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Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

Acting·1963·63 films

Rupert S. Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in A Room with a View (1985), Maurice (1987), The Madness of King George (1984), and The Forsyte Saga (2002). Since 2010, he has starred as DI Lestrade in the BBC television series Sherlock.

Filmography

V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta (2006)Dominic
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)DI Lestrade
Emma.
Emma. (2020)Mr. Weston
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral (2007)Robert
A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)Freddy Honeychurch
Damage
Damage (1992)Martyn Fleming
Maurice
Maurice (1987)Alec Scudder
Made in Dagenham
Made in Dagenham (2010)Peter Hopkins
The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George (1994)Greville
Sacrifice
Sacrifice (2016)Duncan Guthrie
Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos (2014)Stirling Rogers
Bent
Bent (1997)Officer on Train
Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield (2014)Stirling Rogers
Fast Girls
Fast Girls (2012)David Temple
Extreme Ops
Extreme Ops (2002)Jeffrey
Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men (2018)Luke
Dalíland
Dalíland (2022)Captain Moore
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans (2019)Paulinus
Pride
Pride (2004)Linus (voice)
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)Septimus Warren Smith
God on Trial
God on Trial (2008)Mordechai
Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction (2007)Robin Cape
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust (1988)John Beaver
Different for Girls
Different for Girls (1996)Paul Prentice
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)Philip Herriton
The Plot to Kill Hitler
The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990)Axel von dem Bussche
Silencio
Silencio (2018)Peter
The Revengers' Comedies
The Revengers' Comedies (1998)Oliver Knightly
Native
Native (2018)Cane
Intimate Relations
Intimate Relations (1996)Harold
Doomsday Gun
Doomsday Gun (1994)Jones
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns (2013)Greg Lestrade
Smyrna
Smyrna (2021)George Horton
All My Loved Ones
All My Loved Ones (1999)Nicholas Winton
The Waiting Room
The Waiting Room (2007)George
Juliet & Romeo
Juliet & Romeo (2025)Prince Escalaus
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999)Joseph Lees
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005)William Shakespeare
Seven Ages of Starlight
Seven Ages of Starlight (2012)
Room to Rent
Room to Rent (2001)Mark
Wolves of War
Wolves of War (2023)Professor Hopper
Rag Tale
Rag Tale (2005)Eddy Taylor
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock (2016)Himself
The Innocent Sleep
The Innocent Sleep (1996)Alan Terry
The Children
The Children (1990)Gerald Ormerod
Open Fire
Open Fire (1994)David Martin
Merchant Ivory
Merchant Ivory (2024)Self
Puccini
Puccini (1984)Tonio
The Good Times Are Killing Me
The Good Times Are Killing Me (2009)Lexy
Intervention
Intervention (2007)Mark
The Dinner Party
The Dinner Party (2007)Roger
Royal Celebration
Royal Celebration (1993)Neil
A Working Mom's Nightmare
A Working Mom's Nightmare (2019)Eddie
The Sheltering Desert
The Sheltering Desert (1991)
Lion Brothers: Cubs to Kings
Lion Brothers: Cubs to Kings (2019)Narrator (voice)
Bone in the Throat
Bone in the Throat (2015)Rupert
Special Couple
Special Couple (2019)
Ultimate Tutankhamun
Ultimate Tutankhamun (2013)Narrator (voice)
The Break
The Break (2025)Ben's Friend
Mona
Mona (1982)Jim Atkins
Predator Coast
Predator Coast (2012)
Security
Security
Underwater Okavango
Underwater Okavango (2012)Narrator (voice)