Rory Kinnear
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1978-02-17 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- 羅里・金尼爾
Biography
Rory Kinnear (born February 17, 1978) is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre.
He is best known for playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre, and in various video games of the franchise. He is the youngest actor to play the role of Bill Tanner. He also won a Laurence Olivier Award for portraying Fopling Flutter in a 2008 version of The Man of Mode, and a British Independent Film Award for his performance in the 2012 film Broken. In 2014, he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Shakespeare's villain Iago in the National Theatre production of Othello.
Known For
TV Shows (40)
Black Mirror
2011
as Michael Callow
Silent Witness
1996
The One Show
2006
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022
as Tom Bombadil
Waking the Dead
2001
as James Mitcham
Inside No. 9
2014
as Prince Rico / Gus
The Diplomat
2023
as Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge
Penny Dreadful
2014
as John Clare / The Creature
Lord of the Flies
2026
as Ralph's Father (uncredited)
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Bollingbroke
The Thick of It
2005
as Ed
Our Flag Means Death
2022
as Captain Nigel Badminton / Chauncey Badminton
Ashes to Ashes
2008
Judge John Deed
2001
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
as Dr. Peter Craft
Cranford
2007
as Septimus Hanbury
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Edward Williams
Watership Down
2018
as Cowslip (voice)
Say Nothing
2024
as Frank Kitson
Years and Years
2019
as Stephen Lyons
Ultimate Force
2002
Five Days
2007
as Kyle Betts
Toxic Town
2025
as Des Collins
Amadeus
2025
as Emperor Joseph
Catherine the Great
2019
as Nikita Ivanovich Panin
Messiah
2001
as Stewart Dean
Guerrilla
2017
as Pence
Vexed
2010
as Dan Bishop
Comedy Showcase
2007
as Rob Black
Lucan
2013
as Lord Lucan
Beautiful People
2008
as Ross
Count Arthur Strong
2013
as Michael Baker
The Casual Vacancy
2015
as Barry Fairbrother
Women in Love
2011
as Rupert Birkin
Southcliffe
2013
as David Whitehead
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
2012
as Reverend Septimus Crisparkle
Quacks
2017
as Robert Lessing
Ridley Road
2021
as Colin Jordan
The Second Coming
2003
as Father Dillane
Honey
as Graham Anderson
Movies (45)
The Imitation Game
2014
as Detective Robert Nock
No Time to Die
2021
as Tanner
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
2024
as P.M. Winston Churchill
Skyfall
2012
as Tanner
Spectre
2015
as Tanner
Quantum of Solace
2008
as Tanner
Men
2022
as Geoffrey
Mansfield Park
2007
as Rushworth
Man Up
2015
as Sean
Broken
2012
as Bob Oswald
iBoy
2017
as Ellman
Cuban Fury
2014
as Gary
All the Devils Are Here
2025
as Harold Laing
Wild Target
2010
as Gerry Bailey
Peterloo
2018
as Henry Hunt
Brexit: The Uncivil War
2019
as Craig Oliver
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
as Iago
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
2025
as Dave Fishwick
Bank of Dave
2023
as Dave Fishwick
Trespass Against Us
2016
as P.C Lovage
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Self - Performer
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008
as Denis Thatcher
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans
2012
as Nick
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
2016
as Captain Macheath, aka 'Mac the Knife'
Lucan
2013
as Lord Lucan
National Theatre Live: Othello
2013
as Iago
Judas
2004
as Andrew
Lennon Naked
2010
as Brian Epstein
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
2018
as Macbeth
The Roof
2016
as Yet Another Fan
The First Men in the Moon
2010
as Bedford
Bond on Location
2012
as Self / Bill Tanner
The Curse of Steptoe
2008
as Alan Simpson
Loving Miss Hatto
2012
as Young Barrington Coupe
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2010
as Hamlet
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
2021
as Edward Williams
Designing Bond
2021
as Self
Wish 143
2009
as Wishman
National Theatre Live: Young Marx
2017
as Marx
The Old Man and the Land
2024
as David (voice)
The Interview
2019
as Interviewer
Ignition
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
2022
as Narrator
About Rory Kinnear
Rory Kinnear (born February 17, 1978) is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. He is best known for playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre, and in various video games of the franchise. He is the youngest actor to play the role of Bill Tanner. He also won a Laurence Olivier Award for portraying Fopling Flutter in a 2008 version of The Man of Mode, and a British Independent Film Award for his performance in the 2012 film Broke… With 85 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Rory Kinnear has appeared in 45 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rory Kinnear Movies
- The Imitation Game (2014) — as Detective Robert Nock
- No Time to Die (2021) — as Tanner
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) — as P.M. Winston Churchill
- Skyfall (2012) — as Tanner
- Spectre (2015) — as Tanner
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