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  • BIRTH 09/10/1981
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 7
  • MOVIES 33

Rupert Friend

Rupert William Anthony Friend (born October 9, 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 short films The Swan and The Rat Catcher. In 2022, he starred as disgraced British politician James Whitehouse in  Anatomy of a Scandal. He 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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Rupert Friend

Shows (7)

Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Grand Inquisitor
Homeland
Homeland
Peter Quinn
Anatomy of a Scandal
Anatomy of a Scandal
James Whitehouse
High Desert
High Desert
Guru Bob
Dream Corp LLC
Dream Corp LLC
Patient 62
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Strange Angel
Strange Angel
Ernest Donovan

Movies (33)

Companion
Companion
Sergey
Jurassic World Rebirth
Jurassic World Rebirth
Martin Krebs
Canary Black
Canary Black
David Brooks
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
Montana
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Lieutenant Kotler
Hitman: Agent 47
Hitman: Agent 47
Agent 47
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
George Wickham
A Simple Favor
A Simple Favor
Dennis Nylon
Infinite
Infinite
Bathurst 1985
The American Society of Magical Negroes
The American Society of Magical Negroes
Mick
The Rat Catcher
The Rat Catcher
Claud Cubbage
The Swan
The Swan
Narrator / Adult Peter Watson
The Last Legion
The Last Legion
Demetrius
The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin
Vasily Stalin
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme
Excaliber
Starred Up
Starred Up
Oliver Baumer
The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria
Prince Albert
The Zero Theorem
The Zero Theorem
TV Presenter
Last Looks
Last Looks
Wilson Sikorsky
Separation
Separation
Jeff
At Eternity's Gate
At Eternity's Gate
Theo van Gogh
The Libertine
The Libertine
Downs
Outlaw
Outlaw
Sandy Mardell
To Write Love on Her Arms
To Write Love on Her Arms
David McKenna
Chéri
Chéri
Chéri
Stryka
Stryka
Callen
The Moon and the Stars
The Moon and the Stars
Renzo Daverio / Spoletta
5 Days of War
5 Days of War
Thomas Anders
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Self - Grand Inquisitor
Jolene
Jolene
Coco Leger
Lullaby for Pi
Lullaby for Pi
Sam
Prinzgemahle - Im Schatten der Krone
Prinzgemahle - Im Schatten der Krone
Prince Albert (archive footage)
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Ludovic Meyer