Ruth Codd Explained

Ruth Codd (born June 13, 1996) is an Irish actress. She is best known for starring as Anya in Netflix mystery thriller series The Midnight Club (2022) and Juno Usher in the Netflix horror miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher (2023).

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. Her TikTok content began with comedic nun videos, but later focused on disability awareness.

Codd was discovered by the casting team of the Netflix mystery thriller series The Midnight Club through TikTok,^[4] though she deleted her account after being cast in the show. She had no professional acting experience prior to being cast as Anya.^[5] The series premiered in October 2022 and garnered positive reviews from critics.^[6]

Mike Flanagan, co-creator and showrunner of The Midnight Club, cast Codd to star as Juno Usher in his next Netflix horror miniseries, The Fall of the House of Usher, which was released in October 2023 to critical acclaim. Also in 2023, she guest starred as Cassandra in an episode of the Shudder anthology horror series Creepshow.

In January 2024, Codd appeared as a contestant on the British cooking competition series Celeb Cooking School, finishing in third place. In March 2024, she had a recurring guest role as Bibi in the Irish comedy-drama series The Dry. That same month, Codd was cast as Phlegma in the action fantasy film How to Train Your Dragon, making her feature film debut.

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.

Filmography

Film

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2025

How to Train Your Dragon

Phlegma

Filming

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Television

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2022	The Midnight Club	Anya	10 episodes	[10]
2023	Creepshow	Cassandra	Episode: "Twenty Minutes with Cassandra/Smile"	[11]
	The Fall of the House of Usher	Juno Usher	8 episodes
2024	Celeb Cooking School	Herself	8 episodes
	The Dry	Bibi	3 episodes

Notes and References

1. Web site: O'Leary . Kim . 2023-02-04 . RTE Tommy Tiernan viewers hail 'inspirational' Irish actress Ruth Codd . 2023-04-07 . DublinLive . en.
2. Web site: 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 . 2023-04-07 . independent . en.
3. Web site: Bojalad . Alec . 2022-10-11 . How Ruth Codd's Anya Became a Midnight Club Standout . 2023-04-07 . Den of Geek . en-US.
4. Web site: Johnston . Dais . 2022-12-21 . 'Midnight Club' star: My 'House of Usher' character is "massively different" . 2023-04-07 . Inverse . en.
5. Web site: Johnston . Dais . 2022-12-05 . 'Midnight Club' Season 2: Ruth Codd explains why she loved Anya's return . 2023-04-07 . Inverse . en.
6. the_midnight_club. The Midnight Club. tv. 1. October 10, 2022.
7. Web site: Codd . Ruth . 2023-01-19 . My Wexford: actress Ruth Codd . 2023-04-07 . IMAGE.ie . en.
8. Web site: Belle . Elly . 2023-03-15 . Ruth Codd Talks Netflix's The Midnight Club and Figuring Herself Out . 2023-04-07 . Teen Vogue . en-US.
9. Web site: Kit . Borys . 'How to Train Your Dragon' Lands 'Fall of the House of Usher' Actress Ruth Codd (Exclusive) . . March 4, 2024 . March 4, 2024.
10. Web site: Greenwood . Chelsea . 2022-10-07 . How Netflix's Midnight Club Star Ruth Codd Went From TikTok to Playing Anya in First Acting Role . 2023-04-07 . Teen Vogue . en-US.
11. Web site: Creepshow Season 4 Promises Generous Portions of Ghosts, Ghouls, and Gore . gizmodo.com . 2023-08-21 . 2023-10-03.