Rupert Friend

Rupert Friend

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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rupert Friend, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Oxfordshire, England, UK
    Birthday
    October 1981
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
8.06
Chéri
Chéri
6.1
The Libertine
The Libertine
5.933
The Last Legion
The Last Legion
5.6
Outlaw
Outlaw
5.4
The Kid
The Kid
6.4
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
6.667
The Moon and the Stars
The Moon and the Stars
4.857
Lullaby for Pi
Lullaby for Pi
6.8
The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria
7.167
5 Days of War
5 Days of War
5.623
To Write Love on Her Arms
To Write Love on Her Arms
6.7
Starred Up
Starred Up
7.103
The Swan
The Swan
6.799
The Rat Catcher
The Rat Catcher
6.594
Dreams
Dreams
10
Hitman: Agent 47
Hitman: Agent 47
5.884
The Zero Theorem
The Zero Theorem
6.104
The American Society of Magical Negroes
The American Society of Magical Negroes
4.804
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
6.8
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
7.822
Meet Me in Montenegro
Meet Me in Montenegro
4.4
Canary Black
Canary Black
6.219
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
7.465
Jolene
Jolene
6.296
Jurassic World Rebirth
Jurassic World Rebirth
6.396
The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers
The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers
5.2
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme
6.7
The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin
7.016
Stryka
6.5
After This Death
After This Death
7.3
At Eternity's Gate
At Eternity's Gate
7
A Simple Favor
A Simple Favor
6.638
Infinite
Infinite
6.597
The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch
7
Separation
Separation
5.696
Last Looks
Last Looks
5.8
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
6.4
Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
8
Companion
Companion
7.05
Virgin Territory
Virgin Territory
4.877
Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era
Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era
9.156
Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut
Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut
7.5