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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Known For
Nobody’s Heart
Lily
Larry Crowne
Talia
2011
Seacole
Mary Seacole
Lift
Abby Gladwell
2024
Come Away
Alice Littleton (Adult)
2020
Summerland
Vera
2020
Misbehaviour
Jennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada
2020
Motherless Brooklyn
Laura Rose
2019
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
Fast Color
Ruth
2019
Farming
Ms. Dapo
2018
A Wrinkle in Time
Dr. Kate Murry
2018
Irreplaceable You
Abbie
2018
The Cloverfield Paradox
Ava Hamilton
2018
After the Storm
Mother
2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Self
2017
Beauty and the Beast
Plumette
2017
Miss Sloane
Esme Manucharian
2016
Free State of Jones
Rachel
2016
The Whole Truth
Janelle
2016
Concussion
Prema Mutiso
2015
Jupiter Ascending
Famulus
2015
9 Kisses
Bride
2014
Beyond the Lights
Noni Jean
2014
Belle
Dido Elizabeth Belle
2013
Odd Thomas
Viola Peabody
2013
All My Dreams on VHS
Erica
2009
Act of God
Rose
2009
Fallout
Shanice Roberts
2008
Straightheads
Young PA
2007
Fuze
Walk Away and I Stumble
Nurse
2007
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
Jessica
2007
Born Equal
Girl at King's Cross Station
2006
Viva Blackpool
Pretty Young Woman
2006
An Untamed State
Mireille Duval Jameson
Blood Ties
Detective Reese Rezek
The Woman in Cabin 10
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
Surface
Sophie Ellis · (16 episodes)
2022
The Girl Before
Jane · (4 episodes)
2021
Loki
Judge Ravonna Renslayer · (9 episodes)
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self - Ravonna Renslayer · (1 episode)
2021
The Morning Show
Hannah Shoenfeld · (10 episodes)
2019
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Seladon (voice) · (9 episodes)
2019
Easy
Sophie · (2 episodes)
2016
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
Touch
Clea Hopkins · (13 episodes)
2012
Black Mirror
Kelly Booth · (1 episode)
2011
Undercovers
Samantha Bloom · (11 episodes)
2010
Lost in Austen
Pirhana · (4 episodes)
2008
Bonekickers
Viv Davis · (6 episodes)
2008
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
Rachael Ray
(1 episode)
2006
The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
2006
Vital Signs
(3 episodes)
2006
Totally Doctor Who
Self · (1 episode)
2006
Doctor Who Confidential
(2 episodes)
2005
Doctor Who
Tish Jones · (4 episodes)
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
Tina Argyle · (1 episode)
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2003
Spooks
Jenny · (9 episodes)
2002
Bad Girls
Fidelity · (1 episode)
1999
Trial & Retribution
(2 episodes)
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (1 episode)
1981
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Salt · (5 episodes)
Inheritance
Claudia · (5 episodes)
Trinity
Commander Katherine Decker · (2 episodes)