Rupert Friend

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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 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.

Filmography

1. 2026Found Alive
2. 2026Youthas Patrick · 8 episodes
3. 2026My Notes on Marsas Sam
4. 2025Dreamsas Jake McCarthy
5. 2025Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Eraas Self
6. 2025Jurassic World Rebirthas Martin Krebs
7. 2025The Phoenician Schemeas Excalibur
8. 2025After This Deathas Ted
9. 2025Companionas Sergey
10. 2024Canary Blackas David Brooks
11. 2024The American Society of Magical Negroesas Mick
12. 2024The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three Moreas Narrator / Claud (archive footage)
13. 2023The Rat Catcheras Claud Cubbage
14. 2023The Swanas Narrator / Adult Peter Watson
15. 2023Asteroid Cityas Montana
16. 2023High Desertas Guru Bob · 8 episodes
17. 2022Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Returnas Self - Grand Inquisitor
18. 2022Obi-Wan Kenobias Grand Inquisitor · 4 episodes
19. 2022Anatomy of a Scandalas James Whitehouse · 6 episodes
20. 2022Last Looksas Wilson Sikorsky
21. 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sunas Drill-Sergeant
22. 2021Infiniteas Bathurst 1985
23. 2021Separationas Jeff
24. 2021Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crownas Prince Albert (archive footage)
25. 2018At Eternity's Gateas Theo van Gogh
26. 2018A Simple Favoras Dennis Nylon
27. 2018Strange Angelas Ernest Donovan · 17 episodes
28. 2017The Death of Stalinas Vasily Stalin
29. 2016Dream Corp LLCas Patient 62 · 2 episodes
30. 2016Barton & Charlie & Checco & BillDirector
31. 2015Hitman: Agent 47as Agent 47
32. 2015Meet Me in Montenegroas Stephen
33. 2015Strykaas Callen
34. 2015To Write Love on Her Armsas David McKenna
35. 2014Starred Upas Oliver Baumer
36. 2013The Zero Theoremas TV Presenter
37. 2012Stars in ShortsDirector · Producer · Writer
38. 2011Homelandas Peter Quinn · 57 episodes
39. 20115 Days of Waras Thomas Anders
40. 2010Joleneas Coco Leger
41. 2010Lullaby for Pias Sam
42. 2010The Kidas Kevin Lewis
43. 2010SteveDirector · Writer
44. 2009The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothersas Bourbon
45. 2009Chérias Chéri
46. 2009The Young Victoriaas Prince Albert
47. 2008The Boy in the Striped Pyjamasas Lieutenant Kotler
48. 2007Virgin Territoryas Alessandro Felice
49. 2007The Last Legionas Demetrius
50. 2007Outlawas Sandy Mardell
51. 2007The Moon and the Starsas Renzo Daverio / Spoletta
52. 2005Mrs Palfrey at The Claremontas Ludovic Meyer
53. 2005Pride & Prejudiceas Mr. Wickham
54. 2004The Libertineas Downs