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Rupert Friend

Rupert Friend

Actor · Born 1981-10-09 · Oxfordshire, England, UK

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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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Pride & Prejudice (2005) — Mr. Wickham
  2. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) — Lieutenant Kotler
  3. A Simple Favor (2018) — Dennis Nylon
  4. Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) — Martin Krebs
  5. Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) — Agent 47
  6. The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) — Drill-Sergeant
  7. Homeland (2011) — Peter Quinn
  8. Asteroid City (2023) — Montana
  9. Companion (2025) — Sergey
  10. Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) — Grand Inquisitor
  11. Infinite (2021) — Bathurst 1985
  12. The Death of Stalin (2017) — Vasily Stalin
  13. At Eternity's Gate (2018) — Theo van Gogh
  14. The Zero Theorem (2013) — TV Presenter
  15. The Young Victoria (2009) — Prince Albert
  16. Starred Up (2014) — Oliver Baumer
  17. Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022) — Self - Grand Inquisitor
  18. The Phoenician Scheme (2025) — Excalibur
  19. The Last Legion (2007) — Demetrius
  20. The Swan (2023) — Narrator / Adult Peter Watson
  21. The Rat Catcher (2023) — Claud Cubbage
  22. Canary Black (2024) — David Brooks
  23. The Libertine (2004) — Downs
  24. Last Looks (2022) — Wilson Sikorsky
  25. Virgin Territory (2007) — Alessandro Felice
  26. Separation (2021) — Jeff
  27. Anatomy of a Scandal (2022) — James Whitehouse
  28. Chéri (2009) — Chéri
  29. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) — Narrator / Claud (archive footage)
  30. 5 Days of War (2011) — Thomas Anders
  31. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
  32. Outlaw (2007) — Sandy Mardell
  33. The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024) — Mick
  34. Jolene (2010) — Coco Leger
  35. Dreams (2025) — Jake McCarthy
  36. To Write Love on Her Arms (2015) — David McKenna
  37. High Desert (2023) — Guru Bob
  38. Strange Angel (2018) — Ernest Donovan
  39. LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) — Self - Guest
  40. Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005) — Ludovic Meyer

Directed

  1. Steve (2010) — Director
  2. Stars in Shorts (2012) — Director
  3. Cornerman — Director
  4. Barton & Charlie & Checco & Bill (2016) — Director