# Ruth Wilson - some actor! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruth-wilson-some-actor/710525 "2015-01-21T22:48:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BOOM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@BOOM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BOOM)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruth-wilson-some-actor/710525/1 "2015-01-21T22:48:48Z")
I’ve only seen her in Luther and The Affair (I’m halfway through). Holy smoke! So much intelligence, just so … outstanding; she, literally, stands out. I looked at her Wikipedia entry and see she’s back on stage atm with not a lot of stuff in the pipeline - she’s surely destined for the very top roles whatever the format. Google found this; a very odd thing, really: an Editorial in The Guardian praising her to the rafters - after her 4th professional stage job: > **[In praise of ... Ruth Wilson | Editorial](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/aug/15/in-praise-of-ruth-wilson)** > > Editorial: Theatre critics have been left breathless by the actor's performance in the Donmar production of Anna Christie I’m going to have to go back and see her 2006 Jane Eyre … ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruth-wilson-some-actor/710525/2 "2015-01-21T23:57:29Z")
She is very good. I would love to see her live on stage. ---
**Author:** ![BOOM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@BOOM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BOOM)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruth-wilson-some-actor/710525/3 "2015-01-22T18:01:09Z")
Hi Rhiannon, I’m kind of disappointed we’re alone in our appreciation, but at least we know we have sound judgement and good taste 😉 Happy viewing, or watching if you do get the chance to catch her on stage! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruth-wilson-some-actor/710525/4 "2015-01-22T18:09:03Z")
I agree that she’s good. I didn’t like the character in _Luther_, nor do I like the current series she’s in (only made it through two episodes), so that sort of colors my view. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruth-wilson-some-actor/710525/5 "2015-01-22T18:10:03Z")
I’ve only seen her in Luther, and she’s excellent in that. She plays _off-kilter_ very well. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruth-wilson-some-actor/710525/6 "2015-01-22T18:28:06Z")
She plays a sociopath in _Luther_, so there isn’t much range required for the role. But in _The Affair_, wow, she’s just terrific. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruth-wilson-some-actor/710525/7 "2015-01-23T01:39:52Z")
I saw her in The Lone Ranger; she was okay in that. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruth-wilson-some-actor/710525/8 "2015-01-27T17:44:16Z")
I first saw her in [Jane Eyre](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780362/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_17) and have been a fan ever since. I hope she’s still performing on Broadway the next time I go to NYC.