Biography
Rory Kinnear (born February 17, 1978) is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. He is best known for playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre, and in various video games of the franchise. He is the youngest actor to play the role of Bill Tanner. He also won a Laurence Olivier Award for portraying Fopling Flutter in a 2008 version of The Man of Mode, and a British Independent Fil...
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Complete Filmography
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
2025
as Dave Fishwick
Two years after founding his own bank, local hero Dave Fishwick takes on the predatory payday lenders bringing misery to his small English town.
The Old Man and the Land
2024
as David (voice)
Over a series of telephone conversations with their sheep farmer father, a brother and sister try to come to terms with their dysfunctional past.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
2024
as Winston Churchill
During World War II, the British Army assigns a group of competent soldiers to carry out a mission against the Nazi forces behind enemy lines... A tru...
Bank of Dave
2023
as Dave Fishwick
The true story of how Dave Fishwick, a working class man and self-made millionaire, fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local ...
Men
2022
as Geoffrey
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or s...
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
2021
as Edward Williams
1923. In the heart of an old English college, Edward Williams receives an engraving of of an unknown country house with an imposing facade, a sweeping...
Designing Bond
2021
as Self
Production designer Mark Tildesley and costume designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb, along with cast and other filmmakers, discuss the inspiration, challeng...
No Time to Die
2021
as Tanner
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns ...
Being James Bond
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming...
The Interview
2019
as Interviewer
When a candidate interviews for a new job at an "unorthodox" firm, the process quickly turns into a boundary-breaking process of social control.
Brexit: The Uncivil War
2019
as Craig Oliver
Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up u...
Peterloo
2018
as Henry Hunt
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Mancheste...
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
2018
as Macbeth
The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkne...
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen togeth...
National Theatre Live: Young Marx
2017
as Marx
1850, and Europe’s most feared terrorist is hiding in Dean Street, Soho. Broke, restless and horny, the thirty-two-year-old revolutionary is a frothin...
iBoy
2017
as Ellman
After an accident, Tom wakes from a coma to discover that fragments of his smart phone have been embedded in his head, and worse, that returning to no...
Trespass Against Us
2016
as P.C Lovage
Three generations of the rowdy Cutler family live as outlaws in some of Britain's richest countryside – hunting hares, ram-raiding stately homes, and ...
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
2016
as Captain Macheath, aka 'Mac the Knife'
As London's East End scrubs up for the coronation, Mr and Mrs Peachum gear up for a bumper day in the beggary business. Keeping tight control of the c...
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Self - Performer
From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversar...
The Roof
2016
as Yet Another Fan
A brief comedy about a visit from a legendary theatre maker and his legion of fans.
Spectre
2015
as Tanner
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret servic...
Man Up
2015
as Sean
A 34 year old single woman, Nancy, hung-over again, exhausted by the endless fruitless set ups by her friends, traveling across London to toast anothe...
The Imitation Game
2014
as Detective Robert Nock
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant te...
Cuban Fury
2014
as Gary
Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite h...
Lucan
2013
as Lord Lucan
Drama about infamous aristocrat Lord Lucan, who mysteriously disappeared in 1974 after being accused of murdering his children's nanny.
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
as Iago
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the National Theatre of Great Britain presents National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, bringing together the best Brit...
National Theatre Live: Othello
2013
as Iago
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio...
Muse of Fire
2013
as Self
Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary follow...
Loving Miss Hatto
2012
as Young Barrington Coupe
Drama inspired by the true story of classical pianist Joyce Hatto. Victoria Wood's new strange-but-true drama about musical deception and enduring lov...
Skyfall
2012
as Tanner
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to he...
National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans
2012
as Nick
Anarchic, feisty but growing old, high society drop-out Judy Haussman remains in spirit with the Ashrams of the 1960s while holding court in her dilap...
Bond on Location
2012
as Self / Bill Tanner
Behind the scenes of shooting in various notoriously difficult locations, including interviews with producers and lead actors.
Broken
2012
as Bob Oswald
Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2010
as Hamlet
A 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the NT's 50th anniversary celebrations. Following his celebrated performances at the Nationa...
Lennon Naked
2010
as Brian Epstein
A profile of John Lennon in the late 1960s as the Beatles are set to fall apart.
The First Men in the Moon
2010
as Bedford
Mark Gatiss's adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. July 1969, and as the world waits with bated breath for the Apollo astronauts to land ...
Wild Target
2010
as Gerry Bailey
Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficienc...
Wish 143
2009
as Wishman
A fifteen-year-old boy with only months to live is granted one wish from the Dreamscape Charity. But David doesn't want to go to Disneyland or meet Ga...
Quantum of Solace
2008
as Tanner
Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond...
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008
as Denis Thatcher
A light hearted look at future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's rise from research chemist in 1949 to becoming MP for Finchley in 1959, encompassing...
The Curse of Steptoe
2008
as Alan Simpson
In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe a...
Mansfield Park
2007
as Rushworth
In Mansfield Park, poverty-stricken Fanny Price is sent away to live with her wealthy uncle and aunt at Mansfield Park. As she struggles to adapt to h...
Judas
2004
as Andrew
Was Judas Iscariot, the apostle whose kiss sentenced Jesus Christ to the crucifix, a patriot who argued with Jesus or a pawn of the Roman occupiers? T...