Ruby Stokes

For the stage actress born 2004, see Ruby Jae Stokes.

Ruby Stokes (born 4 September 2000) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in Netflix series Lockwood & Co., the Paramount+ series The Burning Girls (both 2023), and the BBC One drama The Jetty (2024). She played Francesca in the first two series of the Netflix series Bridgerton (2020–2022). Her films include Una (2016), Rocks (2019), and A Banquet (2021). In 2023, she was named as one of Screen International Stars of Tomorrow.^[1]

Ruby Stokes
Born	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24) Hackney, London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present

Early life

Stokes is from Hackney, East London. She has two younger brothers Clement and Seth, who appeared in the ITV series Angela Black. She attended the BRIT School and took classes at the Young Actors Theatre Islington. She became a member of the London Youth Circus, part of the National Centre for Circus Arts.^[2][3]

Career

Stokes began her career as a child actress with a handful of small television roles before making her feature film debut in the 2016 drama Una as a young version of Rooney Mara's character. She appeared in Sarah Gavron's film Rocks in 2019. The following year, she was cast as Francesca, the sixth Bridgerton child, in the 2020 Shondaland-produced Netflix period drama Bridgerton, a role she would play in the first two seasons before exiting due to scheduling conflicts.^[4][5]

In 2021, Stokes voiced Kitty in the animated film Where is Anne Frank,^[6] and played Isabelle in the horror film A Banquet.^[7] It was announced in 2022 that Stokes would star as Lucy Carlyle in the Netflix adaptation of Lockwood & Co.^[8] and as Florence "Flo" Brooks alongside Samantha Morton in the Paramount+ adaptation of The Burning Girls,^[9] both released in 2023. Also in 2023, Stokes made her professional stage debut in That Face with Niamh Cusack at the Orange Tree Theatre.^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Una	young Una Spencer
2017	The Price of Time	Evie	Short film
2019	Rocks	Agnes
	White Girl	Girl	Short Film
2020	It's Going to Be Okay	Jamie	Short film
	Shagbands	Chantelle	Short film
2021	Where is Anne Frank	Kitty	Voice role
	A Banquet	Isabelle		[7]
2023	Black Dog	Kayla		[11]
TBA	Sunny Dancer	TBA		[12]
TBA	Butterfly Stroke	Lori		[13]
TBA	Madfabulous	Lily	Filming	[14]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Just William	Grumpy Girl	Episode: "Parrots for Ethel"
2011	Not Going Out	Little Lucy	Episode: "Debbie"
2014	Da Vinci's Demons	Amelia	2 episodes
2018	shortFLIX	Lilah	Episode: "Nosebleed"
2020–2022	Bridgerton	Francesca Bridgerton	Recurring role (series 1–2; 5 episodes)	[4]
2023	Lockwood & Co.	Lucy Carlyle	Main role	[8]
	The Burning Girls	Flo Brooks	Main role	[9]
2024	The Jetty	Hannah Manning	Main role	[15]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2023	That Face	Mia	Orange Tree Theatre	[16]
2024	Till The Stars Come Down	Leanne	Dorfman Theatre	[17]
2025	The Habits	Jess	Hampstead Theatre	[18]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	As Dusk Falls	Vanessa Dorland