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 politic
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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Born
Oct 09, 1981
Oxfordshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
49 acting
7 crew
Popularity
2.6
Known For
Jurassic World Rebirth
2025
as Martin Krebs
Pride & Prejudice
2005
as Mr. Wickham
Companion
2025
as Sergey
A Simple Favor
2018
as Dennis Nylon
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008
as Lieutenant Kotler
Asteroid City
2023
as Montana
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Excalibur
Infinite
2021
as Bathurst 1985
Virgin Territory
2007
as Alessandro Felice
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
as Drill-Sergeant
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