Ruth Codd
Born (1996-06-13) June 13, 1996
Wexford, Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active2022–present
Known forThe Midnight Club

Ruth Codd is an Irish actress and former TikToker best known for playing Anya in The Midnight Club and Juno Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher.

Career

Codd was a professional make-up artist and barber prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] After losing her job as a barber,[3] she began posting videos on TikTok. Within a year, she had more than 672,000 followers and 20.5 million likes.[4] Her TikTok content began with comedic nun videos[1] but later focused on disability awareness.[2]

Codd was discovered by the casting team of The Midnight Club through TikTok,[5] though she deleted her account after being cast in the show.[3] Codd had no acting experience prior to being cast as Anya.[6] The Midnight Club's co-creator and showrunner, Mike Flanagan, cast Codd to appear in his next Netflix series, The Fall of the House of Usher.[4]

Personal life

Codd is from Wexford, Ireland.[7] When she was 15, she seriously injured her foot playing football.[8] At age 23, Codd had her right leg amputated below the knee due to complications from her previous foot injury.[4]

Filmography

Television

Year Show Role Ref.
2022 The Midnight Club Anya [4]
2023 Creepshow Cassandra [9]
The Fall of the House of Usher Juno Usher [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 O'Leary, Kim (2023-02-04). "RTE Tommy Tiernan viewers hail 'inspirational' Irish actress Ruth Codd". DublinLive. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. 1 2 O'Donoghue, Niamh (2020-10-17). "'I hope my content makes people less scared to talk about disability' - make-up artist and TikTok star Ruth Codd". independent. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. 1 2 Bojalad, Alec (2022-10-11). "How Ruth Codd's Anya Became a Midnight Club Standout". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Greenwood, Chelsea (2022-10-07). "How Netflix's Midnight Club Star Ruth Codd Went From TikTok to Playing Anya in First Acting Role". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  5. ↑ Johnston, Dais (2022-12-21). "'Midnight Club' star: My 'House of Usher' character is "massively different"". Inverse. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  6. ↑ Johnston, Dais (2022-12-05). "'Midnight Club' Season 2: Ruth Codd explains why she loved Anya's return". Inverse. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  7. ↑ Codd, Ruth (2023-01-19). "My Wexford: actress Ruth Codd". IMAGE.ie. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  8. 1 2 Belle, Elly (2023-03-15). "Ruth Codd Talks Netflix's The Midnight Club and Figuring Herself Out". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  9. ↑ "Creepshow Season 4 Promises Generous Portions of Ghosts, Ghouls, and Gore". gizmodo.com. 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
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