Rupert Friend
Born: 1981-10-09 in Oxfordshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rupert Friend, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Jurassic World Rebirth as Martin Krebs
- Companion as Sergey
- The Phoenician Scheme as Excalibur
- Dreams as Jake McCarthy
- Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era as Self
- After This Death as Ted
2024
- Canary Black as David Brooks
- The American Society of Magical Negroes as Mick
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More as Narrator / Claud (archive footage)
2023
- Asteroid City as Montana
- High Desert as Guru Bob
- The Rat Catcher as Claud Cubbage
- The Swan as Narrator / Adult Peter Watson
2022
- Obi-Wan Kenobi as Grand Inquisitor
- Anatomy of a Scandal as James Whitehouse
- Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return as Self - Grand Inquisitor
- Last Looks as Wilson Sikorsky
2021
- Infinite as Bathurst 1985
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun as Drill-Sergeant
- Separation as Jeff
- Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown as Prince Albert (archive footage)
2018
- Strange Angel as Ernest Donovan
- A Simple Favor as Dennis Nylon
- At Eternity's Gate as Theo van Gogh
2017
- The Death of Stalin as Vasily Stalin
2016
- Dream Corp LLC as Patient 62
- Barton & Charlie & Checco & Bill
2015
- Hitman: Agent 47 as Agent 47
- To Write Love on Her Arms as David McKenna
- Stryka as Callen
- Meet Me in Montenegro as Stephen
2014
- Starred Up as Oliver Baumer
2013
- The Zero Theorem as TV Presenter
2012
- Stars in Shorts ... (Director)
2011
- Homeland as Peter Quinn
- 5 Days of War as Thomas Anders
2010
- Jolene as Coco Leger
- The Kid as Kevin Lewis
- Steve ... (Director)
- Lullaby for Pi as Sam
2009
- The Young Victoria as Prince Albert
- Chéri as Chéri
- The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers as Bourbon
2008
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas as Lieutenant Kotler
2007
- Virgin Territory as Alessandro Felice
- The Last Legion as Demetrius
- Outlaw as Sandy Mardell
- The Moon and the Stars as Renzo Daverio / Spoletta
2005
- Pride & Prejudice as Mr. Wickham
- Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont as Ludovic Meyer
2004
- The Libertine as Downs
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest