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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-10-09 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Oxfordshire, England, UK

Also Known As

루퍼드 프렌드

روپرت فرند

Rupert Friend

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.

Known For

Acting

Pride & Prejudice

2005

Pride & Prejudice

as

Mr. Wickham

Chéri

2009

Chéri

as

Chéri

The Libertine

2004

The Libertine

as

Downs

The Last Legion

2007

The Last Legion

as

Demetrius

Outlaw

2007

Outlaw

as

Sandy Mardell

The Kid

2010

The Kid

as

Kevin Lewis

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

as

Ludovic Meyer

The Moon and the Stars

2007

The Moon and the Stars

as

Renzo Daverio / Spoletta

The Young Victoria

2009

The Young Victoria

as

Prince Albert

5 Days of War

2011

5 Days of War

as

Thomas Anders

To Write Love on Her Arms

2015

To Write Love on Her Arms

as

David McKenna

Starred Up

2014

Starred Up

as

Oliver Baumer

The Swan

2023

The Swan

as

Narrator / Adult Peter Watson

The Rat Catcher

2023

The Rat Catcher

as

Claud Cubbage

Dreams

2025

Dreams

as

Jake McCarthy

Hitman: Agent 47

2015

Hitman: Agent 47

as

Agent 47

The Zero Theorem

2013

The Zero Theorem

as

TV Presenter

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

as

Self - Grand Inquisitor

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

as

Lieutenant Kotler

Canary Black

2024

Canary Black

as

David Brooks

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

as

Narrator / Claud (archive footage)

Jolene

2010

Jolene

as

Coco Leger

Jurassic World Rebirth

2025

Jurassic World Rebirth

as

Martin Krebs

The Phoenician Scheme

2025

The Phoenician Scheme

as

Excalibur

The Death of Stalin

2017

The Death of Stalin

as

Vasily Stalin

Stryka

2015

Stryka

as

Callen

At Eternity's Gate

2018

At Eternity's Gate

as

Theo van Gogh

A Simple Favor

2018

A Simple Favor

as

Dennis Nylon

Infinite

2021

Infinite

as

Bathurst 1985

The French Dispatch

2021

The French Dispatch

as

Drill-Sergeant

Separation

2021

Separation

as

Jeff

Last Looks

2022

Last Looks

as

Wilson Sikorsky

Asteroid City

2023

Asteroid City

as

Montana

Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown

2021

Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown

as

Prince Albert (archive footage)

Companion

2025

Companion

as

Sergey

Photo Booth

Photo Booth

as

Ben Bouchet

Virgin Territory

2007

Virgin Territory

as

Alessandro Felice

Homeland

Homeland

as

Peter Quinn

Dream Corp LLC

Dream Corp LLC

as

Patient 62

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi

as

Grand Inquisitor

High Desert

High Desert

as

Guru Bob

Anatomy of a Scandal

Anatomy of a Scandal

as

James Whitehouse

Strange Angel

Strange Angel

as

Ernest Donovan

Production

Crew

Directing