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Rufus Sewell
🎭 Acting

Rufus Sewell

October 29, 1967 (age 58)
Twickenham, England, UK
Male
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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…

Movies

61 credits
Hercules
★ 5.8
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Hercules
2014 as Autolycus
Dark City
★ 7.3
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Dark City
1998 as John Murdoch
Old Movie
★ 6.3
▶
Horror, Mystery
Old
2021 Horror, Mystery
A Knight's Tale
★ 6.9
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A Knight's Tale
2001 as Count Adhemar
The Holiday
★ 7.1
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The Holiday
2006 as Jasper
Gods of Egypt
★ 5.7
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Gods of Egypt
2016 as Urshu
The Illusionist
★ 7.3
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The Illusionist
2006 as Crown Prince Leopold
The Legend of Zorro
★ 6.1
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The Legend of Zorro
2005 as Armand
The Father
★ 8.1
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The Father
2020 as Paul
The Tourist
★ 6.2
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The Tourist
2010 as The Englishman
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Movie
★ 5.8
18+
Sensitive content
▶
Action, Fantasy
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
2012 Action, Fantasy
Judy
★ 6.7
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Judy
2019 as Sid Luft
Tristan & Isolde
★ 6.7
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Tristan & Isolde
2006 as Marke
Dangerous Beauty
★ 7.0
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Dangerous Beauty
1998 as Marco Venier
Hamlet
★ 7.3
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Hamlet
1996 as Fortinbras
Vinyan
★ 5.1
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Vinyan
2008 as Paul Belhmer
Paris Je T'aime
★ 6.8
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Paris Je T'aime
2006 as William (Père-Lachaise)
Amazing Grace
★ 6.9
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Amazing Grace
2006 as Thomas Clarkson
Scoop
★ 6.3
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Scoop
2024 as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Bless the Child
★ 5.4
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Bless the Child
2000 as Eric Stark
The Uninvited
★ 5.7
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The Uninvited
2025 as Gerald
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature
★ 5.8
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Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature
2001 as Angus
The Very Thought of You
★ 5.7
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The Very Thought of You
1998 as Frank
Illuminata
★ 5.5
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Illuminata
1998 as Dominique
Cold Comfort Farm
★ 6.8
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Cold Comfort Farm
1995 as Seth Starkadder
The Devil's Hand
★ 5.2
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The Devil's Hand
2014 as Jacob Brown
Hotel Noir
★ 5.7
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Hotel Noir
2012 as Felix
The Trouble with Jessica
★ 6.0
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The Trouble with Jessica
2024 as Richard
I'll Follow You Down
★ 6.0
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I'll Follow You Down
2013 as Gabriel 'Gabe' Whyte
Killing Jesus
★ 6.3
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Killing Jesus
2015 as Caiaphas

TV Shows

25 credits
The Man in the High Castle TV
★ 7.5
PRO
▶
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Man in the High Castle
2015 Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Sandman TV
★ 7.9
PRO
18+
Sensitive content
▶
Action & Adventure, Drama
The Sandman
2022 Action & Adventure, Drama
Tony Awards TV
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Tony Awards
1956 as Self - Nominee
Screen Two TV
★ 7.1
▶
Drama
Screen Two
1985 Drama
Screen Two TV
★ 7.1
▶
Drama
Screen Two
1985 Drama
Screen Two TV
★ 7.1
▶
Drama
Screen Two
1985 Drama
Victoria TV
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Victoria
2016 as Lord Melbourne
The Diplomat TV
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The Diplomat
2023 as Hal Wyler
Performance TV
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Performance
1991 as Hotspur
John Adams TV
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John Adams
2008 as Alexander Hamilton
Eleventh Hour TV
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Eleventh Hour
2008 as Dr. Jacob Hood
The Pillars of the Earth TV
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The Pillars of the Earth
2010 as Tom Builder
Kaleidoscope TV
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Kaleidoscope
2023 as Roger Salas
Arabian Nights TV
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Arabian Nights
2000 as Ali Baba
Helen of Troy TV
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Helen of Troy
2003 as King Agamemnon of Mycenae
Middlemarch TV
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Middlemarch
1994 as Will Ladislaw
The Pale Horse TV
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The Pale Horse
2020 as Mark Easterbrook
Charles II: The Power and The Passion TV
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Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003 as Charles II
British Film Forever TV
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British Film Forever
2007
ShakespeaRe-Told TV
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ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Restless TV
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Restless
2012 as Lucas Romer
Parade's End TV
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Parade's End
2012 as Reverend Duchemin, Edith's husband
Zen TV
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Zen
2011 as Aurelio Zen
Pride and Prejudice TV
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Pride and Prejudice
as Mr Bennet
Gone to Seed TV
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Gone to Seed
1992 as Billy Brooker
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