting
Cast
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Known for
Acting
Born
1983-04-21
From
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
Also known as Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha, Gugulethu Mbatha, Gugulethu 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.

Fuze
as Zuzana

Beauty and the Beast
as Plumette

Jupiter Ascending
as Famulus

The Cloverfield Paradox
as Ava Hamilton

Lift
as Abby Gladwell

The Woman in Cabin 10
as Rowan

Miss Sloane
as Esme Manucharian

Odd Thomas
as Viola Peabody

Larry Crowne
as Talia

Concussion
as Prema Mutiso

The Whole Truth
as Janelle

Belle
as Dido Elizabeth Belle

Summerland
as Vera

Motherless Brooklyn
as Laura Rose

Free State of Jones
as Rachel

Fast Color
as Ruth

Farming
as Ms. Dapo

Misbehaviour
as Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada

Come Away
as Alice Littleton (Adult)

Beyond the Lights
as Noni Jean

A Wrinkle in Time
as Dr. Kate Murry

Fallout
as Shanice Roberts

Irreplaceable You
as Abbie

Straightheads
as Young PA

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
as Self

The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
as Self

9 Kisses
as Bride

Deep Dive
as Self

Born Equal
as Girl at King's Cross Station

Viva Blackpool
as Pretty Young Woman

Nobody’s Heart
as Lily

Blood Ties
as Detective Reese Rezek

Seacole
as Mary Seacole

Walk Away and I Stumble
as Nurse

Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
as Jessica

An Untamed State
as Mireille Duval Jameson

All My Dreams on VHS
as Erica

Act of God
as Rose

After the Storm
as Mother