Personal Info
Birth date
1981-10-09 (43 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Oxfordshire, England, UK
Also known as
루퍼드 프렌드
روپرت فرند
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rupert Friend, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Jurassic World Rebirth
6.381
Overview:
Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world's three most massive dinosaurs. When Zora's operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized, they all find themselves stranded on an island where they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that's been hidden from the world for decades.Companion
7.057
Overview:
During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves and the world around them.Homeland
7.57
Overview:
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.The Phoenician Scheme
6.73
Overview:
Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.5
Overview:
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.Pride & Prejudice
8.061
Overview:
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.A Simple Favor
6.6
Overview:
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
7.826
Overview:
When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.Hitman: Agent 47
5.9
Overview:
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.Obi-Wan Kenobi
7.041
Overview:
During the reign of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, embarks on a crucial mission to confront allies turned enemies and face the wrath of the Empire.Asteroid City
6.458
Overview:
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.Infinite
6.595
Overview:
Evan McCauley has skills he never learned and memories of places he has never visited. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, a secret group that call themselves “Infinites” come to his rescue, revealing that his memories are real.The French Dispatch
7.028
Overview:
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.Canary Black
6.2
Overview:
Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.Virgin Territory
4.858
Overview:
In Black Death era Tuscany, as in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, romance, swordplay, randy nuns, Saracen pirates, and a sexy cow.The Last Legion
5.6
Overview:
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.The Death of Stalin
7.01
Overview:
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?High Desert
6.6
Overview:
Peggy Newman, a woman with a checkered past, makes the life-changing decision to become a private investigator following the death of her beloved mother, who she lived with in the small desert town of Yucca Valley, California.Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era
9.1
Overview:
A behind-the-scenes look with the cast and crew, featuring thrilling locations, deadly new dinosaurs and the next evolution of the iconic franchise.The Young Victoria
7.2
Overview:
As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regency order, while her Belgian uncle schemes to arrange a marriage between the future monarch and Prince Albert, the man who will become the love of her life.Dream Corp LLC
6.696
Overview:
Helmed by the easily distracted Dr. Roberts, a psychotherapeutic facility treats patients with troubling dreams. Roberts employs a team of incompetent scientists to help analyze and record those thoughts plaguing the doctor's patients.Separation
5.701
Overview:
A young girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother.The Rat Catcher
6.586
Overview:
In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.At Eternity's Gate
6.956
Overview:
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
7.46
Overview:
Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Poison."Anatomy of a Scandal
7.022
Overview:
Sophie's privileged life as the wife of powerful politician James unravels when scandalous secrets surface — and he stands accused of a shocking crime.The American Society of Magical Negroes
4.864
Overview:
A young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people’s lives easier.Last Looks
5.849
Overview:
A disgraced ex-cop seeks solace by moving to the woods, but his quiet life comes to an end when a private eye recruits him to investigate the murder of an eccentric TV star's wife.Dreams
10
Overview:
Fernando, a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer, a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind— narrowly escaping death in the process. However, his arrival disrupts Jennifer’s carefully curated world. She will do anything to protect both their futures— and the life she has built.Acting
TBAMy Notes on Mars as Sam
TBAPhoto Booth as Ben Bouchet
TBAThe Edge of Normal as Unknown
TBAPerdition as Unknown
2025Dreams as Jake McCarthy
2025Jurassic World Rebirth as Martin Krebs
2025Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era as Self
2025The Phoenician Scheme as Excalibur
2025After This Death as Ted
2025Companion as Sergey
2024Canary Black as David Brooks
2024The American Society of Magical Negroes as Mick
2024The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More as Narrator / Claud (archive footage)
2023The Rat Catcher as Claud Cubbage
2023The Swan as Narrator / Adult Peter Watson
2023Asteroid City as Montana
2023High Desert (8 Episodes) as Guru Bob
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return as Self - Grand Inquisitor
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi (4 Episodes) as Grand Inquisitor
2022Anatomy of a Scandal (6 Episodes) as James Whitehouse
2022Last Looks as Wilson Sikorsky
2021The French Dispatch as Drill-Sergeant
2021Infinite as Bathurst 1985
2021Separation as Jeff
2021Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown as Prince Albert (archive footage)
2018At Eternity's Gate as Theo van Gogh
2018A Simple Favor as Dennis Nylon
2018Strange Angel (17 Episodes) as Ernest Donovan
2017The Death of Stalin as Vasily Stalin
2016Dream Corp LLC (2 Episodes) as Patient 62
2015Hitman: Agent 47 as Agent 47
2015Meet Me in Montenegro as Stephen
2015Stryka as Callen
2015To Write Love on Her Arms as David McKenna
2014Starred Up as Oliver Baumer
2013The Zero Theorem as TV Presenter
2011Homeland (48 Episodes) as Peter Quinn
20115 Days of War as Thomas Anders
2010Jolene as Coco Leger
2010Lullaby for Pi as Sam
2010The Kid as Kevin Lewis
2009The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers as Bourbon
2009Chéri as Chéri
2009The Young Victoria as Prince Albert
2008The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas as Lieutenant Kotler
2007Virgin Territory as Alessandro Felice
2007The Last Legion as Demetrius
2007Outlaw as Sandy Mardell
2007The Moon and the Stars as Renzo Daverio / Spoletta
2005Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont as Ludovic Meyer
2005Pride & Prejudice as Mr. Wickham
2004The Libertine as Downs
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
Crew
2024MONTBLANC | '100 Years of MEISTERSTÜCK' ... Actor's Assistant
Production
2012Stars In Shorts ... Producer