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Rupert Friend

Rupert Friend

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 09, 1981 (43)
Birthplace Oxfordshire, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 18, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 T ... he 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.

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Dreams

Dreams

2025

as Jake McCarthy

After This Death

After This Death

2025

as Ted

Jurassic World Rebirth

Jurassic World Rebirth

2025

as Martin Krebs

Companion

Companion

2025

as Sergey

The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

2025

as Excalibur

Canary Black

Canary Black

2024

as David Brooks

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024

as Narrator / Claud (archive footage)

The Swan

The Swan

2023

as Narrator / Adult Peter Watson

The Rat Catcher

The Rat Catcher

2023

as Claud Cubbage

Asteroid City

Asteroid City

2023

as Montana

Last Looks

Last Looks

2022

as Wilson Sikorsky

Separation

Separation

2021

as Jeff

Infinite

Infinite

2021

as Bathurst 1985

The French Dispatch

The French Dispatch

2021

as Drill-Sergeant

At Eternity's Gate

At Eternity's Gate

2018

as Theo van Gogh

A Simple Favor

A Simple Favor

2018

as Dennis Nylon

The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin

2017

as Vasily Stalin

Hitman: Agent 47

Hitman: Agent 47

2015

as Agent 47

To Write Love on Her Arms

To Write Love on Her Arms

2015

as David McKenna

Stryka

Stryka

2015

as Callen

Meet Me in Montenegro

Meet Me in Montenegro

2015

as Stephen

Starred Up

Starred Up

2014

as Oliver Baumer

The Zero Theorem

The Zero Theorem

2013

as TV Presenter

5 Days of War

5 Days of War

2011

as Thomas Anders

The Kid

The Kid

2010

as Kevin Lewis

Lullaby for Pi

Lullaby for Pi

2010

as Sam

Jolene

Jolene

2010

as Coco Leger

The Young Victoria

The Young Victoria

2009

as Prince Albert

Chéri

Chéri

2009

as Chéri

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008

as Lieutenant Kotler

Outlaw

Outlaw

2007

as Sandy Mardell

The Moon and the Stars

The Moon and the Stars

2007

as Renzo Daverio / Spoletta

The Last Legion

The Last Legion

2007

as Demetrius

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005

as Ludovic Meyer

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

2005

as Mr. Wickham

The Libertine

The Libertine

2004

as Downs

Stars In Shorts

Stars In Shorts

2012

Writer

Steve

Steve

2010

Writer

Stars In Shorts

Stars In Shorts

2012

Director

Steve

Steve

2010

Director

Stars In Shorts

Stars In Shorts

2012

Producer

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Homeland

as Peter Quinn

Episodes: 48

First Aired: Oct 02, 2011

Strange Angel

as Ernest Donovan

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Jun 14, 2018

High Desert

as Guru Bob

Episodes: 8

First Aired: May 16, 2023

Anatomy of a Scandal

as James Whitehouse

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 15, 2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi

as Grand Inquisitor

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 26, 2022

Dream Corp LLC

as Patient 62

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 23, 2016

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

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