Ruby Stokes (born 4 September 2000) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in

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series '' Lockwood & Co.'', the

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series '' The Burning Girls'' (both 2023), and the

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drama '' The Jetty'' (2024). She played Francesca in the first two series of the

series ''

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'' (2020–2022). Her films include '' Una'' (2016), ''

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'' (2019), and '' A Banquet'' (2021). In 2023, she was named as one of ''

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'' Stars of Tomorrow.

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

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and took classes at the Young Actors Theatre Islington. She became a member of the London Youth Circus, part of the National Centre for Circus Arts.

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

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's character. She appeared in

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's film ''

'' in 2019. The following year, she was cast as Francesca, the sixth Bridgerton child, in the 2020

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-produced

period drama ''

'', a role she would play in the first two seasons before exiting due to scheduling conflicts. In 2021, Stokes voiced Kitty in the animated film ''

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'', and played Isabelle in the horror film '' A Banquet''. It was announced in 2022 that Stokes would star as Lucy Carlyle in the Netflix adaptation of '' Lockwood & Co.'' and as Florence "Flo" Brooks alongside

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in the

adaptation of '' The Burning Girls'', both released in 2023. Also in 2023, Stokes made her professional stage debut in ''That Face'' with

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at the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Video games

References

External links

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