Occupation Actress Height 1.63 m | Years active 2009–present | |
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Born 10 November 1984 (age 36) ( 1984-11-10 ) London, England, United Kingdom Alma mater Trinity College, DublinBristol Old Vic Movies and TV shows Flaked, Primeval, Jet Stream Similar Theo James, David Sullivan, Shailene Woodley, Lina Esco, Ben Mansfield | ||
Ruth Kearney of 'Flaked' Was a Little Intimidated By Her 'Hot' Character
Ruth Delia Kearney (born November 10, 1984) is an Irish actress, best known for her roles as Jess Parker in Primeval, Daisy in The Following, and London in Flaked, a series on Netflix.
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Early life
Kearney was born in London, England to Irish parents before relocating to Dublin, Ireland at five years old. She studied Drama and Classics at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating with honours, before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2009. Her career began in theatre, with performances in productions such as Man of Mode alongside Antonia Thomas and Theo James, On the Razzle, Three Sisters, Oh! What a lovely War! and Othello.
Career
Kearney is best known for her leading role as Jess Parker in the science fiction-drama Primeval, Kearney joined the cast in 2011 and appeared in both Series 4 and Series 5 of the show
In 2014, she guest-starred in the FX political thriller Tyrant, playing the role of Katharina.
In 2015 Kearney played the recurring role of Daisy Locke in the third and final season of the Fox American television psychological thriller series The Following.
She stars as the female lead London in the Netflix original comedy series Flaked alongside Will Arnett. Kearne portrays an attractive newcomer to Venice who gets caught in a love triangle with the characters portrayed by Will Arnett and David Sullivan. The role is Kearney's first major comedy television series. The series premièred on March 11, 2016 with all eight episodes released simultaneously.
It was confirmed in July 2016 that Flaked will be returning for a second season in 2017
