Ruta Gedmintas ( lt, Rūta Gedmintas; ) is a British actress known for her work on television, primarily in ''

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'', '' Spooks: Code 9'', '' The Borgias'', ''

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''.

Early life

Gedmintas was born in

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, Kent, the daughter of a Lithuanian father and an

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mother. She grew up in

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and trained at the

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under Reuven Adiv.

Career

Gedmintas appeared in '' Spooks: Code 9'' as Rachel Harris, a former police officer. She has also had guest roles in the BBC's '' Waking the Dead'' and ITV1's ''

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''. She also appeared as

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in Showtime's ''

.'' In 2010 she worked on the independent films ''Zerosome'' and ''Atletu'' (aka ''The Athlete''); and then starred as Frankie in

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's ''

.'' Gedmintas appeared in the American drama '' Do No Harm'' as Olivia Flynn. The series aired for one season from January through September 2013 before being cancelled. She starred in an episode of the critically acclaimed show ''

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''. She also starred in ''

'' as Dutch, a computer hacker. In 2019 she was cast as

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in ''

''. Gedmintas starred in ''Unfaithful'' at London's Found111, alongside

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(''Heartbeat'', ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time'') and Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter film series, ''The Syndicate''). Gedmintas was interviewed (August 2016) regarding her previous roles as Astrid in ''Backbeat'', Sophie in ''Stag'', Betty (an animal-loving neighbour) in ''A Street Cat Named Bob'', released in November 2016.

Filmography

References

External links

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London theatre interview with Ruta Gedmintas

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