About
Rupert S. Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in A Room with a View (1985), Maurice (1987), The Madness of King George (1984), and The Forsyte Saga (2002). Since 2010, he has starred as DI Lestrade in the BBC television series Sherlock. Graves first came to prominence in costume-drama adaptations of E. M. Forster's novels A Room with a View (1985), and Maurice (1987), before going on to appear in films including A Handful of Dust (1988), The Madness of King George (1994), Different for Girls (1996), and Intimate Relations (1996). Graves's role in Intimate Relations won him the Best Actor award at the 1996 Montreal World Film Festival. He was also acclaimed for his portrayal of Young Jolyon Forsyte in the television miniseries The Forsyte Saga. Later, he appeared in films such as V for Vendetta (2005), Death at a...
Known for
Death in ParadiseSeries • 2011
Doctor WhoSeries • 2005
SherlockSeries • 2010
SpooksSeries • 2002
Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries • 2004
Waking the DeadSeries • 2001
New TricksSeries • 2004
12 MonkeysSeries • 2015
Inspector MorseSeries • 1987
LewisSeries • 2007
SurfaceSeries • 2022
The War of the WorldsSeries • 2019
Law & Order: UKSeries • 2009
KryptonSeries • 2018
V for VendettaMovie • 2006
WallanderSeries • 2008
The White QueenSeries • 2013
Scott & BaileySeries • 2011
Ashes to AshesSeries • 2008
RivieraSeries • 2017
Return of the SaintSeries • 1978
McDonald & DoddsSeries • 2020
BookishSeries • 2025
The Forsyte SagaSeries • 2002