Person
Rufus Sewell
Acting · Born 1967-10-29 · 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
The Man in the High Castle
John Smith
Screen Two
Mike Costain
The Sandman
Time
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
The Diplomat
Hal Wyler
Victoria
Lord Melbourne
Eleventh Hour
Dr. Jacob Hood
Performance
Hotspur
Hercules
Autolycus
Kaleidoscope
Roger Salas
Filmography
- 2025This Ordinary ThingSelf (voice)
- 2025Return to Dark CitySelf
- 2025The UninvitedGerald
- 2024The Trouble with JessicaRichard
- 2024ScoopAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor
- 2023The DiplomatHal Wyler
- 2023KaleidoscopeRoger Salas
- 2022The SandmanTime
- 2021OldCharles
- 2020The FatherPaul
- 2020The Pale HorseMark Easterbrook
- 2019JudySid Luft
- 2019Modern/Love in 7 Short FilmsTom
- 2016VictoriaLord Melbourne
- 2016Gods of EgyptUrshu
- 2016Rise
- 2015Blinky Bill the MovieThe Cat (voice)
- 2015Killing JesusCaiaphas
- 2015The Man in the High CastleJohn Smith
- 2014The Devil's HandJacob Brown
- 2014HerculesAutolycus
- 2013The BrunchersTom
- 2013I'll Follow You DownGabriel 'Gabe' Whyte
- 2013The SeaCarlo Grace
- 2013All Things To All MenParker
- 2012RestlessLucas Romer
- 2012Hotel NoirFelix
- 2012Parade's EndReverend Duchemin, Edith's husband
- 2012Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterAdam
- 2011ZenAurelio Zen
- 2010The TouristThe Englishman
- 2010The Pillars of the EarthTom Builder
- 2008Eleventh HourDr. Jacob Hood
- 2008VinyanPaul Belhmer
- 2008Dark City: Memories of Shell BeachSelf
- 2008John AdamsAlexander Hamilton
- 2008Downloading NancyAlbert Stockwell
- 2007British Film Forever
- 2006The HolidayJasper
- 2006Amazing GraceThomas Clarkson
- 2006Out of the BlueEnglish Trader
- 2006The IllusionistCrown Prince Leopold
- 2006Paris Je T'aimeWilliam (Père-Lachaise)
- 2006Tristan & IsoldeMarke
- 2005The Taming of the ShrewPetruchio
- 2005ShakespeaRe-Told
- 2005The Legend of ZorroArmand
- 2003Charles II: The Power and The PassionCharles II
- 2003Victoria StationThe Cabbie
- 2003Helen of TroyKing Agamemnon of Mycenae
- 2003Helen of TroyKing Agamemnon of Mycenae
- 2002Extreme OpsIan
- 2002A Knight's Tale: Making OfSelf
- 2001Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She CreatureAngus
- 2001A Knight's TaleCount Adhemar
- 2001Higher LoveRoss
- 2000Bless the ChildEric Stark
- 2000Arabian NightsAli Baba
- 1999In a Savage LandMick Carpenter
- 1998IlluminataDominique
- 1998The Very Thought of YouFrank
- 1998Dark CityJohn Murdoch
- 1998Dangerous BeautyMarco Venier
- 1998The WoodlandersGiles Winterbourne
- 1996HamletFortinbras
- 1996VictoryMartin Ricardo
- 1995Henry IVHarry Percy (Hotspur)
- 1995CarringtonMark Gertler
- 1995Cold Comfort FarmSeth Starkadder
- 1994A Man of No ImportanceRobbie Fay
- 1994Citizen LockeMidshipman Clarke
- 1994DirtysomethingClive
- 1994MiddlemarchWill Ladislaw
- 1993Dirty WeekendTim
- 1992Gone to SeedBilly Brooker
- 1992The Last RomanticsMike Costain
- 1991PerformanceHotspur
- 1991Twenty-OneBobby
- 1985Screen TwoMike Costain
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
- —All That I Am
- —Mr. Sunny Sky
- —Billion Dollar SpyGus Hathaway
- —Pride and PrejudiceMr. Bennet
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