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Rupert Graves

Date of birth: 1963-06-30

Place of birth: Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Руперт Грейвз, 루퍼트 그레이브즈, روپرت گریوز

Rupert Graves

Biography

Rupert S. Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in A Room with a View (1985), Maurice (1987), The Madness of King George (1984), and The Forsyte Saga (2002). Since 2010, he has starred as DI Lestrade in the BBC television series Sherlock. Graves first came to prominence in costume-drama adaptations of E. M. Forster's novels A Room with a View (1985), and Maurice (1987), before going on to appear in films including A Handful of Dust (1988), The Madness of King George (1994), Different for Girls (1996), and Intimate Relations (1996). Graves's role in Intimate Relations won him the Best Actor award at the 1996 Montreal World Film Festival. He was also acclaimed for his portrayal of Young Jolyon Forsyte in the television miniseries The Forsyte Saga. Later, he appeared in films such as V for Vendetta (2005), Death at a Funeral (2007), Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019), and Emma (2020), and in TV series such as Charles II: The Power & the Passion (2003), A Waste of Shame (2005), Sherlock (2010–), The Crimson Field (2014), and The Family (2016).

Movie Credits

The Revengers' Comedies
2.9

The Revengers' Comedies

1998-06-09

After saving each other from jumping off a bridge, Henry Bell and Karen Knightly plot to avenge the

V for Vendetta
3.9

V for Vendetta

2005-12-11

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” c

Death at a Funeral
3.5

Death at a Funeral

2007-08-17

A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons i

Doomsday Gun
2.8

Doomsday Gun

1994-07-23

Dr Gerald Bull was a genius at designing and building superguns (very large long range guns capable

Damage
3.3

Damage

1992-12-02

The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obse

A Room with a View
3.5

A Room with a View

1986-03-07

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without

The Madness of King George
3.4

The Madness of King George

1994-12-28

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788

God on Trial
3.4

God on Trial

2008-09-03

In the Jewish tradition of arguing with God, Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz decide to put God on Tria

The Waiting Room
2.9

The Waiting Room

2007-08-18

Two complete strangers, ANNA and STEPHEN, are brought together by chance by an elderly man who waits

Ultimate Tutankhamun
0

Ultimate Tutankhamun

2013-02-10

This special takes a 21st century approach to ancient history, bringing together the latest scientif

Maurice
3.8

Maurice

1987-09-18

After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restric

A Working Mom's Nightmare
1.5

A Working Mom's Nightmare

2019-10-03

To the outside world, Kathy is the very picture of a happy and fulfilled modern woman. She has a bea

Extreme Ops
2.4

Extreme Ops

2002-11-27

While filming an advertisement, some extreme sports enthusiasts unwittingly stop a group of terroris

Royal Celebration
3

Royal Celebration

1993-09-26

A bittersweet drama about a street party held in a suburban London square to mark the 1981 Royal Wed

A Handful of Dust
3.1

A Handful of Dust

1988-06-24

English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to visit his

Mrs. Dalloway
2.8

Mrs. Dalloway

1997-09-01

Clarissa Dalloway looks back on her youth as she readies for a gathering at her house. The wife of a

Mona
0

Mona

1982-08-08

A teenage girl takes care of a former soldier suffering from the effects of being gassed in the Firs

Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
4

Sherlock: Many Happy Returns

2013-12-24

John and Lestrade try to move on with their lives after Sherlock's apparent death. However, Anderson

Intimate Relations
2.6

Intimate Relations

1996-10-01

In 1950s England, sailor Harold Guppy arrives in a small seaside town looking for his estranged brot

The Good Times Are Killing Me
2

The Good Times Are Killing Me

2009-09-13

A successful lawyer finds herself in rehab where she befriends a couple of oddballs who help her cra

What Destroyed the Hindenburg?
0

What Destroyed the Hindenburg?

Short Documentary by Nic Young

Puccini
0.5

Puccini

1984-01-01

In Torre del Lago, by Lake Massaciuccoli, Puccini is writing "The Girl of the Golden West" when his

Where Angels Fear to Tread
3.3

Where Angels Fear to Tread

1991-06-21

An English widow goes to Italy, falls in love with a dentist's son and marries him, against her stra

Rag Tale
1.6

Rag Tale

2005-10-07

A romance that plays out in the splashy, sensational world of British tabloids.

Different for Girls
3.6

Different for Girls

1996-10-01

Paul and Kim meet when their vehicles collide. Paul is fascinated with the attractive Kim. It turns

Dreaming of Joseph Lees
3

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

1999-10-29

Set in rural England in the 1950s Eva (Samantha Morton) fantasises about her handsome, worldly cousi

Seacole
0

Seacole

The biopic of Mary Seacole, a Scottish-Jamaican nurse and heroine during the Crimean War.

