Rupert Friend
Also Known As: 루퍼드 프렌드, روپرت فرند
Biography: Rupert William Anthony Friend (born October 9, 1981) is an English actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in The Libertine (2004) and Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (2005), winning him awards for best newcomer. He portrayed George Wickham in Pride & Prejudice(2005), Lieutenant Kurt Kotler in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), Albert, Prince Consort in The Young Victoria (2009), psychologist Oliver Baumer in Starred Up (2013), CIA operative Peter Quinn in the political thriller series Homeland (2012–2017), Vasily Stalin in The Death of Stalin (2017), Theo van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate (2018), and Ernest Donovan in the series Strange Angel (2018–2019). In the early 2020s, Friend began collaborating with director Wes Anderson, starting with a cameo in The French Dispatch (2021), followed by roles in Asteroid City (2023) and the short films The Swan and The Rat Catcher. In 2022, he starred as disgraced British politician James Whitehouse in Anatomy of a Scandal. He featured in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi as the Grand Inquisitor. Friend is the director, screenwriter or producer of two award-winning short films: The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers (2008) and Steve (2010). He wrote lyrics for the Kairos 4Tet 2013 album Everything We Hold. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rupert Friend, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Oxfordshire, England, UK
Birthday: October 09, 1981
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Gender: Male
TMDb-Id: 36669
IMDb-Id: nm1670029
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Pride & Prejudice
Overview: A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-16
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Chéri
Overview: The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-08
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The Libertine
Overview: The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-16
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The Last Legion
Overview: As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-19
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Outlaw
Overview: A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-09
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The Kid
Overview: Based on the real life story of Kevin Lewis, the film follows his childhood of abuse, his descent into a life of crime and the way he put his life together again afterwards.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-22
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Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Overview: All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-25
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The Moon and the Stars
Overview: 1939: Rome stands on the brink of World War II. In the midst of this political and social tension famed producer Davide Rieta is making a major film. The two lead actors, the German woman Kristina Baumgarten and the English man James Clavel ace each others' initial antagonism and eventually fall in love. Meanwhile the fascist police are looking for an excuse to arrest the Jewish filmmaker and any other potential "troublemakers." The producer and his crew decide to make one final extraordinary effort to complete the film - against all odds.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-02
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Lullaby for Pi
Overview: A washed-up musician befriends a reclusive artist with an unusual name.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-11
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The Young Victoria
Overview: As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regency order, while her Belgian uncle schemes to arrange a marriage between the future monarch and Prince Albert, the man who will become the love of her life.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-04
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5 Days of War
Overview: An American journalist and his cameraman are caught in the combat zone during the first Russian airstrikes against Georgia. Rescuing Tatia, a young Georgian schoolteacher separated from her family during the attack, the two reporters agree to help reunite her with her family in exchange for serving as their interpreter. As the three attempt to escape to safety, they witness--and document--the devastation from the full-scale crossfire and cold-blooded murder of innocent civilians.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-06
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To Write Love on Her Arms
Overview: The story follows 19-year-old Renee who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee’s life is that of a darker tale: she’s a young woman battling addiction, depression and self-injury. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy balanced with harsh reality, the movie follows Renee on her courageous journey towards recovery.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-13
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Starred Up
Overview: 19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-21
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The Swan
Overview: Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-27
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The Rat Catcher
Overview: In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-28
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Dreams
Overview: Believing his lover will support him, a young Mexican ballet dancer crosses the border to pursue his dreams in San Francisco. But as ambition and love clash with harsh realities, he must face the true nature of their relationship.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-02-15
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Hitman: Agent 47
Overview: An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-20
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The Zero Theorem
Overview: A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-20
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The American Society of Magical Negroes
Overview: A young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people’s lives easier.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-15
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Overview: This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classic roles. Director Deborah Chow leads the cast and crew as they create new heroes and villains that live alongside new incarnations of beloved Star Wars characters, and an epic story that dramatically bridges the saga films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-07
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Overview: When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-07
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Meet Me in Montenegro
Overview: A comedy centered on a failed American writer who enters into an affair after a chance encounter with a European dancer.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-10
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Canary Black
Overview: Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-10
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Overview: Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Poison".
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-14
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Jolene
Overview: A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-29
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Perdition
Overview: Perdition is set in December 1944 in Belgium on the Western Front as WWII hurtles towards its brutal climax. A lone American soldier, who miraculously survives a POW camp execution, escapes into the freezing landscape to save himself and the precious cargo he salvaged from the camp. But hot in pursuit is a ruthless Nazi SS officer on horseback who is obsessed with hunting him down.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
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Jurassic World Rebirth
Overview: Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world's three most massive dinosaurs. When Zora's operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized, they all find themselves stranded on an island where they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that's been hidden from the world for decades.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-07-02
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The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers
Overview: A sinister fairytale depicting the lives of two brothers and their daily suicide attempts.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-15
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The Phoenician Scheme
Overview: Dark tale of espionage following a strained father-daughter relationship within a family business.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-05-30
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The Death of Stalin
Overview: When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-20
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Stryka
Overview: Strkya is an awesome reptile woman from another planet who does heists and odd jobs with her (literal) partner in crime, Callen. But she has a secret -she's been stealing with somebody else.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-11
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After This Death
Overview: A woman's affair with an enigmatic underground musician throws her life into chaos when he disappears. Forced to fend off his obsessive fans, she also has to confront her fractured marriage, and reclaim her identity and her future.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-02-19
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At Eternity's Gate
Overview: Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-15
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A Simple Favor
Overview: Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.
Genres: Crime Thriller Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-29
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Infinite
Overview: Evan McCauley has skills he never learned and memories of places he has never visited. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, a secret group that call themselves “Infinites” come to his rescue, revealing that his memories are real.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-09
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The French Dispatch
Overview: The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-21
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Separation
Overview: A young girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-04-30
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Last Looks
Overview: A disgraced ex-cop seeks solace by moving to the woods, but his quiet life comes to an end when a private eye recruits him to investigate the murder of an eccentric TV star's wife.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-01-27
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Asteroid City
Overview: In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-06-08
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Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown
Overview: No profession, no say, no freedom of expression. Life as a prince consort is not exactly pleasure taxing. No constitution ascribes any function to the husband of a queen. Nowhere does it say what he must or must not do. A life in the shadow of the crown. Can that go well?
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2021-04-10
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Companion
Overview: During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves and the world around them.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-22
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut
Overview: Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut is a fan edit of the 2022 Star Wars miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, in which its six one-hour episodes are condensed into a two-and-a-half hour feature film.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-01
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