Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
Ruby Leilani N. Ashbourne Serkis (born October 11, 1998) is an English actress.
Ashbourne Serkis was born in Hackney, East London, to actors Andy Serkis and Lorraine Ashbourne and grew up in North London with her younger brothers Sonny and Louis. She attended the City of London School for Girls.
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. The following year, she portrayed a young version of Susan Lynch's character in the Channel 4 miniseries National Treasure.
Ashbourne Serkis 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. She appeared opposite Alice Englert in the first episode of the crime drama The Serpent. She and her brother Sonny portrayed siblings in the film La Cha Cha. Although the film received mixed reviews, Ashbourne Serkis' performance was praised. In November 2021, Ashbourne Serkis joined the cast of the upcoming Apple TV+ film The Greatest Beer Run Ever.
Acting
Movie
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Cute Young Hobbit
2012
Movie
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
as Agnes Shelby
2026
Movie
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
as Christine
2022
TV
The Serpent
as Celia Wilson
2021
Movie
Steve
as Charlotte
2025
TV
The Letter for the King
as Lavinia
2020
TV
Becoming Elizabeth
as Amy Robsart
2022
TV
Shardlake
as Alice
2024
TV
National Treasure
as Young Christina
2016
TV
I, Jack Wright
as Emily Wright
2025
TV
Star City
as Tanya Mironova
2026
Movie
Cider with Rosie
as Rosie
2015
Movie
La Cha Cha
as Libby Rees
2021
Movie
Off the Page: Groove Is in the Heart
as Janine
2014