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Rupert Friend

Acting

2.0 Popularity Oct 09, 1981 (43 years old) Oxfordshire, England, UK

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 Kot...

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. 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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Filmography 60

2025
Dreams Movie

as Jake McCarthy

2025
Jurassic World Rebirth Movie

as Martin Krebs

2025
The Phoenician Scheme Movie

as Excalibur

2025
After This Death Movie

as Ted

2025
Companion Movie

as Sergey

2024
Canary Black Movie

as David Brooks

2024
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More Movie

as Narrator / Claud (archive footage)

2023
The Rat Catcher Movie

as Claud Cubbage

2023
The Swan Movie

as Narrator / Adult Peter Watson

2023
Asteroid City Movie

as Montana

2023
High Desert TV

as Guru Bob

2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return Movie

as Self - Grand Inquisitor

2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi : A Star Wars Story Movie

as Grand Inquisitor

2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi TV

as Grand Inquisitor

2022
Anatomy of a Scandal TV

as James Whitehouse

2022
Last Looks Movie

as Wilson Sikorsky

2021
The French Dispatch Movie

as Drill-Sergeant

2021
Infinite Movie

as Bathurst 1985

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday October 09, 1981 (43 years old)
Place of Birth Oxfordshire, England, UK
Also Known As 루퍼드 프렌드, روپرت فرند
Years Active 1988 - 2025
Popularity 2.0
Career Stats
60 Total Credits
47 Movie Roles
7 TV Roles
10 Photos