Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Known for
Acting
Born
October 29, 1967 (age 59)
Birthplace
Twickenham, England, UK

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

Known For

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Filmography

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All That I Am poster

All That I Am

Movie

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Mr. Sunny Sky

Mr. Sunny Sky

Movie

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Billion Dollar Spy poster

Billion Dollar Spy

Movie · as Gus Hathaway

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Queenstown

Queenstown

TV · 8 eps

2026
Pride and Prejudice poster

Pride and Prejudice

TV · as Mr Bennet · 6 eps

2025
The Uninvited poster

The Uninvited

Movie · as Gerald

2025
Return to Dark City poster

Return to Dark City

Movie · as Self

2025
This Ordinary Thing poster

This Ordinary Thing

Movie · as Self (voice)

2024
Scoop poster

Scoop

Movie · as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

2024
The Trouble with Jessica poster

The Trouble with Jessica

Movie · as Richard

2023
Kaleidoscope poster

Kaleidoscope

TV · as Roger Salas · 9 eps

2023
The Diplomat poster

The Diplomat

TV · as Hal Wyler · 30 eps

2022
The Sandman poster

The Sandman

TV · as Time · 1 ep

2021
Old poster

Old

Movie · as Charles

2020
The Father poster

The Father

Movie · as Paul

2020
The Pale Horse poster

The Pale Horse

TV · as Mark Easterbrook · 2 eps

2019
Judy poster

Judy

Movie · as Sid Luft

2019
Modern/Love in 7 Short Films poster

Modern/Love in 7 Short Films

Movie · as Tom

2016
Gods of Egypt poster

Gods of Egypt

Movie · as Urshu

2016
Rise poster

Rise

Movie

2016
Victoria poster

Victoria

TV · as Lord Melbourne · 7 eps

2015
Killing Jesus poster

Killing Jesus

Movie · as Caiaphas

2015
Blinky Bill the Movie poster

Blinky Bill the Movie

Movie · as The Cat (voice)

2015
The Man in the High Castle poster

The Man in the High Castle

TV · as John Smith · 40 eps

2014
Hercules poster

Hercules

Movie · as Autolycus

2014
The Devil's Hand poster

The Devil's Hand

Movie · as Jacob Brown

2013
All Things To All Men poster

All Things To All Men

Movie · as Parker

2013
The Sea poster

The Sea

Movie · as Carlo Grace

2013
I'll Follow You Down poster

I'll Follow You Down

Movie · as Gabriel 'Gabe' Whyte

2013
The Brunchers poster

The Brunchers

Movie · as Tom

2012
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter poster

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Movie · as Adam

2012
Hotel Noir poster

Hotel Noir

Movie · as Felix

2012
Restless poster

Restless

TV · as Lucas Romer · 2 eps

2012
Parade's End poster

Parade's End

TV · as Reverend Duchemin, Edith's husband · 1 ep

2011
Zen poster

Zen

TV · as Aurelio Zen · 3 eps

2010
The Tourist poster

The Tourist

Movie · as The Englishman

2010
The Pillars of the Earth poster

The Pillars of the Earth

TV · as Tom Builder · 8 eps

2008
Vinyan poster

Vinyan

Movie · as Paul Belhmer

2008
Downloading Nancy poster

Downloading Nancy

Movie · as Albert Stockwell

2008
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach poster

Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach

Movie · as Self

2008
Eleventh Hour poster

Eleventh Hour

TV · as Jacob Hood · 18 eps

2008
John Adams poster

John Adams

TV · as Alexander Hamilton · 2 eps

2007
Amazing Grace poster

Amazing Grace

Movie · as Thomas Clarkson

2007
British Film Forever poster

British Film Forever

TV · 1 ep

2006
The Illusionist poster

The Illusionist

Movie · as Crown Prince Leopold

2006
The Holiday poster

The Holiday

Movie · as Jasper

2006
Paris Je T'aime poster

Paris Je T'aime

Movie · as William (Père-Lachaise)

2006
Tristan & Isolde poster

Tristan & Isolde

Movie · as Marke

2006
Out of the Blue poster

Out of the Blue

Movie · as English Trader

2006
Père-Lachaise poster

Père-Lachaise

Movie · as Man

2005
The Legend of Zorro poster

The Legend of Zorro

Movie · as Armand

2005
The Taming of the Shrew poster

The Taming of the Shrew

Movie · as Petruchio

2005
ShakespeaRe-Told poster

ShakespeaRe-Told

TV · 1 ep

2003
Victoria Station poster

Victoria Station

Movie · as The Cabbie

2003
Helen of Troy poster

Helen of Troy

TV · as King Agamemnon of Mycenae · 2 eps

2003
Charles II: The Power and The Passion poster

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

TV · as Charles II · 4 eps

2002
Extreme Ops poster

Extreme Ops

Movie · as Ian

2002
A Knight's Tale: Making Of poster

A Knight's Tale: Making Of

Movie · as Self

2001
Higher Love poster

Higher Love

Movie · as Ross

2001
A Knight's Tale poster

A Knight's Tale

Movie · as Count Adhemar

2001
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature poster

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature

Movie · as Angus

2000
Bless the Child poster

Bless the Child

Movie · as Eric Stark

2000
Arabian Nights poster

Arabian Nights

TV · as Ali Baba · 2 eps

1999
In a Savage Land poster

In a Savage Land

Movie · as Mick Carpenter

1998
Dark City poster

Dark City

Movie · as John Murdoch

1998
The Very Thought of You poster

The Very Thought of You

Movie · as Frank

1998
Dangerous Beauty poster

Dangerous Beauty

Movie · as Marco Venier

1998
Illuminata poster

Illuminata

Movie · as Dominique

1998
The Woodlanders poster

The Woodlanders

Movie · as Giles Winterbourne

1996
Victory poster

Victory

Movie · as Martin Ricardo

1996
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as Fortinbras

1995
Cold Comfort Farm poster

Cold Comfort Farm

Movie · as Seth Starkadder

1995
Henry IV poster

Henry IV

Movie · as Harry Percy (Hotspur)

1995
Carrington poster

Carrington

Movie · as Mark Gertler

1994
A Man of No Importance poster

A Man of No Importance

Movie · as Robbie Fay

1994
Dirtysomething poster

Dirtysomething

Movie · as Clive

1994
Citizen Locke

Citizen Locke

Movie · as Midshipman Clarke

1994
Middlemarch poster

Middlemarch

TV · as Will Ladislaw · 6 eps

1993
Dirty Weekend poster

Dirty Weekend

Movie · as Tim

1992
The Last Romantics poster

The Last Romantics

Movie · as Mike Costain

1992
Gone to Seed poster

Gone to Seed

TV · as Billy Brooker · 6 eps

1991
Twenty-One poster

Twenty-One

Movie · as Bobby

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Hotspur · 1 ep

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Mike Costain, Clive, Robbie Fay · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep