
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).…
Filmography

Pride & Prejudice
2005 · 8.1

Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
2021 · 8.0

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008 · 7.8

Homeland
2011 · 7.6

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024 · 7.4

After This Death
2025 · 7.3

The Young Victoria
2009 · 7.2

Starred Up
2014 · 7.1

Anatomy of a Scandal
2022 · 7.0

The Death of Stalin
2017 · 7.0

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021 · 7.0

At Eternity's Gate
2018 · 7.0

Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · 7.0

Companion
2025 · 7.0

Youth
2026 · 6.9

My Notes on Mars
2026 · 6.8

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005 · 6.8

Lullaby for Pi
2010 · 6.8

The Swan
2023 · 6.8

To Write Love on Her Arms
2015 · 6.7

A Simple Favor
2018 · 6.6

The Rat Catcher
2023 · 6.6

Dream Corp LLC
2016 · 6.6

High Desert
2023 · 6.6

Infinite
2021 · 6.6

The Phoenician Scheme
2025 · 6.5

Strange Angel
2018 · 6.5
Stryka
2015 · 6.5

The Kid
2010 · 6.5

Asteroid City
2023 · 6.5

Jolene
2010 · 6.3

Jurassic World Rebirth
2025 · 6.2

Canary Black
2024 · 6.2

The Zero Theorem
2013 · 6.1

Dreams
2025 · 6.1

Chéri
2009 · 6.1

The Libertine
2004 · 5.9

Hitman: Agent 47
2015 · 5.9

Last Looks
2022 · 5.8

5 Days of War
2011 · 5.7

The Last Legion
2007 · 5.6

Separation
2021 · 5.6

Outlaw
2007 · 5.4

The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers
2009 · 5.2

The Moon and the Stars
2007 · 5.1

Virgin Territory
2007 · 5.0

The American Society of Magical Negroes
2024 · 4.7

Meet Me in Montenegro
2015 · 4.2

Found Alive
2026 · 0.0
Perdition
— · 0.0
The Boy in the Iron Box
— · 0.0
Barton & Charlie & Checco & Bill
2016 · 0.0

Photo Booth
— · 0.0
Blake & Mortimer: The Yellow M
— · 0.0