Ruta Gedmintas Biography

Ruta Gedmintas is an English actor, best known for playing ‘Dutch Velders’ in the ‘FX’ horror–drama series ‘The Strain.’ She made her TV debut with a guest role in an episode of the series ‘Waking the Dead.’ Eventually, she strengthened her presence on the small screen, performing in national and international series such as ‘The Innocence Project,’ ‘The Tudors,’ ‘Spooks: Code 9,’ ‘Lip Service,’ and ‘The Borgias.’ She starred as ‘Olivia Chase’ in the American drama series ‘Do No Harm.’ She played the recurring role of ‘Kirsten "Dutch" Velders’ in the first season of ‘The Strain.’ The role was then transformed into a main one in the second season of the series. Ruta gained widespread recognition with the series. Meanwhile, she starred in movies such as ‘Prowl,’ ‘You Instead,’ and ‘A Street Cat Named Bob.’ She also made her mark on stage with ‘Backbeat: The Musical’ and ‘Unfaithful’.