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Rupert Friend
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn October 9, 1981 (43 years)
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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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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| 2025 | Dreams · as Jake Mccarthy |
| 2025 | Jurassic World: Rebirth · as Martin Krebs |
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme · as Excalibur |
| 2025 | After This Death · as Ted |
| 2025 | Companion · as Sergey |
| 2024 | Canary Black · as David Brooks |
| 2024 | The American Society of Magical Negroes · as Mick |
| 2024 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More · as Narrator / Claud (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | The Rat Catcher · as Claud Cubbage |
| 2023 | The Swan · as Narrator / Adult Peter Watson |
| 2023 | Asteroid City · as Montana |
| 2023 | High Desert (TV Series) · as Guru Bob |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV Series) · as Grand Inquisitor |
| 2022 | Anatomy of a Scandal (TV Series) · as James Whitehouse |
| 2021 | Last Looks · as Wilson Sikorsky |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch · as Drill-Sergeant |
| 2021 | Infinite · as Bathurst 1985 |
| 2021 | Separation · as Jeff |
| 2018 | At Eternity's Gate · as Theo Van Gogh |
| 2018 | A Simple Favor · as Dennis Nylon |
| 2018 | Strange Angel (TV Series) · as Ernest Donovan |
| 2017 | The Death of Stalin · as Vasily Stalin |
| 2016 | Dream Corp LLC (TV Series) · as Patient 62 |
| 2015 | Hitman: Agent 47 · as Agent 47 |
| 2014 | Meet Me in Montenegro · as Stephen |
| 2013 | Starred Up · as Oliver Baumer |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem · as Tv Presenter |
| 2012 | To Write Love on Her Arms · as David Mckenna |
| 2011 | Homeland (TV Series) · as Peter Quinn |
| 2011 | 5 Days of War · as Thomas Anders |
| 2010 | Lullaby for Pi · as Sam |
| 2010 | The Kid · as Kevin Lewis |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Chéri · as Chéri |
| 2009 | The Young Victoria · as Prince Albert |
| 2008 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · as Lieutenant Kotler |
| 2008 | Jolene · as Coco Leger |
| 2007 | Virgin Territory · as Alessandro Felice |
| 2007 | The Last Legion · as Demetrius |
| 2007 | Outlaw · as Sandy Mardell |
| 2007 | The Moon and the Stars · as Renzo Daverio / Spoletta |
| 2006 | Pride & Prejudice: The Life and Times of Jane Austen · as Mr. Wickham |
| 2005 | Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont · as Ludovic Meyer |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice · as Mr. Wickham |
| 2004 | The Libertine · as Downs |