Rupert Friend

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
October 9, 1981 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
Oxfordshire, England, UK
Popular Genres
Drama Comedy Action
Career Span
– Present

Rupert Friend

1 win
370 nominations
1 Oscar
44 credits

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.

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Personal Info

Born
Oct 9, 1981
From
Oxfordshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Career
– Present

Award Recognition

1
Win
370
Nominations
1
Oscar

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Jurassic World Rebirth
Companion
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Infinite
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Virgin Territory
Canary Black
Hitman: Agent 47
A Simple Favor

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