Ruby Leilani N. Ashbourne Serkis, a talented English actress, was born on October 11, 1998, in Hackney, East London, to a family of actors, Andy Serkis and Lorraine Ashbourne. She grew up in North London alongside her younger brothers, Sonny and Louis, and attended the prestigious City of London School for Girls.
Ashbourne Serkis' early career consisted of small cameos, but she quickly gained recognition for her standout performance in the 2015 BBC One television film adaptation of Laurie Lee's memoir Cider with Rosie, earning her critical acclaim. The following year, she took on the role of a young Susan Lynch's character in the Channel 4 miniseries National Treasure.
After a brief hiatus, 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 alongside Alice Englert in the first episode of the crime drama The Serpent. Additionally, she and her brother Sonny shared the screen as siblings in the film La Cha Cha, although the movie received mixed reviews, Ashbourne Serkis' performance was widely praised.
In November 2021, Ashbourne Serkis joined the cast of the upcoming Apple TV+ film The Greatest Beer Run Ever, marking another exciting chapter in her burgeoning career.
