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Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Acting·1967·57 films

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

Filmography

The Tourist
The Tourist (2010)The Englishman
The Holiday
The Holiday (2006)Jasper
The Illusionist
The Illusionist (2006)Crown Prince Leopold
Old
Old (2021)Charles
Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt (2016)Urshu
Hercules
Hercules (2014)Autolycus
The Father
The Father (2020)Paul
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)Adam
A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale (2001)Count Adhemar
Dark City
Dark City (1998)John Murdoch
The Legend of Zorro
The Legend of Zorro (2005)Armand
Judy
Judy (2019)Sid Luft
Tristan & Isolde
Tristan & Isolde (2006)Marke
Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime (2006)William (Père-Lachaise)
Hamlet
Hamlet (1996)Fortinbras
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace (2006)Thomas Clarkson
Bless the Child
Bless the Child (2000)Eric Stark
Dangerous Beauty
Dangerous Beauty (1998)Marco Venier
Scoop
Scoop (2024)Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
I'll Follow You Down
I'll Follow You Down (2013)Gabriel 'Gabe' Whyte
The Devil's Hand
The Devil's Hand (2014)Jacob Brown
Vinyan
Vinyan (2008)Paul Belhmer
Extreme Ops
Extreme Ops (2002)Ian
Killing Jesus
Killing Jesus (2015)Caiaphas
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (2001)Angus
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)Seth Starkadder
Downloading Nancy
Downloading Nancy (2008)Albert Stockwell
The Trouble with Jessica
The Trouble with Jessica (2024)Richard
Carrington
Carrington (1995)Mark Gertler
All Things To All Men
All Things To All Men (2013)Parker
Hotel Noir
Hotel Noir (2012)Felix
The Very Thought of You
The Very Thought of You (1998)Frank
Blinky Bill the Movie
Blinky Bill the Movie (2015)The Cat (voice)
The Uninvited
The Uninvited (2025)Gerald
Rise
Rise (2016)
Illuminata
Illuminata (1998)Dominique
A Man of No Importance
A Man of No Importance (1994)Robbie Fay
Dirty Weekend
Dirty Weekend (1993)Tim
The Woodlanders
The Woodlanders (1998)Giles Winterbourne
The Sea
The Sea (2013)Carlo Grace
Twenty-One
Twenty-One (1991)Bobby
Higher Love
Higher Love (2001)Ross
In a Savage Land
In a Savage Land (1999)Mick Carpenter
Victory
Victory (1996)Martin Ricardo
The Brunchers
The Brunchers (2013)Tom
Modern/Love in 7 Short Films
Modern/Love in 7 Short Films (2019)Tom
Dirtysomething
Dirtysomething (1994)Clive
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew (2005)Petruchio
A Knight's Tale: Making Of
A Knight's Tale: Making Of (2002)Self
Victoria Station
Victoria Station (2003)The Cabbie
This Ordinary Thing
This Ordinary Thing (2025)Self (voice)
Billion Dollar Spy
Billion Dollar SpyGus Hathaway
Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy (2003)King Agamemnon of Mycenae
The Last Romantics
The Last Romantics (1992)Mike Costain
Return to Dark City
Return to Dark City (2025)Self
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach (2008)Self
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue (2006)English Trader