
Rupert Friend
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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Acting (41 movies)

Pride & Prejudice
2005

Chéri
2009

The Libertine
2004

The Last Legion
2007

Outlaw
2007

The Kid
2010

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005

The Moon and the Stars
2007

Lullaby for Pi
2010

The Young Victoria
2009

5 Days of War
2011

To Write Love on Her Arms
2015

Starred Up
2014

The Swan
2023

The Rat Catcher
2023

Dreams
2025

Hitman: Agent 47
2015

The Zero Theorem
2013

The American Society of Magical Negroes
2024

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008

Meet Me in Montenegro
2015

Canary Black
2024

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024

Jolene
2010

Jurassic World Rebirth
2025

The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers
2009

The Phoenician Scheme
2025

The Death of Stalin
2017

After This Death
2025

At Eternity's Gate
2018

A Simple Favor
2018

Infinite
2021

The French Dispatch
2021

Separation
2021

Last Looks
2022

Asteroid City
2023

Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
2021

Companion
2025

Virgin Territory
2007

Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era
2025
Directing (2 movies)
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Steve | 2010 | Writer | 
| Stars In Shorts | 2012 | Producer | 
| Stars In Shorts | 2012 | Writer | 