Fast Girls
3

Fast Girls

2012-06-15

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

All My Loved Ones
3.6

All My Loved Ones

1999-10-21

Told from the perspective of man reflecting on his childhood in Prague in the early years of World W

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
2.6

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets

2005-11-22

In 1609, William Shakespeare published a collection of 154 sonnets, creating what is arguably the gr

To Be First
0

To Be First

2007-08-12

The year is 1967 and the race is on to make medical history. Dr Christiaan Barnard, a brilliant and

The Innocent Sleep
2.1

The Innocent Sleep

1996-01-25

Inspired by the 1982 Roberto Calvi Affair in which an Italian banker was found hanging from a bridge

Turks & Caicos
3.1

Turks & Caicos

2014-03-20

The second movie in David Hare's Johnny Worricker trilogy. Loose-limbed spy Johnny Worricker, last s

Salting the Battlefield
3.1

Salting the Battlefield

2014-03-27

David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on

Merchant Ivory
3.9

Merchant Ivory

2024-08-30

The first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership,

Seven Ages of Starlight
3.4

Seven Ages of Starlight

2012-10-25

Seven Ages of Starlight takes us on a journey through the life of stars Stars are at the heart of a

Bone in the Throat
0

Bone in the Throat

2015-03-16

A young ambitious chef gets mixed up with the East End London mob. While showing off his culinary sk

The Sheltering Desert
0

The Sheltering Desert

1991-02-01

In 1935 two German geologists, Henno Martin and Hermann Korn, leave Nazi Germany for South-West Afri

Clapham Junction
3.3

Clapham Junction

2007-07-22

Set in the Clapham district of south London, England, the film is inspired by true events. The paths

Native
2.9

Native

2018-02-23

Two scientists are selected to travel across the universe to the source of a distant transmission an

Good and Bad at Games
0

Good and Bad at Games

1983-12-18

The story, told partly in flashback to 1968, concerns a clique of English public schoolboys who bull

Una questione privata
0

Una questione privata

1993-07-16

Predator Coast
4.5

Predator Coast

2012-01-01

The southern coast of Africa features an array of battlefields as diverse as the predators who reign

Lion Brothers: Cubs to Kings
5

Lion Brothers: Cubs to Kings

2019-08-01

A male lion cub is born into a powerful pride and quickly establishes his dominance over his sibling

Underwater Okavango
0

Underwater Okavango

2012-06-01

Smyrna
4

Smyrna

2021-12-23

Members of the Baltatzis family recount the 1922 burning of Smyrna, Greece, including the assault on

The Dinner Party
3

The Dinner Party

2007-09-09

Young couple Jackie and Leo move from North London to a suburban home in the green belt paradise of

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
3.9

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

2016-01-01

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.

Room to Rent
2.8

Room to Rent

2001-06-22

Ali is a young Egyptian screenwriter determined to succeed in London, where he has been a student. H

Juliet & Romeo
3.5

Juliet & Romeo

2025-05-09

Set in 1301 at the end of Medieval times, our most famous star-crossed lovers turn the tides on the

Sacrifice
2.7

Sacrifice

2016-04-29

Sacrifice is the story of consultant surgeon, Tora Hamilton, who moves with her husband, Duncan, to

Open Fire
3.5

Open Fire

1994-11-12

Based on real events from 1983; DC Peter Finch is awarded a medal for the courage he showed in arre

The Children
1.9

The Children

1990-05-18

Rose Sellars is a middle-aged woman who falls in love with a widower. However, his children believe

The Plot to Kill Hitler
3

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990-01-30

A historical recreation of the 1944 attempt by several German High Command Officers to assassinate A

Pride
3.1

Pride

2004-06-21

The story of Suki, a lioness cub, who rebels against her mother and her Pride to mate with an unsuit

St. Ursula's in Danger
0

St. Ursula's in Danger

1983-12-20

Play by Peter Glidewell, based on the school stories of Angela Brazil. Sequel to Schoolgirl Chums (1

Made in Dagenham
3.4

Made in Dagenham

2010-10-01

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out i

Intervention
0.5

Intervention

2007-01-01

An eclectic group of people drawn from all walks of life find themselves under one roof for twenty-e

Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
3.6

Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock

2016-01-11

Mark Gatiss, who co-created "Sherlock" and plays Mycroft Holmes, discusses the show with Benedict Cu

Swimming with Men
3

Swimming with Men

2018-07-06

A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middl

Bent
3.5

Bent

1997-11-26

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for h

Silencio
3.2

Silencio

2018-10-26

In order to save her son's life, Ana embarks on a quest to find a powerful stone from the Zone of Si

Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
2.6

Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

2019-07-26

Roman teenager, Atti is forced to join the Roman army when one of his clever schemes falls foul of E

Emma.
3.5

Emma.

2020-02-13

In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.

Special Couple
0

Special Couple

2019-06-19

When Gu Dabai gets involved in a huge crisis, he has to pretend to be his best friend's significant

Dalíland
3

Dalíland

2022-09-29

In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging geni

Wolves of War
2.8

Wolves of War

2023-01-26

Decorated British officer Jack Wallace must lead a band of Allied commandos across enemy lines to re

Kung Fu Kenzo
0

Kung Fu Kenzo

2025-04-26

When Kenzo's boring office job, aggravating boss and the local bullies get too much for him, his Kun