Biography
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Acting
Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw, MBE (/ˈɡuːɡuːəmˈbætərɔː/; born 21 April 1983) is a British actress. She began acting at the National Youth Music Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She gained acclaim for her roles as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Octavia in Anthony and Cleopatra in 2005 at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. She made her West End and Broadway debut, portraying Ophelia in Hamlet in 2009. For her role as the titular character in Jessica Swale's 201…
Career works
74
Movies
39
Series
35
Career average
6.2/10
Birth date
04/21/1983
Place of birth
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
Filmography highlights
Movies
Fuze
2026 · 7.1
Deep Dive
2026
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025 · 6.2
Lift
2024 · 6.4
Come Away
2020 · 5.8
Summerland
2020 · 7.5
Misbehaviour
2020 · 6.4
Motherless Brooklyn
2019 · 6.7
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · 7.6
Fast Color
2019 · 6.0
Farming
2018 · 6.2
A Wrinkle in Time
2018 · 5.1
Irreplaceable You
2018 · 6.9
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018 · 5.6
After the Storm
2017 · 8.0
Series
Possession
2026
The Claudia Winkleman Show
2026 · 2.7
The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025 · 7.6
Sherri
2022 · 2.6
Surface
2022 · 6.2
The Girl Before
2021 · 6.3
Loki
2021 · 8.2
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021 · 7.2
The Morning Show
2019 · 7.7
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · 7.8
Easy
2016 · 6.0
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · 4.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · 5.1
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · 5.8
Touch
2012 · 6.6