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Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Acting

Born: October 29, 1967Twickenham, England, UK

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rufus Sewell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For
Filmography
This Ordinary Thing

This Ordinary Thing

Self (voice)

2025
Return to Dark City

Return to Dark City

Self

2025
The Uninvited

The Uninvited

Gerald

2025
The Trouble with Jessica

The Trouble with Jessica

Richard

2024
Scoop

Scoop

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

2024
Old

Old

Charles

2021
The Father

The Father

Paul

2020
Judy

Judy

Sid Luft

2019
Modern/Love in 7 Short Films

Modern/Love in 7 Short Films

Tom

2019
Gods of Egypt

Gods of Egypt

Urshu

2016
Rise

Rise

2016
Blinky Bill the Movie

Blinky Bill the Movie

The Cat (voice)

2015
Killing Jesus

Killing Jesus

Caiaphas

2015
The Devil's Hand

The Devil's Hand

Jacob Brown

2014
Hercules

Hercules

Autolycus

2014

Dangerous Liaisons

Philip Fitzgerald Julien

2014
The Brunchers

The Brunchers

Tom

2013
I'll Follow You Down

I'll Follow You Down

Gabriel 'Gabe' Whyte

2013
The Sea

The Sea

Carlo Grace

2013
All Things To All Men

All Things To All Men

Parker

2013
Hotel Noir

Hotel Noir

Felix

2012
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Adam

2012
The Tourist

The Tourist

The Englishman

2010
Vinyan

Vinyan

Paul Belhmer

2008
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach

Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach

Self

2008
Downloading Nancy

Downloading Nancy

Albert Stockwell

2008
The Holiday

The Holiday

Jasper Bloom

2006
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

Thomas Clarkson

2006
Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

English Trader

2006
The Illusionist

The Illusionist

Crown Prince Leopold

2006
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

William (Père-Lachaise)

2006
Tristan & Isolde

Tristan & Isolde

Marke

2006
The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

Petruchio

2005
The Legend of Zorro

The Legend of Zorro

Armand

2005
Victoria Station

Victoria Station

The Cabbie

2003
Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy

King Agamemnon of Mycenae

2003
Extreme Ops

Extreme Ops

Ian

2002
A Knight's Tale: Making Of

A Knight's Tale: Making Of

Self

2002
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature

Angus

2001
A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

Count Adhemar

2001
Higher Love

Higher Love

Ross

2001
Bless the Child

Bless the Child

Eric Stark

2000
In a Savage Land

In a Savage Land

Mick Carpenter

1999
Illuminata

Illuminata

Dominique

1998
The Very Thought of You

The Very Thought of You

Frank

1998
Dark City

Dark City

John Murdoch

1998
Dangerous Beauty

Dangerous Beauty

Marco Venier

1998
The Woodlanders

The Woodlanders

Giles Winterbourne

1998
Hamlet

Hamlet

Fortinbras

1996
Victory

Victory

Martin Ricardo

1996

Henry IV

Harry Percy (Hotspur)

1995
Carrington

Carrington

Mark Gertler

1995
Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm

Seth Starkadder

1995
A Man of No Importance

A Man of No Importance

Robbie Fay

1994

Citizen Locke

Midshipman Clarke

1994
Dirtysomething

Dirtysomething

Clive

1994
Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend

Tim

1993
The Last Romantics

The Last Romantics

Mike Costain

1992
Twenty-One

Twenty-One

Bobby

1991