Ruth Kearney

Kearney was born in London, England, to Irish parents before relocating to Dublin, Ireland, at five years old.^[4] She grew up in Monkstown.^[5] She attended St. Andrew's College, Booterstown, and then studied Drama and ClassicsatTrinity College, Dublin, graduating with honours, before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2009.^[4] Her career began in theatre, with performances in productions such as Man of Mode alongside Antonia Thomas and Theo James,^[6] On the Razzle, Three Sisters, Oh! What a lovely War! and Othello.^[7]

Kearney is best known for her leading role as Jess Parker in the science fiction-drama Primeval,^[8][9] Kearney joined the cast in 2011 and appeared in both Series 4 and Series 5 of the show^[10][11]

In 2014, she guest-starred in the FX political thriller Tyrant, playing the role of Katharina.^[12]

In 2015 Kearney played the recurring role of Daisy Locke in the third season of the Fox American television psychological thriller series The Following.^[13]

She stars as the female lead London in the Netflix original comedy series Flaked alongside Will Arnett.^[14][15] Kearney portrays an attractive newcomer to Venice who gets caught in a love triangle with the characters portrayed by Will Arnett and David Sullivan.^[16] The role is Kearney's first major comedy television series.^[17] The series premièred on 11 March 2016 with all eight episodes released simultaneously.^[18]

Flaked returned for a second reduced season in 2017.^[19] Ruth Kearney also guest starred in the first season of ePix's Get Shorty as Becca Morgan; her first episode aired in September 2017.^[20]

Kearney is married to English actor Theo James, whom she has been in a relationship with since 2009.^[21] They met at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and married at the Islington Town Hall on 25 August 2018.^[22][23] They have a daughter born in 2021 and another baby born in September 2023.^{[citation needed][24]}

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