19 Facts About Ruby Barker

Ruby Barker was born on 23 December 1996 and is a British actress.

Ruby Barker is best known for playing Marina in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton.

Ruby Barker was awarded Best Actress at the British Urban Film Festival for her starring role in the film How to Stop a Recurring Dream.

Ruby Barker joined her sister Harriet in the foster care system just after she was born, and the two were adopted.

Ruby Barker spent her early childhood in London and Winchester before growing up in Glasgow until her teen years.

Ruby Barker's earliest acting experience was in an RBS advertisement.

Ruby Barker planned to study international relations at the London School of Economics after taking a gap year, but decided to pursue drama instead.

Ruby Barker worked at the National Railway Museum in York while participating in local theatre productions.

Ruby Barker played Mercy and Titivillus in the 2015 National Centre for Early Music production of Mankind.

Ruby Barker was discovered by Royal Shakespeare Company director Phillip Breen, who cast her as Mary in the 2016 York Mystery Plays and helped her get signed with an agency.

Ruby Barker then began to appear on television, landing a recurring role as Daisie in the fifth series of the CBBC teen fantasy series Wolfblood.

In 2018, Ruby Barker starred as Private Sarah Findlay in the play Of Close Quarters at Sheffield Theatres.

In 2020, Ruby Barker began playing Marina in the Shondaland-produced Netflix period drama Bridgerton.

Ruby Barker made her feature film debut opposite Lily-Rose Aslandogdu in the thriller film How to Stop a Recurring Dream.

In 2022, Ruby Barker made her London stage debut in Running with Lions at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith.

Ruby Barker has a role in the 2024 horror film Baghead.

Ruby Barker was hospitalised in 2022 for mental health reasons, stating that she was "really unwell for a really long time" and had "all this intergenerational trauma bundled up inside" her.

Ruby Barker was discharged from the hospital by 30 May 2022.

Ruby Barker broke her arm while rock climbing in March 2024.