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Rufus Sewell

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Rufus Sewell
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Rufus Sewell was born on the 29th of October 1967 in Twickenham, England. His mother, Jo, was Welsh, and was an artist and painter. His father, Bill Sewell, 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 made his London Stage debut in "Making It Better" for which he won the "Best Newcomer Award"; he also originated the role of Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppards "Arcadia" and was nominated for an Olivier Award. On the Broadway stage, he debuted in "Translations" and received the Broadway Theater World Award. His film work has been equally varied and acclaimed from the junkie in Twenty-One (1991), the sweet bus driver in A Man of No Importance (1994), and the volatile artist in Carrington (1995). The lustful son in Cold Comfort Farm (1995), the protagonist hounded Dostoevsky-like in Dark City (1998), the star-crossed suitor in Dangerous Beauty (1998), to the the bitter, acidic, alcoholic coke-head of The Very Thought of You (1998), he has appeared in some of the most acclaimed theatre, film and television productions.
BornOctober 29, 1967
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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Rufus Sewell in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
Rufus Sewell and Jessica Biel in The Illusionist (2006)
Rufus Sewell at an event for The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Rufus Sewell
Rufus Sewell and Tati Gabrielle in Kaleidoscope (2023)
Rufus Sewell in Old (2021)
Rufus Sewell, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ken Leung, Abbey Lee, and Aaron Pierre in Old (2021)
Rufus Sewell and Joel de la Fuente in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)

Known for

Rufus Sewell in Dark City (1998)
Dark City
7.6
  • John Murdoch
  • 1998
Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, and Paul Giamatti in The Illusionist (2006)
The Illusionist
7.6
  • Crown Prince Leopold
  • 2006
Heath Ledger in A Knight's Tale (2001)
A Knight's Tale
6.9
  • Count Adhemar
  • 2001
Renée Zellweger in Judy (2019)
Judy
6.8
  • Sid Luft
  • 2019

Credits

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  • All That I Am
    • Pre-production
  • The Trouble with Jessica
    • Post-production
  • Scoop
    • Pre-production
  • The Uninvited
    • Post-production
  • Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Jai Courtney, Rosaline Elbay, Peter Mark Kendall, and Tati Gabrielle in Kaleidoscope (2023)
    Kaleidoscope
  • Old (2021)
    Old
  • Rufus Sewell in The Pale Horse (2020)
    The Pale Horse
  • Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman in The Father (2020)
    The Father
  • The Man in the High Castle (2015)
    The Man in the High Castle
  • Renée Zellweger in Judy (2019)
    Judy
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Victoria (2016)
    Victoria
  • Secret History (1991)
    Secret History
    • (voice)
  • Rise (2016)
    Rise
  • Geoffrey Rush, Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Elodie Yung, Chadwick Boseman, Goran D. Kleut, Abbey Lee, Brenton Thwaites, Courtney Eaton, and Yaya Deng in Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Gods of Egypt
  • Blinky Bill the Movie (2015)
    Blinky Bill the Movie
    • (voice)
  • Killing Jesus (2015)
    Killing Jesus
  • Dangerous Liaisons
  • The Devil's Hand (2014)
    The Devil's Hand

Soundtrack

  • Jim Broadbent, Rufus Sewell, Warren Clarke, Peter Cook, and Alison Steadman in Gone to Seed (1992)
    Gone to Seed
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Videos88

"The Man in the High Castle"
Full Episode 3:30
"The Man in the High Castle"
Victoria--First look Masterpiece Theatre
Clip 3:21
Victoria--First look Masterpiece Theatre
Tristan & Isolde
Clip 0:42
Tristan & Isolde
Tristan & Isolde
Clip 0:35
Tristan & Isolde
Tristan & Isolde
Clip 0:46
Tristan & Isolde
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Clip 1:22
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
The Legend of Zorro
Clip 1:02
The Legend of Zorro
Trailer
Trailer 2:23
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:15
Official Trailer
In Theatres July 23
Trailer 0:31
In Theatres July 23
In Theatres July 23
Trailer 0:31
In Theatres July 23
The Big Game Spot
Trailer 0:31
The Big Game Spot

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    • October 29, 1967
    • Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
    • Amy GardnerFebruary 2004 - 2006 (divorced, 1 child)
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    Played Roche in a revival of Ron Hutchinson's "Rat In The Skull" - Duke of York's Theatre, London, UK (October 1995-)
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 8 Interviews
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    His father, Bill Sewell, an animator, employed an impressionistic approach to Rotoscoping - the technique of tracing over film negatives - in his own film "Half in Love with Fred Astaire" and then in the famous "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" sequence in "Yellow Submarine.".
  • Quotes
    I think the only thing I've got going for me as an actor specifically is the fact that I can change.
    • Lazy eye

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