Rupert Friend

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-10-09 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Oxfordshire, England, UK

Rupert Friend

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...

Acting

2005

Pride & Prejudice

as Mr. Wickham

2009

Chéri

as Chéri

2004

2007

The Last Legion

as Demetrius

2007

Outlaw

as Sandy Mardell

2010

The Kid

as Kevin Lewis

2005

2007

The Moon and the Stars

as Renzo Daverio / Spoletta

2010

2009

The Young Victoria

as Prince Albert

2011

5 Days of War

as Thomas Anders

2015

2014

Starred Up

as Oliver Baumer

2023

The Swan

as Narrator / Adult Peter Watson

2023

The Rat Catcher

as Claud Cubbage

2025

Dreams

as Jake McCarthy

2015

Hitman: Agent 47

as Agent 47

2013

The Zero Theorem

as TV Presenter

2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

as Self - Grand Inquisitor

2008

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

as Lieutenant Kotler

2015

2024

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

as Narrator / Claud (archive footage)

2024

Canary Black

as David Brooks

2010

Jolene

as Coco Leger

2025

Jurassic World Rebirth

as Martin Krebs

2025

2017

The Death of Stalin

as Vasily Stalin

2015

Stryka

as Callen

2018

At Eternity's Gate

as Theo van Gogh

2018

A Simple Favor

as Dennis Nylon

2021

Infinite

as Bathurst 1985

2021

The French Dispatch

as Drill-Sergeant

2021

Separation

as Jeff

2022

Last Looks

as Wilson Sikorsky

2023

Asteroid City

as Montana

2021

Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown

as Prince Albert (archive footage)

2025

Companion

as Sergey

-

Photo Booth

as Ben Bouchet

2007

Virgin Territory

as Alessandro Felice

Production

2012

Stars In Shorts

as Director

2010

Steve

as Director

-

Cornerman

as Director

2012

2012

Stars In Shorts

as Producer

2010

Steve

as Writer

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