Ruth Berkoff
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 30 - 40
- Height
- 5' 9" (1m 75cm)
- Weight
- 11st. 9lb. (74kg)
- Hair Colour
- Auburn
- Eye Colour
- Blue
- Build
- Medium
Images
Video
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video fileCYNTHIA: a 1-minute comedic monologue
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video fileRuth Berkoff Showreel
Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
Host
Event |
BARBIE YOU CAN BE ANYTHING THE EXPERIENCE Bakehouse Factory |
|
| 2023 |
Hannah
Theatre |
THE BEAUTY OF BEING HERD Georgia Murphy |
touring |
| 2023 |
Woman
Theatre |
ON WHITBY CLIFFS Fight Like a Girl 4 |
Kings Arms, Salford |
| 2023 |
Mum
Film |
WEIRD FISHES Conor Muir-Cochrane |
|
| 2023 |
Elaine
Film |
BEHOLD THE CLAW Stephen Reid / Saint Eve Films |
|
| 2022 |
Rainbow Sparkle (sister), Prince Cosmo,
Theatre |
CINDERELLA Alys Williams, Same Difference Arts |
|
| 2022 |
Natalie
Theatre |
WHITE WALLS Leah Francis / Speak Woman Speak |
|
| 2022 |
Elaine, Ecologist
Commercials & Industrials |
KAL07B - NETWORK RAIL Jason Edwards / Nice Media |
|
| 2022 |
Prisoner
Online & Multimedia |
HMPPS PRISON SERVICE Joanne Dunne / Kreate |
|
| 2021 |
Grace
Film |
GRACE George Atkinson / Effortless Pictures |
|
| 2020 |
Hannah
Theatre |
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT Michael Siegel / Leeds Pub Theatre |
Adelphi, Leeds |
| 2020 |
Mother Goose
Theatre |
Mother Goose Darren Johnson / Pocket Panto |
|
| 2019 |
Various roles
Theatre |
Page to Stage Emma Leah Golding / Script Yorkshire |
7 Arts |
| 2019 |
Indigo in Crappy Birthday To Me
Theatre |
Slung Low Shorts 4 Natalie Quatermass / Slung Low |
The Holbeck |
| 2019 |
Ellie Johnson
Film |
All My Love, Ellie Roisin O'Callaghan / Manchester Metropolitan University |
|
| 2019 |
Sarah The Cook / Queen Rat
Theatre |
Dick Whittington Darren Johnson / Pocket Panto |
Touring |
| 2018 |
Mary (lead)
Event |
The Totterdown Road Project Jeremy Routledge / Calling The Shots |
Totterdown Centre, Bristol |
| 2018 |
Inspector Clueless
Theatre |
The Pink Panther Nick Cowell / Break Theatre |
Italy |
| 2018 |
Prince Charming
Theatre |
Cinderella Darren Johnson / Pocket Panto |
Yorkshire, rural tour |
| 2017 |
Anna (lead)
Film |
One Bed Frank Berry / Northern Film School |
|
| 2017 |
Street Theatre Performer
Theatre |
Emergency Entertainment James Lovell / Ministry Of Fun |
Butlins, Skegness |
| 2017 |
Various mental health scenarios
Theatre |
Work Capability Assessment Nurse Training Professional Role Players Ltd |
|
| 2017 |
Witness
Film |
The Goodbye Girl Aidey Pugh / Poor Mad Tom Films |
Wakefield |
| 2016 |
Stacey the Satsuma
Event |
The Spiced Satsumas Natasha Glew / Same Difference |
Westbury |
| 2016 |
Mrs Cratchitt and multiple roles
Theatre |
A Christmas Carol Stephen Boyes / Manchester Actors Company |
|
| 2016 |
Titania (Midsummer Night's Dream), and multiple roles
Theatre |
Fighting For Words Stephen Boyes / Manchester Actors Company |
|
| 2016 |
Mrs Carmichael
Film |
Destination Dewsbury Jack Spring / Circus Pictures Film Ltd |
|
| 2016 |
The Trolley Lady
Theatre |
Harry Potter Wizarding Experience Kat Rose-Martin / Sneaky Experience |
Lancaster Castle |
| 2016 |
Presenter
Television |
Industrial Yorkshire Documentary Thomas Slade / Teaching Help Site |
Armley Mills / Keighley Train Station |
| 2016 |
Periscope Inventor
Theatre |
A Few Feet Up Natasha Glew / Same Difference |
Various locations |
| 2016 |
Lady Mayoress / Mrs Burton / Ethel / Sue
Theatre |
Leeds Lads Rod Dixon / Red Ladder |
Carriageworks Theatre |
| 2016 |
Rachel (trainee thief)
Film |
Thieves Inc Matt Exton / Sheffield University |
|
| 2016 |
Lady Macbeth
Theatre |
Macbeth Rich Francis / Leeds Arts Centre |
Leeds Carriageworks |
| 2016 |
Chief Factory Worker and a prisoner
Theatre |
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory plus Shawshank Redemption Kat Rose-Martin / Sneaky Experience |
Leeds Town Hall |
| 2016 |
Mental health role play actor
Theatre |
Psychiatry Pit Stop Alex Chatziagorakis / Leeds University |
Leeds University |
| 2016 |
Kathy Betts
Theatre |
Murder On The Titanic Rob Ireland / Laugh And Let Die |
|
| 2016 |
Nurse Ruth Kelly
Theatre |
Harvey Alan Buttery / Leeds Arts Centre |
Carriageworks Theatre |
| 2016 |
Gunderson
Online & Multimedia |
Crooked Valley episodes 3 and 5 Patrick Parkinson / Whole She'bang |
|
| 2015 |
Audition Attendee
Film |
Twin Peaks Auditions Film Johnny Burns / Big Red Button |
London |
| 2015 |
Mother
Film |
Dead Bird Ashton Lloydi / Northern Film School |
|
| 2015 |
The Child Catcher
Theatre |
Chitty Chitty Oink Oink Delia Muir / Hyde Park Unity Day Panto |
Wrangthorn Church Hall |
| 2015 |
Mrs Butterworth
Theatre |
The Naughty Christmas Tree Natasha Glew / Same Difference |
Various locations in the UK |
| 2015 |
Angie, receptionist
Film |
My Jewish Auntie Nick Colquhoun / Look Lively Productions |
|
| 2015 |
Winifred Sanderson (Hocus Pocus) / Medusa
Theatre |
Halloween Kat Rose-Martin / Sneaky Experience |
Kirkstall Abbey |
| 2015 |
Rhona
Theatre |
Sacked! Mick Parkin / Hit and Run Theatre |
Various venues in Sheffield |
| 2015 |
Brunnhilde (powerful German woman), Antoinette (cheating wife), and Baroness Duverger
Theatre |
Ecole Philippe Gaulier Vaudeville Show Philippe Gaulier / Ecole Philippe Gaulier |
Ecole Philippe Gaulier |
| 2012 |
Chorus member
Theatre |
Promised Land Rod Dixon / Red Ladder |
Carriageworks, Leeds |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Meisner 'Core' Training | Both Feet Actor Training |
| 2020 | One to one screen acting tuition | Karen Henthorn |
| 2016 | Acting For Camera | Manchester Actors' Platform (MAP) |
| 2015 | Foundation in Improv | Comedy Sportz Manchester |
| 2015 | Drama Classes | Northern: Drama Acting School |
| 2015 | 2 yr. Acting | Ecole Philippe Gaulier |
| 2013 | 1 year course, specialising in acrobatics and physical theatre | Circomedia (Contemporary Circus and Theatre) |
| 2012 | Circus In Performance | Greentop |
| 2004 | English and Philosophy | Queens Belfast |
About me
Top finalist: Actress Universe Film Festival 2022Bronze winner: the World Monologue Games 2021
Number 9's review on On Whitby Cliffs: A beautifully nuanced piece of writing which was handled with skill, Berkoff especially impressing." (Fight Like a Girl, November 2023)
Trained with Philippe Gaulier (theatre), Karen Henthorn (screen), Both Feet (Meisner) and Circomedia (physical theatre and contemporary circus)
Currently touring The Beauty of Being Herd, a solo show about a woman who decides to go and live as a sheep.
Additional skills:
Stilt walking, partner acrobatics, basic juggling, massage therapist, life modelling, cold water swimming, axe and knife skills, chainsaw qualified.
License & Passport
| Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
| Languages Spoken | English |
|---|---|
| Accents/Dialects | English - General, English - London, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Yorkshire & Humber |
| Vocal Types | Alto, Soprano |
| Athletics | Aerobics, Cycling, Yoga |
| Musical Skills | Guitar |
| Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |