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Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
English actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ruby Leilani N. Ashbourne Serkis is an English actress. She plays a major role as Emily Wright in the 2025 drama series I, Jack Wright.
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Early life and education
Ruby Leilani N. Ashbourne Serkis[citation needed] was born in Hackney, east London, to actors Andy Serkis and Lorraine Ashbourne. She grew up in north London with her younger brothers Sonny and Louis, both of whom are also actors.[1]
She attended the City of London School for Girls.[1]
Career
Ashbourne Serkis began her career with small cameos before landing a titular role in the 2015 BBC One television film adaptation of Laurie Lee's memoir Cider with Rosie, for which she received critical acclaim.[2] The following year, she portrayed a young version of Susan Lynch's character in the Channel 4 miniseries National Treasure.[3]
She returned to television in 2020 as Lavinia in the Netflix fantasy series The Letter for the King, an English-language adaptation of the classic Dutch book by Tonke Dragt.[4]
Ashbourne Serkis appeared opposite Alice Englert in the first episode of the crime drama The Serpent in 2021.[5] In the same year, she and her brother Sonny played siblings in the film La Cha Cha. Although the film received mixed reviews, her performance was praised.[6] In 2022, Ashbourne Serkis appeared in Peter Farrelly's biographical film The Greatest Beer Run Ever for Apple TV+.[7]
In 2022, she portrayed a young Amy Robsart in the Starz historical drama Becoming Elizabeth.[citation needed]
Ashbourne Serkis plays a major role as Emily Wright in the 2025 drama series I, Jack Wright.[8]
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