
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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