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Rufus Sewell was born on the 29th of October 1967 in Twickenham, England. His father, Bill, was an Australian animator, who died when Rufus was 10. He has one brother, Caspar. He attended London's Central School of Speech and Drama and left in June of 1989 after completing three years of training. He... See full bio »

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Rufus Frederick Sewell
in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
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2014 Hercules: The Thracian Wars (pre-production)
Autolycus
 
2013 Where the Devil Hides (post-production)
Jacob Brown
 
2013 The Sea (post-production)
Carlo Grace
 
2013 All Things to All Men
Parker
 
2012 Restless (TV movie)
Lucas Romer
 
2012 Hotel Noir
Felix
 
2012 Parade's End (TV series)
Reverend Duchemin
– Episode #1.3 (2012) … Reverend Duchemin
– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Reverend Duchemin
– Episode #1.1 (2012) … Reverend Duchemin
 
2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Adam
 
2012 I'll Follow You Down
Gabe
 
2011 Masterpiece Mystery (TV series)
– Zen: Ratking (2011)
– Zen: Cabal (2011)
 
2011 Zen (TV mini-series)
Aurelio Zen
– Ratking (2011) … Aurelio Zen
– Cabal (2011) … Aurelio Zen
– Vendetta (2011) … Aurelio Zen
 
2010 The Tourist
The Englishman
 
2010 The Pillars of the Earth (TV mini-series)
Tom Builder
– The Work of Angels (2010) … Tom Builder
– Witchcraft (2010) … Tom Builder
– Legacy (2010) … Tom Builder
– Battlefield (2010) … Tom Builder
– Redemption (2010) … Tom Builder
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2008-2009 Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Dr. Jacob Hood
– Medea (2009) … Dr. Jacob Hood
– Olfactus (2009) … Dr. Jacob Hood
– Subway (2009) … Dr. Jacob Hood
– Electro (2009) … Dr. Jacob Hood
– Minamata (2009) … Dr. Jacob Hood
See all 18 episodes »
 
2008 Vinyan
Paul Bellmer
 
2008 John Adams (TV mini-series)
Alexander Hamilton
– Unnecessary War (2008) … Alexander Hamilton
– Unite or Die (2008) … Alexander Hamilton
 
2008 Downloading Nancy
Albert Stockwell
 
2006 The Holiday
Jasper Bloom
 
2006 Amazing Grace
Thomas Clarkson
 
2006 Paris, je t'aime
William (segment "Pere-Lachaise")
 
2006 The Illusionist
Crown Prince Leopold
 
2006 Tristan + Isolde
Marke
 
2005 ShakespeaRe-Told (TV mini-series)
Petruchio
– The Taming of the Shrew (2005) … Petruchio
 
2005 The Legend of Zorro
Armand
 
2004 Taste (TV movie)
Michael Kuhleman
 
2003 The Last King (TV mini-series)
Charles II
– Episode #1.4 (2003) … Charles II
– Episode #1.3 (2003) … Charles II
– Episode #1.2 (2003) … Charles II
– Episode #1.1 (2003) … Charles II
 
2003 Victoria Station (short)
The cabbie
 
2003 Helen of Troy (TV movie)
Agamemnon
 
2002 Extreme Ops
Ian
 
2001 Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (TV movie)
Angus
 
2001 A Knight's Tale
Count Adhemar
 
2000 Bless the Child
Eric Stark
 
2000 Arabian Nights (TV movie)
Ali Baba
 
1999 In a Savage Land
Mick Carpenter
 
1998 At Sachem Farm
Ross
 
1998 Illuminata
Dominique
 
1998 The Very Thought of You
Frank
 
1998 Dark City
John Murdoch
 
1998 Dangerous Beauty
Marco Venier
 
1997 The Woodlanders
Giles Winterbourne
 
1996 Hamlet
Fortinbras
 
1996 Victory
Martin Ricardo
 
1995 Performance (TV series)
Harry Percy (Hotspur)
– Henry IV (1995) … Harry Percy (Hotspur)
 
1995 Carrington
Mark Gertler
 
1995 Cold Comfort Farm (TV movie)
Seth Starkadder
 
1994 A Man of No Importance
Robbie Fay
 
1994 Citizen Locke (TV movie)
Midshipman Clarke
 
1992-1994 Screen Two (TV series)
Clive / Mike Costain
– Dirtysomething (1994) … Clive
– The Last Romantics (1992) … Mike Costain
 
1994 Middlemarch (TV mini-series)
Will Ladislaw
– Episode #1.6 (1994) … Will Ladislaw
– Episode #1.5 (1994) … Will Ladislaw
– Episode #1.4 (1994) … Will Ladislaw
– Episode #1.3 (1994) … Will Ladislaw
– Episode #1.2 (1994) … Will Ladislaw
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1994 A Night with a Woman, a Day with Charlie (TV short)
Charlie
 
1993 Dirty Weekend
Tim
 
1992 Gone to Seed (TV series)
Billy
– Episode #1.6 (1992) … Billy
– Episode #1.5 (1992) … Billy
– Episode #1.4 (1992) … Billy
– Episode #1.3 (1992) … Billy
– Episode #1.2 (1992) … Billy
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1991 Twenty-One
Bobby
 
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1992 Gone to Seed (TV series)
 
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Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
2012 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 June 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2008 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.27 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 June 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play
 
2008 100 höjdare (TV series)
Himself - Interviewed at Sundance Film Festival
– Världens skönaste land - Del 7 (2008) … Himself - Interviewed at Sundance Film Festival
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy (2007) … Himself
– Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (2007) … Himself
– Longing, Loving and Leg-Overs: The Story of British Romance (2007) … Himself
 
2007 How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 9/11: Out of the Blue (TV documentary)
The Man
 
2003 The Making of 'Charles II' (TV documentary)
 
2001 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Making of 'A Knight's Tale' (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Sexy Armor and a Rock Band on Tour (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 May 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1997 To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 Poetry, Passion, the Postman: The Poetic Return of Pablo Neruda (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2012 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
 
2000 Open Sesame: The Making of 'Arabian Nights' (TV documentary)
Ali Baba (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Played Roche in a revival of Ron Hutchinson's "Rat In The Skull" - Duke of York's Theatre, London, UK (October 1995-) See more »

Publicity Listings:

8 Interviews  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

My career has suddenly started to be the one that I'd always wanted, not in terms of level of success, but in terms of - and this is what I've been banging on about - playing different parts in different media. I was very frustrated, in a physical sense, by people seeing me in a way that I wasn't. And I was beginning to find myself boxed into a corner... See more »

Trivia:

His father, Bill Sewell, an animator, employed an impressionistic approach to Rotoscoping - the technique of tracing over film negatives - in his own film "Half in Love with Fred Astaire" and then in the famous "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" sequence in "Yellow Submarine.". See more »

Trademark:

Lazy eye See more »

Nickname:

Roof See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio