Ruby Stokes Explained

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 Bridgerton in the first 2 seasons of the Netflix series Bridgerton (2020–2022). Her films include Una (2016), Rocks (2019), and A Banquet (2021).

She was named a 2023 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.^[1]

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
2023	Black Dog	Kayla		[11]
	Sunny Dancer			[12]
	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)
2023	Lockwood & Co.	Lucy Carlyle	Main role
	The Burning Girls	Flo Brooks	Main role
2024	The Jetty	Hannah Manning	Main role	[15]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	That Face	Mia	Orange Tree Theatre	[16]
2024	Till The Stars Come Down	Leanne	Dorfman Theatre	[17]

Video games

External links

• • Ruby Stokes at Curtis Brown

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stars of Tomorrow 2023: Ruby Stokes (actor). Screen Daily. Mark. Salisbury. 28 June 2023. 29 June 2023.
2. Web site: Meet the Rocks stars. The Face. India. van Spall. 18 September 2020. 21 January 2021.
3. Web site: Rocks portrays British girlhood like the screen has never seen. Dazed. Shannon. Mahanty. 18 September 2020. 21 January 2021.
4. Web site: Toby . Mekeisha Madden . 23 March 2022 . Bridgerton EP on That Other Season 2 Departure: It Was 'Beyond Our Control' . 21 July 2022 . TVLine . en-US.
5. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . 12 May 2022 . 'Bridgerton': Hannah Dodd To Play Francesca Bridgerton In Season 3 Recasting On Netflix Series . 21 July 2022 . Deadline . en-US.
6. Web site: Ruby Stokes on Where is Anne Frank & Lockwood & Co.. HeyUGuys. Stefan. Pape. 10 August 2022. 1 September 2022.
7. Web site: First trailer for Bridgerton and Luther stars' new thriller. Digital Spy. Rianne. Houghton. 1 July 2021. 12 April 2022.
8. Web site: 'Bridgerton's Ruby Stokes Set As Lead Of Netflix's 'Lockwood & Co.' Series Adaptation. Deadline. Peter. White. 16 March 2022. 16 March 2022.
9. Web site: Samantha Morton To Lead Paramount+ Thriller 'The Burning Girls' Alongside 'Bridgerton' Star Ruby Stokes. Deadline. Max. Goldbart. 1 November 2022.
10. Web site: That Face - What's On. Orange Tree Theatre. 19 September 2023.
11. Web site: 30 June 2022 . Stars of Tomorrow pair team with Independent and Trademark for 'Black Dog' (exclusive) . 16 July 2022 . Screen Daily.
12. Web site: Dams . Tim . 25 April 2024 . Bella Ramsey, Louis Partridge, Ruby Stokes to Star in Coming-of-Age Comedy 'Sunny Dancer' From Rising Brit Director George Jaques (Exclusive) . 26 April 2024 . https://Variety.
13. Web site: Vardhan . Harsh . 13 April 2024 . Jennifer Saunders and Ruby Stokes Cast in Denis Rabaglia’s Butterfly Stroke . 31 May 2024 . The Cinemaholic . en-US.
14. Web site: Rupert Everett And ‘Bridgerton’ Actor Ruby Stokes Join Alternative British Period Feature ‘Madfabulous’, Production Begins In Wales. Deadline Hollywood. Zac. Ntim. Andreas . Wiseman. August 12, 2024. 12 August 2024.
15. Web site: Yossman . K. J. . 7 November 2023 . Archie Renaux, Ruby Stokes Join Jenna Coleman in BBC Thriller 'The Jetty' (Exclusive) . 31 May 2024 . Variety . en-US.
16. Web site: 30 July 2023 . Cast announced for revival of Polly Stenham's That Face . 31 May 2024 . Orange Tree Theatre . en-GB.
17. Web site: Till the Stars Come Down National Theatre . 31 May 2024 . nationaltheatre.org.uk . en-GB.