Biography
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 2015 play Nell Gwynn, s...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Lift
2024
as Abby Gladwell
An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
Come Away
2020
as Alice Littleton (Adult)
Before Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they ...
Summerland
2020
as Vera
A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.
Misbehaviour
2020
as Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada
A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World ...
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
as Laura Rose
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed ...
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
Go behind the scenes with stars, puppeteers and creators as they bring Jim Henson's magical world of Thra back to life in a sweeping fantasy series.
Fast Color
2019
as Ruth
A woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left ...
Farming
2018
as Ms. Dapo
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in th...
A Wrinkle in Time
2018
as Dr. Kate Murry
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
Irreplaceable You
2018
as Abbie
A stunning cancer diagnosis spurs Abbie to seek a future girlfriend for fiancé and childhood sweetheart Sam, who's clueless when it comes to dating.
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
as Ava Hamilton
Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.
After the Storm
2017
as Mother
Inspired by current social events, After the Storm explores the lives of a family – a mother, father and their son – caught in the aftermath of an inc...
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
as Self
Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.
Beauty and the Beast
2017
as Plumette
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
Miss Sloane
2016
as Esme Manucharian
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
Free State of Jones
2016
as Rachel
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than figh...
The Whole Truth
2016
as Janelle
A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.
Concussion
2015
as Prema Mutiso
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologi...
Jupiter Ascending
2015
as Famulus
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers an...
9 Kisses
2014
as Bride
2014's best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.
Beyond the Lights
2014
as Noni Jean
Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a pro...
Belle
2013
as Dido Elizabeth Belle
Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in Engl...
Odd Thomas
2013
as Viola Peabody
In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
Larry Crowne
2011
as Talia
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes p...
All My Dreams on VHS
2009
as Erica
James can record his dreams onto VHS. He collects them… but what happens when girl of his dreams Erica finds herself on tape?
Act of God
2009
as Rose
When a heart surgeon chooses to save one female patient's life over another, her boyfriend looks for revenge.
Fallout
2008
as Shanice Roberts
A London policeman returns to the estate where he grew up to investigate the murder of a young boy. Adapted by the playwright from his 2002 play.
Walk Away and I Stumble
2007
as Nurse
Andy Spader has been happily married for 13 years, with two teenage children, when he meets a younger woman, Claire Holmes, after going to investigate...
Straightheads
2007
as Young PA
There is instant chemistry between Alice (Gillian Anderson), a businesswoman, and Adam (Danny Dyer), a younger working-class man who installs a securi...
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
2007
as Jessica
When Julie Bottomley discovers her husband of 10 years has been sleeping with her sister, her first instinct is to kill him. However, rather than risk...
Born Equal
2006
as Girl at King's Cross Station
Four characters living in one neighborhood in London - all living dramatically different lives, all of them on the edge - see their stories unfold.
Viva Blackpool
2006
as Pretty Young Woman
Ripley is now an ordained minister and owner of the Chapel of Love. He's on a search for the prize that will bring him untold riches - the Jules Rimet...
Nobody’s Heart
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as Lily
A beautiful, poetic story of love and loss, set against the backdrop of Lisbon in the thirties. As Lily is forced to confront the sudden and devastati...
Seacole
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as Mary Seacole
The biopic of Mary Seacole, a Scottish-Jamaican nurse and heroine during the Crimean War.
Fuze
N/A
A long-buried WWII bomb found in central London sparks a citywide evacuation.
An Untamed State
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as Mireille Duval Jameson
The powerful, unflinching story of a Haitian-American woman kidnapped for ransom in front of her husband and child.
Blood Ties
N/A
as Detective Reese Rezek
A detective obsessively investigates the brutal murders of a seemingly ordinary couple in suburban Virginia.
The Woman in Cabin 10
N/A
A journalist witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard a luxury yacht at night—only to be told that it didn’t happen as all the passengers and crew...