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, she received an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress nomination.
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, she received an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress nomination.
Her early television roles include Doctor Who(2007), the NBC series Undercovers (2010), and FOX's Touch (2012). She had her breakthrough with the British period drama film Belle (2013), for which she won the BIFA for Best Actress. After roles in the films Beyond the Lights (2014) and Miss Sloane (2016), she co-starred in the Emmy Award-winning Black Mirror episode "San Junipero" (2016), for which she received acclaim. Her other film roles include Beauty and the Beast (2017), A Wrinkle in Time (2018), Motherless Brooklyn (2019), Misbehaviour (2020), and Summerland (2020). She has also acted in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019) and the Disney+ series Loki (2021–present).
In 2017, Mbatha-Raw was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. In February 2021, Mbatha-Raw was appointed a global Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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Filmography (Movies)
Fuze
Character:
Release Date:26/03/2026
The Woman in Cabin 10
Character:Rowan
Release Date:09/10/2025
Lift
Character:Abby Gladwell
Release Date:10/01/2024
Come Away
Character:Alice Littleton (Adult)
Release Date:12/11/2020
Summerland
Character:Vera
Release Date:24/07/2020
Misbehaviour
Character:Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada
Release Date:12/03/2020
Motherless Brooklyn
Character:Laura Rose
Release Date:31/10/2019
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Character:
Release Date:30/08/2019
Fast Color
Character:Ruth
Release Date:29/03/2019
Farming
Character:Ms. Dapo
Release Date:08/09/2018
A Wrinkle in Time
Character:Dr. Kate Murry
Release Date:08/03/2018
Irreplaceable You
Character:Abbie
Release Date:16/02/2018
The Cloverfield Paradox
Character:Ava Hamilton
Release Date:04/02/2018
After the Storm
Character:Mother
Release Date:21/09/2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Character:Self
Release Date:26/08/2017
Beauty and the Beast
Character:Plumette
Release Date:16/03/2017
Miss Sloane
Character:Esme Manucharian
Release Date:25/11/2016
Free State of Jones
Character:Rachel
Release Date:24/06/2016
The Whole Truth
Character:Janelle
Release Date:25/03/2016
Concussion
Character:Prema Mutiso
Release Date:12/11/2015
Jupiter Ascending
Character:Famulus
Release Date:04/02/2015
Beyond the Lights
Character:Noni Jean
Release Date:14/11/2014
Belle
Character:Dido Elizabeth Belle
Release Date:01/05/2013
Odd Thomas
Character:Viola Peabody
Release Date:29/01/2013
Larry Crowne
Character:Talia
Release Date:30/06/2011
All My Dreams on VHS
Character:Erica
Release Date:21/09/2009
Act of God
Character:Rose
Release Date:01/01/2009
Fallout
Character:Shanice Roberts
Release Date:03/07/2008
Walk Away and I Stumble
Character:Nurse
Release Date:16/05/2007
Straightheads
Character:Young PA
Release Date:27/04/2007
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
Character:Jessica
Release Date:01/01/2007
Born Equal
Character:Girl at King's Cross Station
Release Date:17/12/2006
Viva Blackpool
Character:Pretty Young Woman
Release Date:10/06/2006
Television Appearances
TRINITY
Character:Commander Katherine Decker
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Character:Salt
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Surface
Character:Sophie Ellis
Surface
Character:Tess Caldwell / Sophie Ellis
The Girl Before
Character:Jane Cavendish
Loki
Character:Judge Ravonna Renslayer
Marvel Studios Assembled
Character:Self - Ravonna Renslayer
The Morning Show
Character:Hannah Shoenfeld
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Character:Seladon (voice)
Easy
Character:Sophie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Touch
Character:Clea Hopkins
Black Mirror
Character:Kelly Booth
Undercovers
Character:Samantha Bloom
Lost in Austen
Character:Pirhana
Bonekickers
Character:Viv Davis
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Rachael Ray
Character:
The One Show
Character:Self
Vital Signs
Character:
Totally Doctor Who
Character:Self
Doctor Who Confidential
Character:
Doctor Who
Character:Tish Jones
Agatha Christie's Marple
Character:Tina Argyle
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Spooks
Character:Jenny
Bad Girls
Character:Fidelity
Trial & Retribution
Character:
The Daily Show
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
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