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Rupert Friend

Rupert Friend

29 movies on Netflix

Biography

Rupert Friend is an English actor who trained at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and was spotted by a casting director while appearing in a student production of The Laramie Project. He made his film debut opposite Johnny Depp in The Libertine (2004), earning an outstanding new talent award at the 2005 Satellite Awards, and he took best newcomer honors for Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (2005). He played George Wickham in Pride & Prejudice (2005), the Nazi lieutenant Kurt Kotler in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) and Prince Albert in The Young Victoria (2009). Critics applauded his prison psychologist Oliver Baumer in Starred Up (2013), a role nominated for a BIFA, and he gained worldwide recognition as CIA operative Peter Quinn in Homeland, which brought a Primetime Emmy nomination. Later work includes Vasily Stalin in The Death of Stalin (2017) and roles for Wes Anderson in Asteroid City (2023) and The Phoenician Scheme (2025).

45years old

Turns 46 on October 9in 332 days

  • Born Cambridge
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Rupert William Anthony Friend (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
29
Career span
21 years2004 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Rupert Friend was offered a James Bond screen test at age 22 after Pierce Brosnan stepped down, but he turned it down because he felt he lacked the life experience for the part.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Friend turned down the lead role in Paul Feig's A Simple Favor so he could play a smaller comedic part in the film instead.

  3. Own stunts

    Friend replaced Paul Walker as Agent 47 in Hitman: Agent 47, shaved his head for the part, and performed most of his own stunts.

  4. Getting ready for a role

    For The Young Victoria, Friend learned to ride a horse, play the piano and write like Prince Albert as part of his historical research for the role.

  5. Behind the camera

    Friend founded his own production company, Beat Pictures, and made his directorial debut with the 2010 short Steve, which he also wrote and produced and which starred Colin Firth and Keira Knightley.

Rupert Friend movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas2008 Drama, Waras Lieutenant Kotler

    IMDb rating 7.7278K votes

  2. Hitman: Agent 472015 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Agent 47

    IMDb rating 5.7102K votes

  3. Jurassic World Rebirth2025as Martin Krebs

    IMDb rating 5.8206K votes

  4. A Simple Favor2018as Dennis Nylon

    IMDb rating 6.7192K votes

  5. The Young Victoria2009as Prince Albert

    IMDb rating 7.270K votes

  6. Companion2025as Sergey

    IMDb rating 6.9191K votes

  7. At Eternity's Gate2018as Theo van Gogh

    IMDb rating 6.945K votes

  8. The Death of Stalin2017as Vasily Stalin

    IMDb rating 7.3128K votes

Most often with

Wes Anderson directed two of these films, Dan Ireland two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Willem Dafoe, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Willem DafoeTom Burke, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Tom BurkeTom Hanks, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Tom HanksTilda Swinton, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Tilda SwintonScarlett Johansson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Scarlett JohanssonThomas Kretschmann, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Thomas KretschmannWes AndersonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Wes AndersonDan IrelandDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Dan Ireland

Films together

Box office

What Rupert Friend's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.4 billion

22 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 29 films: 22 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 22Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Top grosser

Jurassic World Rebirth2025as Martin Krebs$869 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Jurassic World Rebirth2025as Martin Krebs
    $869M60.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Pride & Prejudice2005as Mr. Wickham
    $125M8.7% of the total
  3. 3
    A Simple Favor2018as Dennis Nylon
    $98M6.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Hitman: Agent 472015as Agent 47
    $82M5.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Asteroid City2023as Montana
    $54M3.7% of the total
  6. 6
    The Phoenician Scheme2025as Excalibur
    $41M2.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Companion2025as Sergey
    $37M2.6% of the total
  8. 8
    The Young Victoria2009as Prince Albert
    $29M2.0% of the total
The Last Legion (2007), $25.3 millionThe Death of Stalin (2017), $24.6 millionThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008), $20.4 millionThe Libertine (2004), $10.9 millionCheri (2009), $9.4 millionVirgin Territory (2007), $5.4 millionSeparation (2021), $4.5 millionThe American Society of Magical Negroes (2024), $2.5 millionMrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005), $1.7 millionThe Zero Theorem (2013), $770,706Canary Black (2024), $525,704Last Looks (2021), $365,6445 Days of War (2011), $87,793Starred Up (2013), $54,915

$107 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total

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