Biography
Rupert William Anthony Friend (born October 1981) is an English actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in The Libertine (2004) and Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (2005), winning him awards for best newcomer. He portrayed George Wickham in Pride & Prejudice (2005), Lieutenant Kurt Kotler in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), Albert, Prince Consort in The Young Victoria (2009), psychologist Oliver Baumer in Starred Up (2013), CIA operative Peter Quinn in the political thriller series H...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Dreams
2025
as Jake McCarthy
Fernando, a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer, a socialite and ...

Jurassic World Rebirth
2025
as Martin Krebs
Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mis...

Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era
2025
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look with the cast and crew, featuring thrilling locations, deadly new dinosaurs and the next evolution of the iconic franchise.

MONTBLANC: Let's Write
2025
as Himself
A short film by Wes Anderson, returning to the Montblanc Observatory High-Mountain Library on a literal, metaphorical, and poetic journey—one that cel...

The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Excalibur
Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon becom...

After This Death
2025
as Ted
A woman's affair with an enigmatic underground musician throws her life into chaos when he disappears. Forced to fend off his obsessive fans, she also...

Companion
2025
as Sergey
During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced tec...

Canary Black
2024
as David Brooks
Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she...

MONTBLANC: 100 Years of Meisterstück
2024
as Himself
To mark a century since Meisterstück was first introduced in 1924, Montblanc partnered with American director and screenwriter Wes Anderson to create ...

The American Society of Magical Negroes
2024
as Mick
A young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white p...

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024
as Narrator / Claud (archive footage)
Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swa...

The Rat Catcher
2023
as Claud Cubbage
In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.

The Swan
2023
as Narrator / Adult Peter Watson
Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.

Asteroid City
2023
as Montana
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
as Self - Grand Inquisitor
This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classi...

Last Looks
2022
as Wilson Sikorsky
A disgraced ex-cop seeks solace by moving to the woods, but his quiet life comes to an end when a private eye recruits him to investigate the murder o...

The French Dispatch
2021
as Drill-Sergeant
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student ri...

Infinite
2021
as Bathurst 1985
Evan McCauley has skills he never learned and memories of places he has never visited. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, a secret...

Separation
2021
as Jeff
A young girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother.

Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
2021
as Prince Albert (archive footage)
No profession, no say, no freedom of expression. Life as a prince consort is not exactly pleasure taxing. No constitution ascribes any function to the...

At Eternity's Gate
2018
as Theo van Gogh
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.

A Simple Favor
2018
as Dennis Nylon
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, S...

The Death of Stalin
2017
as Vasily Stalin
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl...

Hitman: Agent 47
2015
as Agent 47
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

Meet Me in Montenegro
2015
as Stephen
A comedy centered on a failed American writer who enters into an affair after a chance encounter with a European dancer.
Stryka
2015
as Callen
Strkya is an awesome reptile woman from another planet who does heists and odd jobs with her (literal) partner in crime, Callen. But she has a secret ...

To Write Love on Her Arms
2015
as David McKenna
The story follows 19-year-old Renee who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee’s life is tha...

Starred Up
2014
as Oliver Baumer
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive t...

The Zero Theorem
2013
as TV Presenter
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they s...

Stars In Shorts
2012
Director, Writer, Producer
Seven short films, all of which feature name actors, including Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Lily Tomlin, Keira Knightley, Jesse Tyler Fer...

5 Days of War
2011
as Thomas Anders
An American journalist and his cameraman are caught in the combat zone during the first Russian airstrikes against Georgia. Rescuing Tatia, a young Ge...

Jolene
2010
as Coco Leger
A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.

Lullaby for Pi
2010
as Sam
A washed-up musician befriends a reclusive artist with an unusual name.

The Kid
2010
as Kevin Lewis
Based on the real life story of Kevin Lewis, the film follows his childhood of abuse, his descent into a life of crime and the way he put his life tog...

Steve
2010
Director, Writer
A young couple begin to receive daily visits from their downstairs neighbor, Steve. Steve draws attention to various practical problems and is eager t...

The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers
2009
as Bourbon
A sinister fairytale depicting the lives of two brothers and their daily suicide attempts.

Chéri
2009
as Chéri
The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of l...

The Young Victoria
2009
as Prince Albert
As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mot...

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008
as Lieutenant Kotler
When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of t...

Virgin Territory
2007
as Alessandro Felice
In Black Death era Tuscany, as in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty ad...

The Last Legion
2007
as Demetrius
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.

Outlaw
2007
as Sandy Mardell
A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they ...

The Moon and the Stars
2007
as Renzo Daverio / Spoletta
1939: Rome stands on the brink of World War II. In the midst of this political and social tension famed producer Davide Rieta is making a major film. ...

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005
as Ludovic Meyer
All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.

Pride & Prejudice
2005
as Mr. Wickham
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbeari...

The Libertine
2004
as Downs
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn p...
Perdition
N/A
Perdition is set in December 1944 in Belgium on the Western Front as WWII hurtles towards its brutal climax. A lone American soldier, who miraculously...
The Edge of Normal
N/A
Reeve LeClaire is still haunted by when she was held captive as a teenager by a sadistic man, but when her psychiatrist asks her to mentor a newly res...
Photo Booth
N/A
as Ben Bouchet
Jean Bouchet has prioritized her career over having children. Her marriage begins to show strain and the situation becomes complicated when her husban...
My Notes on Mars
N/A
as Sam
Margot, a brilliant young scientist with a troubled marriage, disappears inexplicably while hiking with her husband Sam and a group of friends. A few ...
Cornerman
N/A
Director
The story of legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato, who worked with the likes of Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, and José Torres