Ruby Stokes

Ruby May Stokes (born 4 September 2000) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in Netflix series Lockwood & Co. and the Paramount+ series The Burning Girls (both 2023). She played Francesca Bridgerton in the first 2 seasons of the Netflix series Bridgerton (2020–2022). Her films include Una (2016), Rocks (2019), and A Banquet (2021).

She was named a 2023 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.

Early life
Stokes is from Hackney, East London. She has two younger brothers Clement and Seth, who appeared in the ITV series Angela Black. She attended the BRIT School and took classes at the Young Actors Theatre Islington. She became a member of the London Youth Circus, part of the National Centre for Circus Arts.

Career
Stokes began her career as a child actress with a handful of small television roles before making her feature film debut in the 2016 drama Una as a young version of Rooney Mara's character. She appeared in Sarah Gavron's film Rocks in 2019. The following year, she was cast as Francesca, the sixth Bridgerton child, in the 2020 Shondaland-produced Netflix period drama Bridgerton, a role she would play in the first two seasons before exiting due to scheduling conflicts.

In 2021, Stokes voiced Kitty in the animated film Where is Anne Frank, and played Isabelle in the horror film A Banquet. It was announced in 2022 that Stokes would star as Lucy Carlyle in the Netflix adaptation of Lockwood & Co. and as Florence "Flo" Brooks alongside Samantha Morton in the Paramount+ adaptation of The Burning Girls, both released in 2023. Also in 2023, Stokes made her professional stage debut in That Face with Niamh Cusack at the Orange Tree Theatre.