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