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Luther

Luther

BBC One 2010

A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of Luther (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Ruth Wilson

#1 - Ruth Wilson (Marisa Coulter)

Ruth Wilson MBE (born 13 January 1982) is an English actress. She is known for her performances as the eponymous protagonist in Jane Eyre (2006), as Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther (2010–2013, 2019), as Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair (2014–2018), and as the eponymous character in Mrs Wilson (2018). Since 2019, she has portrayed Marisa Coulter in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials, and for this role she won the 2020 BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actress. Her film credits include The Lone Ranger (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016), and Dark River (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Wilson (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Ruth Wilson plays as Marisa Coulter in Luther.
Ruth Wilson is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 23 episodes.

Dermot Crowley

#2 - Dermot Crowley (DSU Martin Schenk)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dermot Crowley (born March 19, 1947 in Cork, Ireland) is a Irish stage, film and television actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dermot Crowley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Dermot Crowley plays as DSU Martin Schenk in Luther.
Dermot Crowley is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 20 episodes.

Warren Brown

#3 - Warren Brown (DS Justin Ripley)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Warren Brown (born 11 May 1978) is an English actor and former professional Thaiboxer, well known for his roles as Andy Holt in teen soap opera Hollyoaks and Lee Hibbs in the three-part BBC drama series Occupation written by Peter Bowker. Brown was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England. Description above from the Wikipedia article Warren Brown (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Warren Brown plays as DS Justin Ripley in Luther.
Warren Brown is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 14 episodes.

Aimee-Ffion Edwards

#4 - Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Jenny Jones)

Aimee-Ffion Edwards is a Welsh film and television actress, born in Newport, Gwent, Wales. She is bilingual and has performed in both Welsh and English productions.

Aimee-Ffion Edwards plays as Jenny Jones in Luther.
Aimee-Ffion Edwards is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 14 episodes.

Saskia Reeves

#5 - Saskia Reeves (DSU Rose Teller)

Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is a British actress perhaps best known for her roles in the films Close My Eyes (1991) and I.D. (1995), and the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune. Born and brought up in London to a Dutch mother and English father, Reeves studied at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has since worked with directors such as Mike Leigh, Stephen Poliakoff, Michael Winterbottom and Nicholas Hytner. Early in her career she performed in puppet shows and in satirical revues at the Covent Garden Community Theatre. Her television credits include Spooks and the Bodies finale. Her stage work includes productions at London's National and Royal Court Theatres as well as on international tour. In addition to her acting career, Reeves does voice work, including commercial and narration (book readings) for VocalPoint.net. In 2008, she starred in English Touring Theatre's revival of Athol Fugard's Hello and Goodbye at the Trafalgar Studios in London. In 2010 she starred as Anne Darwin, the wife of the famous disappearing canoeist John Darwin (played by Bernard Hill) in Canoe Man, a dramatisation of the John Darwin disappearance case for BBC4 and in the BBC1 series Luther. In 2011 Reeves played the matriarch, Anna Brangwen, in the first part of William Ivory's two-part adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novels The Rainbow and Women in Love, first shown on BBC4. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saskia Reeves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Saskia Reeves plays as DSU Rose Teller in Luther.
Saskia Reeves is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Nikki Amuka-Bird

#6 - Nikki Amuka-Bird (Rav Mulcair)

Nikki Amuka-Bird plays as Rav Mulcair in Luther.
Nikki Amuka-Bird is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 9 episodes.

Laura Haddock

#7 - Laura Haddock (Max)

Laura Haddock is an actress. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Born in Enfield, London and raised in Harpenden, Hertfordshire (where she attended St. George's School), Haddock left school at the age of 17 and moved to London to study drama. She trained at Arts Educational School in Chiswick. Haddock made her television debut in the television pilot Plus One, part of the Comedy Showcase 2008. Her other television credits include The Palace, My Family, The Colour of Magic, Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye and Honest, playing the lead role of Kacie Carter. She also appeared in the pilot episode of Life Is Wild, the American version of Wild at Heart. She also starred in adverts for dot tel. Haddock played the lead role of Natasha in the ITV1 comedy dramaMonday Monday, and appears in series two and three of How Not to Live Your Life, replacing previous female leadSinéad Moynihan. In 2011, she appeared in the Cinemax/Sky TV drama Strike Back: Project Dawn for two episodes playing the kidnapped daughter of an illegal arms dealer. She stars as Lucrezia Donati, the mistress of Lorenzo de' Medici and lover ofLeonardo da Vinci in the 2013 series Da Vinci's Demons. Haddock's theatre credits include Famous Last, which formed as part of the 2009 Sky Arts Theatre Live! project, and Rutherford & Son at Northern Stage.

Laura Haddock plays as Max in Luther.
Laura Haddock is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Indira Varma

#8 - Indira Varma (Piety Breakspear)

Indira Anne Varma is an English stage and screen actress. She was a member of Musical Youth Theatre Company and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, in 1995. Her film debut and first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. She has gone on to appear in the television series The Canterbury Tales, Rome, Luther, Human Target, and Game of Thrones (as Ellaria Sand).

Indira Varma plays as Piety Breakspear in Luther.
Indira Varma is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Enzo Cilenti

#9 - Enzo Cilenti (Tiberius Claudius Nero)

Enzo Cilenti is a British stage, film and television actor of Italian heritage. He holds a degree in French and Spanish from the University of Nottingham, England, UK.

Enzo Cilenti plays as Tiberius Claudius Nero in Luther.
Enzo Cilenti is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Michael Smiley

#10 - Michael Smiley (DS Finlay)

Michael Smiley (born 1963) is a Northern Irish comedian and actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Kill List (2011) and The Lobster (2015).

Michael Smiley plays as DS Finlay in Luther.
Michael Smiley is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Last updated: jan 20, 2023

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