Rupert Friend
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Rupert Friend is an English film
actor, who is best known for his roles as Mr. Wickham in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice, Lieutenant Kurt Kotler in the 2008 film The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and Prince Albert
in the 2009 film The Young Victoria
.
, as Billy Downs, a young friend and lover of Johnny Depp
's John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
, for which he was named "outstanding new talent" at the 2005 Satellite Awards
. In 2008, he and his Webber Douglas contemporary Tom Mison
filmed the short
The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers, which they wrote and in which they play the title characters. He also played in the movie Cheri opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Young Victoria, starring Emily Blunt.
In 2010, Friend will make his stage debut as Mitchell in the UK premiere of The Little Dog Laughed. He stars in the forthcoming films The Kid
, based on the novel by Kevin Lewis, and Lullaby for Pi.
'
Friend wrote and produced the 2009 short film in which he starred in entitled, The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers. Then in 2010, Rupert wrote, directed, and produced another short film entitled, Steve
.
, Oxfordshire, the son of a solicitor mother, Caroline, and a fine arts historian father. He attended The Marlborough School
in Woodstock
. He moved to take A-levels at the Cherwell School
and d'Overbroeck's College in Oxford. Friend trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
in London. He calls himself a late starter, as he was "about to set off sailing around the world when I heard I’d got in to drama school. Everyone else there had grown up singing and dancing, whereas I was the opposite". He had been dating Keira Knightley
since 2005 but the couple split in December 2010.
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
actor, who is best known for his roles as Mr. Wickham in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice, Lieutenant Kurt Kotler in the 2008 film The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and Prince Albert
Prince Albert
Prince Albert was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria.Prince Albert may also refer to:-Royalty:*Prince Albert Edward or Edward VII of the United Kingdom , son of Albert and Victoria...
in the 2009 film The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria is a 2009 period drama film based on the early life and reign of Queen Victoria, and her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The film was directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and written by screenwriter Julian Fellowes. Graham King, Martin Scorsese, Sarah, Duchess of...
.
Career
He made his debut in the film The LibertineThe Libertine (2005 film)
The Libertine is a 2004 film starring Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Samantha Morton and Rosamund Pike. Directed by Laurence Dunmore in his first outing and adapted by Stephen Jeffreys' from his play of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, a notorious rake...
, as Billy Downs, a young friend and lover of Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor, producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol...
's John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester , styled Viscount Wilmot between 1652 and 1658, was an English Libertine poet, a friend of King Charles II, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry. He was the toast of the Restoration court and a patron of the arts...
, for which he was named "outstanding new talent" at the 2005 Satellite Awards
Satellite Awards
The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards.- Film :*Best Actor – Drama*Best Actor – Musical or Comedy*Best Actress – Drama...
. In 2008, he and his Webber Douglas contemporary Tom Mison
Tom Mison
Tom Mison is an English actor. He trained at the Webber-Douglas Academy.His theatre credits include 2009's When the Rain Stops Falling at the Almeida Theatre and Posh by Laura Wade at the Royal Court Theatre in 2010....
filmed the short
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers, which they wrote and in which they play the title characters. He also played in the movie Cheri opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Young Victoria, starring Emily Blunt.
In 2010, Friend will make his stage debut as Mitchell in the UK premiere of The Little Dog Laughed. He stars in the forthcoming films The Kid
The Kid (2010 film)
The Kid is a 2010 British biopic about the life of Kevin Lewis. Based on his autobiography of the same name, it is the story of a boy growing up in a violent, abusive family on a council estate in the 1980s.-Plot:...
, based on the novel by Kevin Lewis, and Lullaby for Pi.
'
Friend wrote and produced the 2009 short film in which he starred in entitled, The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers. Then in 2010, Rupert wrote, directed, and produced another short film entitled, Steve
Steve (film)
Steve is a 2010 short film written and directed by Rupert Friend, and starring Keira Knightley and Colin Firth. It screened at the 2010 BFI London Film Festival....
.
Personal life
Friend grew up in StonesfieldStonesfield
Stonesfield is a village and civil parish about north of Witney in Oxfordshire.The village is on the crest of an escarpment. The parish extends mostly north and north-east of the village, in which directions the land rises gently and then descends to the Glyme at Glympton and Wootton about to the...
, Oxfordshire, the son of a solicitor mother, Caroline, and a fine arts historian father. He attended The Marlborough School
Marlborough School (Woodstock)
The Marlborough School is a co-educational Church of England comprehensive school in the small market town of Woodstock, about northwest of Oxford. The school's catchment area includes Woodstock itself and surrounding villages. The school is named after the Duke of Marlborough whose ancestral...
in Woodstock
Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Woodstock is a small town northwest of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. It is the location of Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Winston Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace in 1874 and is buried in the nearby village of Bladon....
