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Rupert Graves

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Rupert Graves
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Britain's Rupert Graves made his professional stage debut in 1983 in The Killing of Mr. Toad and went on to co-star with Harvey Fierstein in the London production of Torch Song Trilogy. By the mid-80s he was a presence in quality films and TV, including Merchant Ivory films Room With A View where he played Freddy Honeychurch and Maurice where he played Alec Scudder.

Rupert has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows including Emma (2020), Riviera S3 (2020), Swimming With Men (2018), The Family (2016), however most recently Rupert is best known for playing DI Greg Lestrade in BBC's Sherlock.

Rupert has over 20 stage credits to his name, including The Elephant Man and Closer on Broadway, and he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in 1998 for his performance in Hurlyburly.
BornJune 30, 1963
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BornJune 30, 1963
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination

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Rupert Graves in Sherlock (2010)
Rupert Graves
Rupert Graves
Rupert Graves in Sherlock (2010)
Rupert Graves in Sherlock (2010)
Rupert Graves and Anthony Calf in The Madness of King George (1994)
Rupert Graves, Struan Rodger, Julian Wadham, and John Wood in The Madness of King George (1994)
Ian Holm, Rupert Graves, Nigel Hawthorne, and John Wood in The Madness of King George (1994)
Ian Holm, Rupert Graves, Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Corrigan, and Matthew Lloyd Davies in The Madness of King George (1994)
Ian Holm and Rupert Graves in The Madness of King George (1994)
Rupert Graves and Nigel Hawthorne in The Madness of King George (1994)

Known for

Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock (2010)
Sherlock
9.1
TV Series
  • DI Lestrade
  • DI Greg Lestrade
  • Inspector Lestrade
Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta (2005)
V for Vendetta
8.2
  • Dominic
  • 2005
Hugh Grant and James Wilby in Maurice (1987)
Maurice
7.7
  • Alec Scudder
  • 1987
Peter Dinklage and Alan Tudyk in Death at a Funeral (2007)
Death at a Funeral
7.3
  • Robert
  • 2007

Credits

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Actor

  • Verona
    • Prince Escalaus
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Burning Girls
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Washington Black
    • Mr. Goff
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
  • Seacole
    • Major Harvey
    • Post-production
  • Martin Clunes in Doc Martin (2004)
    Doc Martin
    • Arthur Collins
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Ivanna Sakhno in The Reunion (2022)
    The Reunion
    • Richard Degalais
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Daliland (2022)
    Daliland
    • Captain Moore
    • 2022
  • Wolves of War (2022)
    Wolves of War
    • Professor Hopper
    • 2022
  • Mimi Denissi, Leonidas Kakouris, Krateros Katsoulis, Giannis Vogiatzis, Dina Mihailidou, and Katerina Geronikolou in Smyrna (2021)
    Smyrna
    • George Horton
    • 2021
  • Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia in McDonald & Dodds (2020)
    McDonald & Dodds
    • Gordon Elmwood
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Rupert Graves and Julia Stiles in Riviera (2017)
    Riviera
    • Gabriel Hirsch
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Johnny Flynn, Callum Turner, and Anya Taylor-Joy in Emma. (2020)
    Emma.
    • Mr. Weston
    • 2020
  • Rafe Spall and Eleanor Tomlinson in The War of the Worlds (2019)
    The War of the Worlds
    • Frederick
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • A Working Mom's Nightmare (2019)
    A Working Mom's Nightmare
    • Eddie
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Kim Cattrall, Rupert Graves, Derek Jacobi, Alexander Armstrong, Nick Frost, Lee Mack, Craig Roberts, Alex Macqueen, Kate Nash, Emilia Jones, and Sebastian Croft in Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (2019)
    Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans
    • Governor General Paulinus
    • 2019
  • Special Couple (2019)
    Special Couple
    • Watson
    • 2019
  • Rupert Graves and John Noble in Silencio (2018)
    Silencio
    • Peter
    • 2018
  • Swimming with Men (2018)
    Swimming with Men
    • Luke
    • 2018
  • Krypton (2018)
    Krypton
    • Ter-El
    • TV Series
    • 2018

Writer

  • Jeremywolf
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2010
  • Rag Tale (2005)
    Rag Tale
    • devised in collaboration with
    • 2005
  • Checkout Girl
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2000

Director

  • Jeremywolf
    • co-director
    • Video
    • 2010
  • Checkout Girl
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2000

Videos71

Fast Girls
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Fast Girls
Fast Girls
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Fast Girls
Fast Girls
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Fast Girls
Fast Girls
Clip 1:35
Fast Girls
Fast Girls
Clip 1:53
Fast Girls
Damage
Clip 0:35
Damage
Damage
Clip 1:02
Damage
Damage
Clip 1:02
Damage
Damage
Clip 1:11
Damage
Damage
Clip 0:56
Damage
V for Vendetta
Clip 0:43
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
Clip 0:42
V for Vendetta

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Acting CV at United Agents
    • Rupert Graves Online
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • June 30, 1963
    • Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Susie Lewis2001 - present (5 children)
  • Parents
      Richard Harding Graves
  • Other works
    Played "Don Parritt" in "The Iceman Cometh", a play by Eugene O'Neill (Almeida Theater, London, England, UK).

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Left school at the age of 15; he ran away from his hometown of Weston-super-Mare to join the circus as a clown. His stage name was Tomato, later changed to Otto.
  • Quotes
    I was concerned about doing the right thing when I was a kid. I suppose as a child, you're a massive egomaniac, and you think that everything you do is going to affect the world.
  • Trademarks
      Expressive dark brown eyes

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