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Rufus Sewell was born on the 29th of October 1967 in Twickenham, England. His father, Bill, was an Australian animator, who died when Rufus was 10. He has one brother, Caspar. He attended London's Central School of Speech and Drama and left in June of 1989 after completing three years of training. He... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2013 The Occult (post-production)
Jacob
 
2012 All Things to All Men
Parker
 
2011 Masterpiece Mystery (TV series)
Zen: Ratking (2011)
Zen: Cabal (2011)
 
2011 Zen (TV mini-series)
Aurelio Zen
Ratking (2011) … Aurelio Zen
Cabal (2011) … Aurelio Zen
Vendetta (2011) … Aurelio Zen
 
2010 The Pillars of the Earth (TV mini-series)
Tom Builder
New Beginnings (2010) … Tom Builder
Witchcraft (2010) … Tom Builder
Legacy (2010) … Tom Builder
Battlefield (2010) … Tom Builder
 
2008-2009 Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Dr. Jacob Hood
Medea (2009) … Dr. Jacob Hood
Olfactus (2009) … Dr. Jacob Hood
Subway (2009) … Dr. Jacob Hood
Electro (2009) … Dr. Jacob Hood
Minamata (2009) … Dr. Jacob Hood
 
2008 Vinyan
Paul Bellmer
 
2008 John Adams (TV mini-series)
Alexander Hamilton
 
2008 Downloading Nancy
Albert Stockwell
 
2006 Paris, je t'aime
William (segment "Pere-Lachaise")
 
2005 ShakespeaRe-Told (TV mini-series)
Petruchio
 
2004 Taste (TV movie)
Michael Kuhleman
 
2003 The Last King (TV mini-series)
Charles II
Episode #1.4 (2003) … Charles II
Episode #1.3 (2003) … Charles II
Episode #1.2 (2003) … Charles II
Episode #1.1 (2003) … Charles II
 
2003 Victoria Station (short)
The cabbie
 
2003 Helen of Troy (TV movie)
Agamemnon
 
2002 Extreme Ops
Ian
 
2001 Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (TV movie)
Angus
 
2000 Arabian Nights (TV movie)
Ali Baba
 
1999 In a Savage Land
Mick Carpenter
 
1998 Illuminata
Dominique
 
1998 The Very Thought of You
Frank
 
1996 Hamlet
Fortinbras
 
1995 Performance (TV series)
Harry Percy (Hotspur)
 
1995 Carrington
Mark Gertler
 
1995 Cold Comfort Farm (TV movie)
Seth Starkadder
 
1994 A Man of No Importance
Robbie Fay
 
1994 Citizen Locke (TV movie)
Midshipman Clarke
 
1992-1994 Screen Two (TV series)
Clive / Mike Costain
Dirtysomething (1994) … Clive
The Last Romantics (1992) … Mike Costain
 
1994 Middlemarch (TV mini-series)
Will Ladislaw
Episode #1.6 (1994) … Will Ladislaw
Episode #1.5 (1994) … Will Ladislaw
Episode #1.4 (1994) … Will Ladislaw
Episode #1.3 (1994) … Will Ladislaw
Episode #1.2 (1994) … Will Ladislaw
 
1994 A Night with a Woman, a Day with Charlie (TV short)
Charlie
 
1993 Dirty Weekend
Tim
 
1992 Gone to Seed (TV series)
Billy
Episode #1.6 (1992) … Billy
Episode #1.5 (1992) … Billy
Episode #1.4 (1992) … Billy
Episode #1.3 (1992) … Billy
Episode #1.2 (1992) … Billy
 
1991 Twenty-One
Bobby
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1992 Gone to Seed (TV series)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2008 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.27 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 19 June 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play
 
2008 100 höjdare (TV series)
Himself - Interviewed at Sundance Film Festival
Världens skönaste land - Del 7 (2008) … Himself - Interviewed at Sundance Film Festival
 
2007 How Sweet the Sound: The Story of Amazing Grace (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 9/11: Out of the Blue (TV documentary)
The Man
 
2003 The Making of 'Charles II' (TV documentary)
 
2001 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Making of 'A Knight's Tale' (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Sexy Armor and a Rock Band on Tour (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 May 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1997 To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (video documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2000 Open Sesame: The Making of 'Arabian Nights' (TV documentary)
Ali Baba (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Played Owen in a revival of Brian Friel's "Translations" - Colonial Theatre, Boston, USA/ Plymouth Theatre, New York (1994-5). See more »

Publicity Listings:

8 Interviews  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

My career has suddenly started to be the one that I'd always wanted, not in terms of level of success, but in terms of - and this is what I've been banging on about - playing different parts in different media. I was very frustrated, in a physical sense, by people seeing me in a way that I wasn't. And I was beginning to find myself boxed into a corner... See more »

Trivia:

Son of a film animator who died young. See more »

Trademark:

Lazy eye See more »

Nickname:

Roof See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio