
Rufus Sewell
Biography
Rufus Frederik Sewell (born 29 October 1967) is an English actor. In film, he has appeared in The Woodlanders, Dangerous Beauty, Dark City, A Knight's Tale, The Illusionist, Tristan and Isolde, and Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence. On television, he starred in the 2010 mini-series The Pillars of the Earth. Earlier he played the hero, Will Ladislaw, in the BBC adaptation of George Eliot's Middlemarch. In 2003, he appeared in the lead role in Charles II: The Power and The Passion. He starred in the CBS drama Eleventh Hour which was cancelled in April 2009. On stage, he originated the role of Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the role of Jan in Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll, which earned him an Olivier Award and a Tony Award nomination for the latter performance.…
Filmography
Citizen Locke
1994 · 10.0

Victoria Station
2003 · 9.0

Henry IV
1995 · 8.5

The Father
2020 · 8.1

The Taming of the Shrew
2005 · 8.0

The Sandman
2022 · 7.8

Middlemarch
1994 · 7.8

John Adams
2008 · 7.7

The Pillars of the Earth
2010 · 7.7

The Diplomat
2023 · 7.6

The Man in the High Castle
2015 · 7.5

Victoria
2016 · 7.4

ShakespeaRe-Told
2005 · 7.4

Dark City
1998 · 7.3

Hamlet
1996 · 7.3

Modern/Love in 7 Short Films
2019 · 7.3

The Illusionist
2006 · 7.3

The Brunchers
2013 · 7.2

The Holiday
2006 · 7.1

Screen Two
1985 · 7.1

Restless
2012 · 7.1

Zen
2011 · 7.1

Dangerous Beauty
1998 · 7.0

Amazing Grace
2007 · 6.9

A Knight's Tale
2001 · 6.9

Kaleidoscope
2023 · 6.8

Arabian Nights
2000 · 6.8

Paris Je T'aime
2006 · 6.8

Cold Comfort Farm
1995 · 6.8

Judy
2019 · 6.7

Tristan & Isolde
2006 · 6.7

Eleventh Hour
2008 · 6.6

Parade's End
2012 · 6.5

Scoop
2024 · 6.4

Higher Love
2001 · 6.4

Old
2021 · 6.3

Performance
1991 · 6.3

Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003 · 6.3

Killing Jesus
2015 · 6.3

Carrington
1995 · 6.2

A Man of No Importance
1994 · 6.2

The Tourist
2010 · 6.2

The Legend of Zorro
2005 · 6.1

Helen of Troy
2003 · 6.1

I'll Follow You Down
2013 · 6.0

The Trouble with Jessica
2024 · 6.0

Rise
2016 · 5.9

The Pale Horse
2020 · 5.8

Hercules
2014 · 5.8

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
2012 · 5.8

Hotel Noir
2012 · 5.8

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature
2001 · 5.8

The Uninvited
2025 · 5.7

Dirtysomething
1994 · 5.7

The Very Thought of You
1998 · 5.7

Gods of Egypt
2016 · 5.7

British Film Forever
2007 · 5.5

Blinky Bill the Movie
2015 · 5.4

Bless the Child
2000 · 5.4

Downloading Nancy
2008 · 5.4

The Sea
2013 · 5.4

Illuminata
1998 · 5.4

The Devil's Hand
2014 · 5.2

Victory
1996 · 5.2

Vinyan
2008 · 5.1

The Woodlanders
1998 · 5.1

Dirty Weekend
1993 · 5.0

Twenty-One
1991 · 4.9

Extreme Ops
2002 · 4.8

In a Savage Land
1999 · 4.8

All Things To All Men
2013 · 4.3

Gone to Seed
1992 · 3.3

Pride and Prejudice
2026 · 0.0
Queenstown
— · 0.0

Out of the Blue
2006 · 0.0
Mr. Sunny Sky
— · 0.0

Billion Dollar Spy
— · 0.0

All That I Am
— · 0.0