Rupert Friend
Rupert William Anthony Friend (born October 9, 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 short films The Swan and The Rat Catcher. In 2022, he starred as disgraced British politician James Whitehouse in Anatomy of a Scandal. He 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.
Companion
as SergeyDuring a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves...
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Jurassic World Rebirth
as Martin KrebsFive years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is...
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Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to...
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Pride & Prejudice
as George WickhamA story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is...
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
as Lieutenant KotlerWhen his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno...
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
as Narrator / Claud (archive footage)Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved...
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Evan McCauley has skills he never learned and memories of places he has never visited....
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Hitman: Agent 47
as Agent 47An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her...
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Asteroid City
as MontanaIn an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet...
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The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories...
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A Simple Favor
as Dennis NylonStephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class...
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The Death of Stalin
as Vasily StalinWhen dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle...
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After This Death
as TedA woman's affair with an enigmatic underground musician throws her life into chaos when he...
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A disgraced ex-cop seeks solace by moving to the woods, but his quiet life comes to an end when...
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The American Society of Magical Negroes
as MickA young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their...
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The Zero Theorem
as TV PresenterA computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work...
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Separation
as JeffA young girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother.
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Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting...
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The Libertine
as DownsThe story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank...
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The Last Legion
as DemetriusAs the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous...
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Grand InquisitorThis special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well...
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The Young Victoria
as Prince AlbertAs the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the...
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5 Days of War
as Thomas AndersAn American journalist and his cameraman are caught in the combat zone during the first Russian...
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The Rat Catcher
as Claud CubbageIn an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan...
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Dreams
as Jake McCarthyBelieving his lover will support him, a young Mexican ballet dancer crosses the border to pursue...
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The Swan
as Narrator / Adult Peter WatsonTwo large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald...
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The Phoenician Scheme
as ExcaliberDark tale of espionage following a strained father-daughter relationship within a family business.
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Chéri
as ChériThe son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship...
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Outlaw
as Sandy MardellA group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form...
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Starred Up
as Oliver Baumer19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult...
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To Write Love on Her Arms
as David McKennaThe story follows 19-year-old Renee who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a...
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Jolene
as Coco LegerA teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.
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Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
as Ludovic MeyerAll but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a...
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut
as The Grand InquisitorObi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut is a fan edit of the 2022 Star Wars miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi,...
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The Kid
as Kevin LewisBased on the real life story of Kevin Lewis, the film follows his childhood of abuse, his...
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The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers
as BourbonA sinister fairytale depicting the lives of two brothers and their daily suicide attempts.
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Lullaby for Pi
as SamA washed-up musician befriends a reclusive artist with an unusual name.
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The Moon and the Stars
as Renzo Daverio / Spoletta1939: Rome stands on the brink of World War II. In the midst of this political and social...
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Meet Me in Montenegro
as StephenA comedy centered on a failed American writer who enters into an affair after a chance encounter...
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Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
as Prince Albert (archive footage)No profession, no say, no freedom of expression. Life as a prince consort is not exactly...
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - GuestA morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...
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Homeland
as Peter QuinnCIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile...
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Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Grand InquisitorDuring the reign of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, embarks on a...
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Dream Corp LLC
as Patient 62Helmed by the easily distracted Dr. Roberts, a psychotherapeutic facility treats patients with...
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Anatomy of a Scandal
as James WhitehouseSophie's privileged life as the wife of powerful politician James unravels when scandalous...
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High Desert
as Guru BobPeggy Newman, a woman with a checkered past, makes the life-changing decision to become a...
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Strange Angel
as Ernest DonovanThe story of the mysterious and brilliant Jack Parsons in 1940s Los Angeles as by day he helps...
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