. He moved to take A-levels at the Cherwell School
Cherwell School
The Cherwell School is a state secondary school on the Marston Ferry Road in Oxford, England. The current school site was built in 1963 as a secondary modern school, later becoming the main comprehensive school for North Oxford...
and d'Overbroeck's College in Oxford. Friend trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, formerly the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, was a drama school, and originally a singing school, in London. It was one of the leading drama schools in Britain, and offered comprehensive training for those intending to pursue a...
in London. He calls himself a late starter, as he was "about to set off sailing around the world when I heard I’d got in to drama school. Everyone else there had grown up singing and dancing, whereas I was the opposite". He had been dating Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child and came to international notice in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham...
since 2005 but the couple split in December 2010.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Libertine The Libertine (2005 film) The Libertine is a 2004 film starring Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Samantha Morton and Rosamund Pike. Directed by Laurence Dunmore in his first outing and adapted by Stephen Jeffreys' from his play of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, a notorious rake... |
Downs | Film |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice Pride & Prejudice (2005 film) Pride & Prejudice is a 2005 British romance film directed by Joe Wright. It is a film adaptation of the 1813 novel of the same name by Jane Austen and the second adaption produced by Working Title Films. It was released on September 16, 2005, in the UK and on November 11, 2005, in the... |
Mr. Wickham | Film |
| 2005 | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont is a 2005 comedy-drama film made by Claremont Films and distributed by Picture Entertainment Corporation. It was directed by Dan Ireland and produced by Lee Caplin, Carl Colpaert and Zachary Matz from a screenplay by Ruth Sacks, based on the novel by Elizabeth... |
Ludovic Meyer | Film |
| 2007 | The Moon and the Stars The Moon and the Stars The Moon and the Stars is a 2007 romantic drama film starring Jonathan Pryce, Alfred Molina, Catherine McCormack and directed by John Irvin.-Plot:... |
Renzo Daverio/Spoletta | Film |
| 2007 | Outlaw Outlaw (2007 film) Outlaw is a 2007 action-crime-drama film written and directed by British filmmaker Nick Love. Outlaw stars Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Bob Hoskins, Lennie James, Rupert Friend and Sean Harris.The film is set in the United Kingdom in 2006... |
Sandy Mardell | Film |
| 2007 | The Last Legion The Last Legion The Last Legion is a 2007 film directed by Doug Lefler. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis and others, it is based on a 2003 Italian novel of the same name written by Valerio Massimo Manfredi... |
Demetrius | Film |
| 2007 | Virgin Territory Virgin Territory Virgin Territory is a 2007 romantic comedy film based upon Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron. It has also been known under the working titles The Decameron, Angels and Virgins, Guilty Pleasures and Chasing Temptation. The film's Italian title Decameron Pie pays tribute to both the title of the... |
Alessandro Felice | Film |
| 2008 | Jolene Jolene (2008 film) Jolene is a 2008 American drama film directed by Dan Ireland. It stars Jessica Chastain as the titular character. It is based on the short story, Jolene: A Life by E. L. Doctorow, itself inspired by Dolly Parton's song, Jolene. It premiered on 13 June, 2008 at the Seattle International Film... |
Coco Leger | Film |
| 2008 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (film) The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2008 historical-drama film based on the novel of the same name by Irish writer John Boyne. Directed by Mark Herman and produced by David Heyman, it stars Asa Butterfield, Jack Scanlon, David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga and Rupert Friend.A Holocaust drama, the film... |
Lieutenant. Kurt Kotler | Film |
| 2009 | The Young Victoria The Young Victoria The Young Victoria is a 2009 period drama film based on the early life and reign of Queen Victoria, and her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The film was directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and written by screenwriter Julian Fellowes. Graham King, Martin Scorsese, Sarah, Duchess of... |
Prince Albert | Film |
| 2009 | Cheri Cheri (film) Chéri is a 2009 drama film directed by Stephen Frears. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend, it is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by French author Colette... |
Cheri Cheri Cheri is a given name, and may refer to:* Cheri Blauwet, wheelchair racer* Cheri Dennis , American singer* Cheri DiNovo , Canadian United Church minister and social democratic politician... |
Film |
| 2009 | The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers | Bourbon | Short Film (producer) (writer/screenplay) |
| 2010 | The Kid The Kid (2010 film) The Kid is a 2010 British biopic about the life of Kevin Lewis. Based on his autobiography of the same name, it is the story of a boy growing up in a violent, abusive family on a council estate in the 1980s.-Plot:... |
Kevin Lewis | Film |
| 2010 | Lullaby for Pi | Sam | Film |
| 2011 | 5 Days of War | Thomas Anders | Film |
| 2012 | Renee | David McKenna David McKenna David McKenna may refer to:*David McKenna , Scottish footballer*David McKenna , American screenwriter and producer*Dave McKenna , jazz pianist... |
Film (currently filming) |
| 2012 | This Beautiful Fantastic | Billy | Film (pre-production) |
Awards
| Year | Award | Result | Category/Recipent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | British Independent Film Award | Nominated | Most Promising Newcomer for: The Libertine The Libertine (2005 film) The Libertine is a 2004 film starring Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Samantha Morton and Rosamund Pike. Directed by Laurence Dunmore in his first outing and adapted by Stephen Jeffreys' from his play of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, a notorious rake... (2004) |
| 2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Won | Outstanding New Talent for: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont is a 2005 comedy-drama film made by Claremont Films and distributed by Picture Entertainment Corporation. It was directed by Dan Ireland and produced by Lee Caplin, Carl Colpaert and Zachary Matz from a screenplay by Ruth Sacks, based on the novel by Elizabeth... (2005) |
| 2006 | Ischia Global Film Festival (award) | Won | Best International Newcomer for: 'The Libertine The Libertine (2005 film) The Libertine is a 2004 film starring Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Samantha Morton and Rosamund Pike. Directed by Laurence Dunmore in his first outing and adapted by Stephen Jeffreys' from his play of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, a notorious rake... (2004) |