Rupert Friend

About

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....

Known for

HomelandSeries • 2011Jurassic World RebirthMovie • 2025Pride & PrejudiceMovie • 2005YouthSeries • 2026CompanionMovie • 2025The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunMovie • 2021Obi-Wan KenobiSeries • 2022The Phoenician SchemeMovie • 2025The Boy in the Striped PyjamasMovie • 2008A Simple FavorMovie • 2018Canary BlackMovie • 2024Asteroid CityMovie • 2023Anatomy of a ScandalSeries • 2022Virgin TerritoryMovie • 2007Dream Corp LLCSeries • 2016InfiniteMovie • 2021Hitman: Agent 47Movie • 2015The Death of StalinMovie • 2017The Last LegionMovie • 2007DreamsMovie • 2025High DesertSeries • 2023Strange AngelSeries • 2018At Eternity's GateMovie • 2018The American Society of Magical NegroesMovie • 2024