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Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 29, 1967 (57)
Birthplace Twickenham, England, UK
Popularity 6 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

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Filmography

The Uninvited

The Uninvited

2025

as Gerald

Scoop

Scoop

2024

as Prince Andrew

The Trouble with Jessica

The Trouble with Jessica

2024

as Richard

Old

Old

2021

as Charles

The Father

The Father

2020

as Paul

Judy

Judy

2019

as Sid Luft

Gods of Egypt

Gods of Egypt

2016

as Urshu

Killing Jesus

Killing Jesus

2015

as Caiaphas

Blinky Bill the Movie

Blinky Bill the Movie

2015

as The Cat (voice)

The Devil's Hand

The Devil's Hand

2014

as Jacob Brown

The Brunchers

The Brunchers

2014

as Tom

Hercules

Hercules

2014

as Autolycus

All Things To All Men

All Things To All Men

2013

as Parker

The Sea

The Sea

2013

as Carlo Grace

I'll Follow You Down

I'll Follow You Down

2013

as Gabriel 'Gabe' Whyte

Hotel Noir

Hotel Noir

2012

as Felix

The Tourist

The Tourist

2010

as The Englishman

Vinyan

Vinyan

2008

as Paul Belhmer

Downloading Nancy

Downloading Nancy

2008

as Albert Stockwell

Tristan & Isolde

Tristan & Isolde

2006

as Marke

The Illusionist

The Illusionist

2006

as Crown Prince Leopold

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

2006

as Thomas Clarkson

The Holiday

The Holiday

2006

as Jasper

The Legend of Zorro

The Legend of Zorro

2005

as Armand

Victoria Station

Victoria Station

2003

as The Cabbie

Extreme Ops

Extreme Ops

2002

as Ian

A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

2001

as Count Adhemar

Higher Love

Higher Love

2001

as Ross

Bless the Child

Bless the Child

2000

as Eric Stark

In a Savage Land

In a Savage Land

1999

as Mick Carpenter

Dark City

Dark City

1998

as John Murdoch

The Woodlanders

The Woodlanders

1998

as Giles Winterbourne

The Very Thought of You

The Very Thought of You

1998

as Frank

Dangerous Beauty

Dangerous Beauty

1998

as Marco Venier

Illuminata

Illuminata

1998

as Dominique

Victory

Victory

1996

as Martin Ricardo

Hamlet

Hamlet

1996

as Fortinbras

Henry IV

Henry IV

1995

as Harry Percy (Hotspur)

Carrington

Carrington

1995

as Mark Gertler

Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm

1995

as Seth Starkadder

Citizen Locke

Citizen Locke

1994

as Midshipman Clarke

A Man of No Importance

A Man of No Importance

1994

as Robbie Fay

Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend

1993

as Tim

The Last Romantics

The Last Romantics

1992

as Mike Costain

Twenty-one

Twenty-one

1991

as Bobby

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Organization Category Movie
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The Man in the High Castle

as John Smith

Episodes: 40

First Aired: Jan 15, 2015

Eleventh Hour

as Dr. Jacob Hood

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Oct 09, 2008

The Diplomat

as Hal Wyler

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Apr 20, 2023

Kaleidoscope

as Roger Salas

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jan 01, 2023

The Pillars of the Earth

as Tom Builder

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 23, 2010

Victoria

as Lord Melbourne

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Aug 28, 2016

Middlemarch

as Will Ladislaw

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 10, 1994

Gone to Seed

as Billy Brooker

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 13, 1992

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

as Charles II

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 16, 2003

Zen

as Aurelio Zen

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 02, 2011

Helen of Troy

as King Agamemnon of Mycenae

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 20, 2003

John Adams

as Alexander Hamilton

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 16, 2008

Restless

as Lucas Romer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 27, 2012

Arabian Nights

as Ali Baba

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 30, 2000

The Pale Horse

as Mark Easterbrook

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 09, 2020

Screen Two

as Mike Costain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

ShakespeaRe-Told

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 2005

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

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