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Rufus Norris

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  • Actor
  • Producer
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Rufus Norris in Broken (2012)
The story of a young girl in North London whose life changes after witnessing a violent attack.
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Rufus Norris first came to prominence as a theatre director, winning Olivier awards for his revival of Cabaret in 2006 and receiving five Tony nominations for his 2008 Broadway production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

In 2009 Rufus made his screen debut with the short film King Bastard. In 2012 his debut feature film, Broken, opened Critics week at Cannes Film Festival and also won the Best Film Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2012.
BornJanuary 16, 1965
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BornJanuary 16, 1965
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 6 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy, and Eloise Laurence in Broken (2012)
    Broken
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2012
    London Road (2015)
    London Road
    5.3
    • Director
    • 2015
    National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016)
    National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
    8.2
    • Director
    • 2016
    National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2015)
    National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
    8.3
    • Director
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Director



    • Michael Sheen in National Theatre Live: Nye (2024)
      National Theatre Live: Nye
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2024
    • National Theatre at Home: Hex (2023)
      National Theatre at Home: Hex
      7.7
      Video
      • Director
      • 2023
    • National Theatre Live: Small Island (2019)
      National Theatre Live: Small Island
      8.6
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Anne-Marie Duff and Rory Kinnear in National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2018)
      National Theatre Live: Macbeth
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2018
    • My Country (2017)
      My Country
      8.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Olivia Williams and Olivia Colman in National Theatre at Home: Mosquitoes (2017)
      National Theatre at Home: Mosquitoes
      7.9
      Video
      • Director
      • 2017
    • National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016)
      National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
      8.2
      • Director
      • 2016
    • National Theatre Live: Everyman (2015)
      National Theatre Live: Everyman
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2015
    • London Road (2015)
      London Road
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2015
    • National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2015)
      National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
      8.3
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Fifty Years on Stage (2013)
      Fifty Years on Stage
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • co-director (segment "London Road")
      • 2013
    • Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy, and Eloise Laurence in Broken (2012)
      Broken
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2012
    • King Bastard
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • The Lizzie Play: Dream Sequences (1992)
      The Lizzie Play: Dream Sequences
      Video
      • Director
      • 1992

    Actor



    • Comic Act (1998)
      Comic Act
      4.9
      • Fringe theatre director
      • 1998
    • Dalva (1996)
      Dalva
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • 1996
    • Ronald L. Marchini in Return Fire (1988)
      Return Fire
      5.1
      • Jim
      • 1988
    • Moon Lee and Elaine Lui in Fighting Madam 2 (1988)
      Fighting Madam 2
      6.3
      • 1988
    • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
      CBS Schoolbreak Special
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Registration Teacher
      • 1984

    Producer



    • Neil Maskell and Giles Terera in National Theatre at Home: Death of England: Face to Face (2021)
      National Theatre at Home: Death of England: Face to Face
      7.5
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor in Romeo & Juliet (2021)
      Romeo & Juliet
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Love (2018)
      Love
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • We're here because we're here-Manchester (2016)
      We're here because we're here-Manchester
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016

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    Broken

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • January 16, 1965
      • Cambridge, UK
    • Spouse
      • Tanya Ronder? - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Directed "Festen", dramatized by himself and 'David Eldridge', based on the film and play by: Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov and Bo Hr. Hansen - Almeida Theatre (2004)/ Lyric Theatre (2004-5)/UK tour/ New York (2006).

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      Trained as an actor at RADA.

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