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Rupert Friend

Acting 44 years old Oxfordshire, England, UK ★ 4.3
Born: October 9, 1981

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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (57)

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

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