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 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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37Credits7 TV · 30 films
2005–2025Years activefirst to latest
8.2 Highest ratedHomeland
6.8 Average ratingacross 36 titles
Top TV shows 7best Rupert Friend shows
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HomelandPeter Quinn · 2011–2020 · Drama - 2
Obi-Wan KenobiGrand Inquisitor · 4 eps · 2022 - 3
Anatomy of a ScandalJames Whitehouse · 6 eps · 2022 - 4
High DesertGuru Bob · 8 eps · 2023 - 5
Dream Corp LLCPatient 62 · 2 eps · 2016 - 6
Strange AngelErnest Donovan · 17 eps · 2018 - 7Youth
Top movies 30best Rupert Friend movies
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Pride & PrejudiceMr. Wickham · 2005 - 2
Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the CrownPrince Albert (archive footage) · 2021 - 3
The Boy in the Striped PyjamasLieutenant Kotler · 2008 - 4
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three MoreNarrator / Claud (archive footage) · 2024 - 5
After This DeathTed · 2025 - 6
The Young VictoriaPrince Albert · 2009 - 7
Starred UpOliver Baumer · 2014 - 8
The Death of StalinVasily Stalin · 2017 - 9
CompanionSergey · 2025 - 10
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunDrill-Sergeant · 2021 - 11
At Eternity's GateTheo van Gogh · 2018 - 12
Lullaby for PiSam · 2010 - 13
The SwanNarrator / Adult Peter Watson · 2023 - 14
To Write Love on Her ArmsDavid McKenna · 2015 - 15
Mrs Palfrey at The ClaremontLudovic Meyer · 2005 - 16
SteveDirector · Writer · 2010 - 17
The Rat CatcherClaud Cubbage · 2023 - 18
InfiniteBathurst 1985 · 2021 - 19
A Simple FavorDennis Nylon · 2018 - 20StrykaCallen · 2015
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The Phoenician SchemeExcalibur · 2025 - 22
Asteroid CityMontana · 2023 - 23
The KidKevin Lewis · 2010 - 24
Jurassic World RebirthMartin Krebs · 2025 - 25
JoleneCoco Leger · 2010 - 26
Canary BlackDavid Brooks · 2024 - 27
DreamsJake McCarthy · 2025 - 28
ChériChéri · 2009 - 29
The Zero TheoremTV Presenter · 2013 - 30
Stars in ShortsDirector · Writer · 2012
