Rupert Friend
Date of birth: 1981-10-09
Place of birth: Oxfordshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 루퍼드 프렌드, روپرت فرند
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rupert Friend, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Pride & Prejudice
2005-09-16
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a ge
Chéri
2009-04-08
The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with
The Libertine
2004-09-16
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and d
The Last Legion
2007-04-19
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage
Outlaw
2007-03-09
A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form a mo
The Kid
2010-04-22
Based on the real life story of Kevin Lewis, the film follows his childhood of abuse, his descent in
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005-11-25
All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious
The Moon and the Stars
2007-02-02
1939: Rome stands on the brink of World War II. In the midst of this political and social tension fa
Lullaby for Pi
2010-10-11
A washed-up musician befriends a reclusive artist with an unusual name.
The Young Victoria
2009-03-04
As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the politi
5 Days of War
2011-06-06
An American journalist and his cameraman are caught in the combat zone during the first Russian airs
To Write Love on Her Arms
2015-03-13
The story follows 19-year-old Renee who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero
Starred Up
2014-03-21
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison fa
The Swan
2023-09-27
Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl
The Rat Catcher
2023-09-28
In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to o
Dreams
2025-07-10
A powerful socialite and a promising ballet dancer begin a dangerous affair. When he secretly crosse
Hitman: Agent 47
2015-08-20
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ances
The Zero Theorem
2013-09-20
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work inter
The American Society of Magical Negroes
2024-03-15
A young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their liv
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022-09-07
This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ew
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008-05-07
When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befrie
Meet Me in Montenegro
2015-07-10
A comedy centered on a failed American writer who enters into an affair after a chance encounter wit
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024-03-14
Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stori
Canary Black
2024-10-10
Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save
Jolene
2010-10-29
A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.
Perdition
Perdition is set in December 1944 in Belgium on the Western Front as WWII hurtles towards its brutal
Jurassic World Rebirth
2025-07-01
Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is con
The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers
2009-10-15
A sinister fairytale depicting the lives of two brothers and their daily suicide attempts.
The Phoenician Scheme
2025-05-23
Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As
The Death of Stalin
2017-10-20
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be
Stryka
2015-04-11
Strkya is an awesome reptile woman from another planet who does heists and odd jobs with her (litera
After This Death
2025-02-19
A woman's affair with an enigmatic underground musician throws her life into chaos when he disappear
At Eternity's Gate
2018-11-15
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting master
A Simple Favor
2018-09-13
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman w
Infinite
2021-09-09
Evan McCauley has skills he never learned and memories of places he has never visited. Self-medicate
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021-10-21
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an
Separation
2021-04-30
A young girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother.
Last Looks
2022-01-27
A disgraced ex-cop seeks solace by moving to the woods, but his quiet life comes to an end when a pr
Asteroid City
2023-06-08
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is
Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
2021-04-10
No profession, no say, no freedom of expression. Life as a prince consort is not exactly pleasure ta
Companion
2025-01-22
During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangle
The Edge of Normal
Reeve LeClaire is still haunted by when she was held captive as a teenager by a sadistic man, but wh
Photo Booth
Jean Bouchet has prioritized her career over having children. Her marriage begins to show strain and
Virgin Territory
2007-12-17
In Black Death era Tuscany, as in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague.
My Notes on Mars
Margot, a brilliant young scientist with a troubled marriage, disappears inexplicably while hiking w
Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era
2025-06-28
A behind-the-scenes look with the cast and crew, featuring thrilling locations, deadly new dinosaurs
The Boy in the Iron Box
A mercenary team’s plane goes down over a desolate, snowbound mountain. Hoping for shelter, they stu
Barton & Charlie & Checco & Bill
2016-01-01
Comedy about two con-artists, a Confederate newspaper mogul and a ten year old Mexican boy.