Acting
Ruth Gemmell
Born 1967-10-01
Bristol, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
Ruth Katrin Gemmell (born October 1967) is a British actress. She is known for portraying the role of Lady Violet Bridgerton in the Netflix period drama series Bridgerton.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Ruth Gemmell
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Bridgerton
2020
TMDB4.0
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Penny Dreadful
2014
TMDB3.9
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Midsomer Murders
1997
TMDB3.8
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
TMDB4.1
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Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
2023
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Utopia
2013
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Cleaner
2025
TMDB3.3
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Father Brown
2013
TMDB3.8
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Casualty
1986
TMDB3.1
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Spooks
2002
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (53 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cleaner | Claire Hume | Movie | 2025 |
 | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story | Lady Violet Bridgerton | TV Series | 2023 |
 | My Mum Tracy Beaker | Carly | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Bridgerton | Lady Violet Bridgerton | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Cliffs of Freedom | Varvara Vakrinos | Movie | 2019 |
 | Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires | Marie Schiele | Movie | 2018 |
 | Ransom | Laurie | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Home Fires | Sarah Collingborne | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Penny Dreadful | Octavia Putney | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Big Girl | Lynn | Movie | 2013 |
 | Dancing on the Edge | Lady Winnet | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Utopia | Jen Dugdale | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Father Brown | Martha Quinton | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Offender | Officer Cassie | Movie | 2012 |
 | Storage 24 | Sarah | Movie | 2012 |
 | Inside Men | Rebecca | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Fades | Alice | TV Series | 2011 |
 | F | Sarah Balham | Movie | 2010 |
 | Moving On | Joanne | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Good | Elisabeth | Movie | 2008 |
 | Gone Fishing | Imogen | Movie | 2008 |
 | Summerhill | Rose | Movie | 2008 |
| The Imaginary Girl | Mother | Movie | 2007 | |
 | Ela | Ela's Mum | Movie | 2007 |
 | Lewis | Robyn Strong | TV Series | 2007 |
| January 2nd | Claire | Movie | 2006 | |
| Blue Dove | Jenny Page | TV Series | 2004 | |
 | Doc Martin | Shirley Knott | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me | Carly Beaker | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Afternoon Play | Rachel | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Spooks | Miranda | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Jeannie Waring | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Waking the Dead | Linda Cummings | TV Series | 2001 |
| Waking the Dead | DI Jess Worrall | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Murder in Mind | Liz Willis | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Alchemists | Julia Bannerman | TV Series | 1999 |
| The Perfect Blue | Jo | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Macbeth | Lady Macduff | Movie | 1998 |
 | Fever Pitch | Sarah Hughes | Movie | 1997 |
 | Midsomer Murders | Diana Carnarvon | TV Series | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Anne Merrick | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Rachel Waller | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Kavanagh Q.C. | Jenny Norris | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Peak Practice | Christine Higson | TV Series | 1993 |
 | A Touch of Frost | Christine Harris | TV Series | 1992 |
 | In Suspicious Circumstances | Elizabeth Harris | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Who Needs a Heart | Abigail | Movie | 1991 |
 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Miss Sweetiman | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Casualty | Kate Margolin | TV Series | 1986 |
 | The Bill | Rebecca Sands | TV Series | 1984 |
| The Bill | Sue Latham | TV Series | 1984 |
| The Bill | Jane Joyce | TV Series | 1984 |
| Chrysanthemum | Janet | Movie | — |