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Rupert Friend
Actor

Rupert Friend

9 Oct 1981Born
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Oxfordshire, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Rupert William Anthony Friend (born October 1981) is an English actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in The Libertine (2004) and Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (2005), winning him awards for best newcomer.

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He portrayed George Wickham in Pride & Prejudice (2005), Lieutenant Kurt Kotler in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), Albert, Prince Consort in The Young Victoria (2009), psychologist Oliver Baumer in Starred Up (2013), CIA operative Peter Quinn in the political thriller series Homeland (2012–2017), Vasily Stalin in The Death of Stalin (2017), Theo van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate (2018), and Ernest Donovan in the series Strange Angel (2018–2019).

In the early 2020s, Friend began collaborating with director Wes Anderson, starting with a cameo in The French Dispatch (2021), followed by roles in Asteroid City (2023) and the Netflix short films The Swan and The Rat Catcher. In 2022, he starred as disgraced British politician James Whitehouse in Anatomy of a Scandal and featured in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi as the Grand Inquisitor.

Friend is the director, screenwriter or producer of two award-winning short films: The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers (2008) and Steve (2010). He wrote lyrics for the Kairos 4Tet 2013 album Everything We Hold.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAPerditionFilm
  2. TBAPhoto BoothFilm: Ben Bouchet
  3. TBAThe Boy in the Iron BoxFilm: Liev
  4. TBABlake & Mortimer: The Yellow MFilm: Colonel Olrik
  5. TBACornermanFilm: Director
  6. 2026Found AliveFilm
  7. 2026YouthSeries: Patrick (8 episodes)
  8. 2026My Notes on MarsFilm: Sam
  9. 2025DreamsFilm: Jake McCarthy
  10. 2025Jurassic World RebirthFilm: Martin Krebs
  11. 2025The Phoenician SchemeFilm: Excalibur
  12. 2025After This DeathFilm: Ted
  13. 2025CompanionFilm: Sergey
  14. 2024Canary BlackFilm: David Brooks
  15. 2024The American Society of Magical NegroesFilm: Mick
  16. 2024The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three MoreFilm: Narrator / Claud (archive footage)
  17. 2023The Rat CatcherFilm: Claud Cubbage
  18. 2023The SwanFilm: Narrator / Adult Peter Watson
  19. 2023Asteroid CityFilm: Montana
  20. 2023High DesertSeries: Guru Bob (8 episodes)
  21. 2022Obi-Wan KenobiSeries: Grand Inquisitor (4 episodes)
  22. 2022Anatomy of a ScandalSeries: James Whitehouse (6 episodes)
  23. 2022Last LooksFilm: Wilson Sikorsky
  24. 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunFilm: Drill-Sergeant
  25. 2021InfiniteFilm: Bathurst 1985
  26. 2021SeparationFilm: Jeff
  27. 2021Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the CrownFilm: Prince Albert (archive footage)
  28. 2018At Eternity's GateFilm: Theo van Gogh
  29. 2018A Simple FavorFilm: Dennis Nylon
  30. 2018Strange AngelSeries: Ernest Donovan (17 episodes)
  31. 2017The Death of StalinFilm: Vasily Stalin
  32. 2016Dream Corp LLCSeries: Patient 62 (2 episodes)
  33. 2016Barton & Charlie & Checco & BillFilm: Director
  34. 2015Hitman: Agent 47Film: Agent 47
  35. 2015Meet Me in MontenegroFilm: Stephen
  36. 2015StrykaFilm: Callen
  37. 2015To Write Love on Her ArmsFilm: David McKenna
  38. 2014Starred UpFilm: Oliver Baumer
  39. 2013The Zero TheoremFilm: TV Presenter
  40. 2012Stars in ShortsFilm: Director, Writer
  41. 2011HomelandSeries: Peter Quinn (57 episodes)
  42. 20115 Days of WarFilm: Thomas Anders
  43. 2010JoleneFilm: Coco Leger
  44. 2010Lullaby for PiFilm: Sam
  45. 2010The KidFilm: Kevin Lewis
  46. 2010SteveFilm: Director, Writer
  47. 2009The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide BrothersFilm: Bourbon
  48. 2009ChériFilm: Chéri
  49. 2009The Young VictoriaFilm: Prince Albert
  50. 2008The Boy in the Striped PyjamasFilm: Lieutenant Kotler
  51. 2007Virgin TerritoryFilm: Alessandro Felice
  52. 2007The Last LegionFilm: Demetrius
  53. 2007OutlawFilm: Sandy Mardell
  54. 2007The Moon and the StarsFilm: Renzo Daverio / Spoletta
  55. 2005Mrs Palfrey at The ClaremontFilm: Ludovic Meyer
  56. 2005Pride & PrejudiceFilm: Mr. Wickham
  57. 2004The LibertineFilm: Downs

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