Rupert Friend
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1981-10-09 (age 44)
- Place of birth
- Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- 루퍼드 프렌드 · روپرت فرند
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (9)
Homeland
2011
as Peter Quinn
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Grand Inquisitor
Dream Corp LLC
2016
as Patient 62
Anatomy of a Scandal
2022
as James Whitehouse
High Desert
2023
as Guru Bob
Strange Angel
2018
as Ernest Donovan
Youth
Movies (49)
Jurassic World Rebirth
2025
as Martin Krebs
Pride & Prejudice
2005
as Mr. Wickham
Companion
2025
as Sergey
Virgin Territory
2007
as Alessandro Felice
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008
as Lieutenant Kotler
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Excalibur
Infinite
2021
as Bathurst 1985
Asteroid City
2023
as Montana
Hitman: Agent 47
2015
as Agent 47
A Simple Favor
2018
as Dennis Nylon
Dreams
2025
as Jake McCarthy
Canary Black
2024
as David Brooks
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
as Drill-Sergeant
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
as Self - Grand Inquisitor
The Death of Stalin
2017
as Vasily Stalin
The Last Legion
2007
as Demetrius
The Libertine
2004
as Downs
At Eternity's Gate
2018
as Theo van Gogh
The Zero Theorem
2013
as TV Presenter
Last Looks
2022
as Wilson Sikorsky
Starred Up
2014
as Oliver Baumer
The Rat Catcher
2023
as Claud Cubbage
The Young Victoria
2009
as Prince Albert
Separation
2021
as Jeff
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024
as Narrator / Claud (archive footage)
The Swan
2023
as Narrator / Adult Peter Watson
The Kid
2010
as Kevin Lewis
The American Society of Magical Negroes
2024
as Mick
Chéri
2009
as Chéri
5 Days of War
2011
as Thomas Anders
Jolene
2010
as Coco Leger
Outlaw
2007
as Sandy Mardell
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005
as Ludovic Meyer
To Write Love on Her Arms
2015
as David McKenna
Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era
2025
as Self
Lullaby for Pi
2010
as Sam
The Moon and the Stars
2007
as Renzo Daverio / Spoletta
After This Death
2025
as Ted
Meet Me in Montenegro
2015
as Stephen
The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers
2009
as Bourbon
The Boy in the Iron Box
as Liev
Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
2021
as Prince Albert (archive footage)
Perdition
The Edge of Normal
Blake & Mortimer: The Yellow M
as Colonel Olrik
My Notes on Mars
as Sam
Photo Booth
as Ben Bouchet
Stryka
2015
as Callen
Barton & Charlie & Checco & Bill
2016
About Rupert Friend
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 o… With 58 credits spanning from 1988 to 2025, Rupert Friend has appeared in 49 films and 9 TV shows.
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- Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) — as Martin Krebs
- Pride & Prejudice (2005) — as Mr. Wickham
- Companion (2025) — as Sergey
- Virgin Territory (2007) — as Alessandro Felice
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) — as Lieutenant Kotler
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