Ruth Delia Kearney is an Irish actress known for her roles as Jess Parker in '' Primeval'', Daisy in ''

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'', and London in '' Flaked''.

Early life

Kearney was born in London, England, to Irish parents before relocating to

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, Ireland, at five years old. She grew up in Monkstown. She attended St. Andrew's College, Booterstown, and then studied Drama and

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, graduating with honours, before training at the

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Theatre School, graduating in 2009. Her career began in theatre, with performances in productions such as ''Man of Mode'' alongside

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and

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, ''On the Razzle'', ''Three Sisters'', ''Oh! What a lovely War!'' and ''Othello''.

Career

Kearney is known for her leading role as Jess Parker in the science fiction-

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'' 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

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'', playing the role of Katharina. In 2015 Kearney played the recurring role of Daisy Locke in the third season of the Fox American television

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series ''

''. She stars as the female lead London in the

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original comedy series '' Flaked'' alongside

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. Kearney portrays an attractive newcomer to

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who gets caught in a love triangle with the characters portrayed by

and David Sullivan. The role is Kearney's first major comedy television series. The series premiered on 11 March 2016 with all eight episodes released simultaneously. Flaked returned for a second reduced season in 2017. Ruth Kearney also guest starred in the first season of ePix's ''

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'' as Becca Morgan; her first episode aired in September 2017.

Personal life

Kearney is married to English actor

, whom she has been in a relationship with since 2009. They met at the

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and married at the Islington Town Hall on 25 August 2018. They have a daughter born in 2021 and another baby born in September 2023.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kearney, Ruth 1984 births Living people 21st-century Irish actresses Irish television actresses Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School People educated at St Andrew's College, Dublin Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Actresses from County Dublin