
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.
14 acting credits
Acting · 14

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
2026

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012

Star City
2026

The Serpent
2021

Becoming Elizabeth
2022

National Treasure
2016

Shardlake
2024

The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022

The Letter for the King
2020

Steve
2025

I, Jack Wright
2025

Cider with Rosie
2015

La Cha Cha
2021

Off the Page: Groove Is in the Heart
2014