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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Filmography
all 51
Movies 44
TV Shows 7
Narrator 2
self 2
Director 2
Producer 1

Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)

The Phoenician Scheme (2025)

Dreams (2025)

Canary Black (2024)

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)

The Rat Catcher (2023)

The Swan (2023)

Asteroid City (2023)

High Desert (2023)

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

Anatomy of a Scandal (2022)

Last Looks (2022)

The French Dispatch (2021)

Infinite (2021)

Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown (2021)

At Eternity's Gate (2018)

A Simple Favor (2018)

Strange Angel (2018)

The Death of Stalin (2017)

Dream Corp LLC (2016)

Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)

Stryka (2015)

To Write Love on Her Arms (2015)

Starred Up (2014)

The Zero Theorem (2013)

Stars In Shorts (2012)

Homeland (2011)

5 Days of War (2011)

Jolene (2010)

The Kid (2010)

Steve (2010)

Chéri (2009)

The Young Victoria (2009)

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

The Last Legion (2007)

Outlaw (2007)

The Moon and the Stars (2007)

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

Cornerman
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1981-10-09 (43 years old)
Birth NameRupert William Anthony Friend
Birth PlaceCambridge, United Kingdom
RelationshipsKeira Knightley (2006 - 2010)
SpouseAimee Mullins
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known As루퍼드 프렌드, روپرت فرند
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