- 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.
- He has five children with wife Susie Lewis; Josef, Ella, Noah, Iggy and Zoë.
- He has starred alongside actress Helena Bonham Carter a total of five times: A Room with a View (1985), Maurice (1987), Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991), The Revengers' Comedies (1998), and Turks & Caicos (2014).
- Worked odd jobs including in a shoe factory, a fish-and-chip shop and as a holiday camp entertainer prior to 1986.
- He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 1997 season for his performance in "HurlyBurly" at the Queen's Theatre.
- Best Actor Award, 1996 Montreal Film Festival - for Intimate Relations (1996).
- Attributes his name for his Merchant Ivory success.
- Good friends with Una Stubbs.
- Rupert is good at football.
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