Ruta Gedmintas
Introduction '''Ruta Gedmintas''' (; ) is a British actress known for her work on television, her credits include ''The Innocence Project'' (2006–2007), ''The Tudors'' (2007), ''Spooks: Code 9'' (2008), ''The Borgias'' (2011), ''Lip Service'' (2010-2012),  ''The Strain'' (2014–2017), and ''His Dark Materials'' (2019–2022).
Early life Gedmintas was born in Canterbury, Kent, the daughter of a Lithuanian father and an English mother. She grew up in Buckinghamshire and trained at the Drama Centre London under Reuven Adiv.
Career Gedmintas appeared in ''Spooks: Code 9'' as Rachel Harris, a former police officer. She has also had guest roles in the BBC's ''Waking the Dead'' and ITV1's ''The Bill''. She also appeared as Elizabeth Blount in Showtime's ''The Tudors''. In 2010 she worked on the independent films ''Zerosome'' and ''Atletu'' (aka ''The Athlete''); and then starred as Frankie in BBC Three's ''Lip Service. ''Gedmintas appeared in the American drama ''Do No Harm'' as Olivia Flynn. The series aired for one season from January through September 2013 before being cancelled. She starred in an episode of the critically acclaimed show ''Ripper Street''. She also starred in ''The Strain'' as Dutch, a computer hacker. In 2019 she was cast as Serafina Pekkala in ''His Dark Materials''.Gedmintas starred in the play ''Unfaithful'' at London's Found111, alongside Sean Campion, Niamh Cusack, and Matthew Lewis. She played Astrid in ''Backbeat'', a play about The Beatles. She played Sophie in the black comedy ''Stag''. She was Betty, an animal-loving neighbour in ''A Street Cat Named Bob'', released in November 2016.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes2008''The Lost Samaritan''Elle Hass2008''Miss Conception''Alexandra2008''Atletu''Charlotte2009''Prowl''Suzy2010''Zerosome''Lara2011''Exteriors''Pearl2011''You Instead''Lake2015''The Incident''AnnabelDirected by Jane Linfoot 2016''A Street Cat Named Bob Betty''+ Television Year Title Role Notes2005 ''Waking the Dead''Shelly MartinEpisode: "Undertow: Part I"2006''Goldplated''Miranda1 Episode2006–2007''The Innocence Project''Mary Jarvis6 episodes2007''The Tudors''Elizabeth Blount3 episodes2007''The Bill''Gemma HayesEpisode: "Stealth Attack"2008''Spooks: Code 9''Rachel6 episodes2009''Personal Affairs''Evie2 episodes2010–2012''Lip Service''Francesca "Frankie" Alan9 episodes2011''The Borgias''Ursula Banadeo/Sister Martha6 Episodes2013''Do No Harm''Olivia ChaseMain cast; 12 Episodes2013''Ripper Street''Clara SilverSeason 1, Episode 82013''The Guilty''Teresa Morgan3 episodes of a 3-part miniseries2014–2017''The Strain''Kirsten "Dutch" VeldersRecurring (Season 1)Main cast (Season 2–4) 2016 ''Stag''Sophie1 episode of a 3-part miniseries 2019–2022 ''His Dark Materials'' Serafina Pekkala Main role+ Stage Year Title Role Notes 2015''Backbeat: The Musical''Astrid Kirchherrat the Duke of York's Theatre, London
References
External links * *  Gedmintas on Twitter*  Bio at United Agents*  Ruta Gedmintas – Profile Model Management*  Ruta Gedmintas – Celebrity supporter – Alzheimer's Society