Ruby Stokes

Ruby May Stokes (born 4 September 2000) is an English actress. She appeared in the films Una (2016), Rocks (2019), and A Banquet (2021). On television, she is known for her role in the Netflix supernatural detective series Lockwood & Co. (2023). She also played Francesca, the sixth Bridgerton child, in the first two series of the streamer's period drama Bridgerton (2020–2022).

For the stage actress born 2004, see Ruby Jae Stokes.
Ruby Stokes
Born
Ruby May Stokes

(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000
Hackney, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Early life

Stokes is from Hackney, East London. She has two younger brothers Clement and Seth who appeared in the ITV series Angela Black. She attended the BRIT School as well as the Young Actors Theatre Islington. She became a member of the London Youth Circus, part of the National Centre for Circus Arts.[1][2]

Career

Stokes began her career as a child actress with a handful of small television roles before making her feature film debut in the 2016 drama Una as a young version of Rooney Mara's character. She appeared in Sarah Gavron's film Rocks in 2019. The following year, she was cast as Francesca, the sixth Bridgerton child, in the 2020 Shondaland-produced Netflix period drama Bridgerton, a role she would play in the first two series before exiting due to scheduling conflicts.[3][4]

In 2021, Stokes voiced Kitty in the animated film Where is Anne Frank,[5] and played Isabelle in the horror film A Banquet.[6] It was announced in 2022 that Stokes would star as Lucy Carlyle in the Netflix adaptation of Lockwood & Co.[7] and alongside Samantha Morton in the Paramount+ adaptation of The Burning Girls.[8]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Una Young Una Spencer
2017 The Price of Time Evie Short film
2019 Rocks Agnes
2020 It's Going to Be Okay Jamie Short film
Shagbands Chantelle Short film
2021 Where is Anne Frank Kitty Voice role
A Banquet Isabelle [6]
TBA Black Dog TBA [9]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Just William Grumpy Girl Episode: "Parrots for Ethel"
2011 Not Going Out Little Lucy Episode: "Debbie"
2014 Da Vinci's Demons Amelia 2 episodes
2018 shortFLIX Lilah Episode: "Nosebleed"
2020–2022 Bridgerton Francesca Bridgerton Recurring role (series 1–2; 5 episodes) [3]
2023 Lockwood & Co. Lucy Carlyle Main role [7]
TBA The Burning Girls Flo Brooks Main role Series[10]

Video games
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 DUSK
2022 As Dusk Falls Vanessa Dorland

References
  1. van Spall, India (18 September 2020). "Meet the Rocks stars". The Face. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. Mahanty, Shannon (18 September 2020). "Rocks portrays British girlhood like the screen has never seen". Dazed. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. Toby, Mekeisha Madden (2022-03-23). "Bridgerton EP on That Other Season 2 Departure: It Was 'Beyond Our Control'". TVLine. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (2022-05-12). "'Bridgerton': Hannah Dodd To Play Francesca Bridgerton In Season 3 Recasting On Netflix Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  5. Pape, Stefan (10 August 2022). "Ruby Stokes on Where is Anne Frank & Lockwood & Co". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. Houghton, Rianne (1 July 2021). "First trailer for Bridgerton and Luther stars' new thriller". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. White, Peter (16 March 2022). "'Bridgerton's Ruby Stokes Set As Lead Of Netflix's 'Lockwood & Co.' Series Adaptation". Deadline. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  8. Goldbart, Max. "Samantha Morton To Lead Paramount+ Thriller 'The Burning Girls' Alongside 'Bridgerton' Star Ruby Stokes". Deadline. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. Dams, Tim (30 June 2022). "Stars of Tomorrow pair team with Independent and Trademark for 'Black Dog' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  10. Goldbart, Max. "Samantha Morton To Lead Paramount+ Thriller 'The Burning Girls' Alongside 'Bridgerton' Star Ruby Stokes". Deadline. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
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