---
name: "Rupert Friend"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rupert-friend"
fi1m_id: "rupert-friend"
imdb_id: "nm1670029"
tmdb_id: 36669
wikidata_id: "Q314659"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 October 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-02T22:47:16.249318+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Rupert Friend

## Identity

Rupert Friend

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rupert-friend
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rupert-friend
- **IMDb ID:** nm1670029
- **TMDB ID:** 36669
- **Wikidata ID:** Q314659
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Friend, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314659, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1670029/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/36669

Actor. Born 9 October 1981 in Oxfordshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 October 1981, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** 루퍼드 프렌드, روپرت فرند
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 12 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 70 (3), 2010s 82 (3), 2020s 70 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 72 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 10 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Comedy 5, Romance 3, Adventure 2, Crime 2, History 2
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,236m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Friend, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314659, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1670029/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/36669

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Young Victoria*](https://film.one/film/the-young-victoria.md) (73), [*The Phoenician Scheme*](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md) (70)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Starred Up*](https://film.one/film/starred-up.md) (84)
- **AMC+:** [*The Death of Stalin*](https://film.one/film/the-death-of-stalin.md) (83)
- **Disney+:** [*Homeland*](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md) (78)
- **Peacock:** [*Asteroid City*](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md) (71)
- **Apple TV:** [*Companion*](https://film.one/film/companion.md) (70)
- **Netflix:** [*Jurassic World Rebirth*](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-rebirth.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Rupert Friend

> Rupert Friend makes entitled men worth watching, especially when their confidence becomes uncomfortable or ridiculous. We like the assurance he brings to an ensemble; scripts that give him nothing beyond a job description waste it.

In *Companion* (2025), Rupert Friend's Sergey owns the lake house and behaves as though the guests came with it. We felt uneasy watching him, because he treats ownership as permission to manage everybody else. Drew Hancock gives that entitlement a purpose: Sergey sets the trouble in motion. Friend makes the man's confidence unpleasant without making the part a chore to watch. The film need not spend long explaining why this host might be bad company.

His early period work offered other uses for that assurance. He gained notice as Mr Wickham in Joe Wright's *Pride & Prejudice* (2005), a film we recommend for its warmth, with reservations about romance overwhelming the social comedy. The turn towards action and thriller work became pronounced with CIA operative Peter Quinn in *Homeland* (2012–2017), followed by the title role in *Hitman: Agent 47* (2015). The continuity is his casting as men who expect to be taken seriously.

Comedy is a sensible use of those qualities. *The Death of Stalin* (2017), in which he played Vasily Stalin, made room for his comic ability. Wes Anderson has become a regular collaborator, casting him as Montana in *Asteroid City* (2023) and Excalibur in *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025). Friend fits Anderson's stylised ensembles, where a supporting actor has to establish himself without unbalancing the company. Our reservations concern the films' pacing: *Asteroid City* is slow to let us in, while *The Phoenician Scheme* spends too long going from meeting to meeting.

He is less well served in *Jurassic World Rebirth* (2025), as Martin Krebs, a pharmaceutical company man whose purpose is apparent almost as soon as he speaks. David Koepp's script gives him too little beyond the job description, and the predictability is not Friend's fault. Gareth Edwards's dinosaur sequences give the film stretches worth seeing, but Krebs is among the people it scarcely bothers to develop. For a better use of Friend, try *Companion*, provided a brisk, nasty thriller appeals.

## Biography

Rupert Friend is an English actor. He was born on 9 October 1981 in Oxfordshire.

Friend first gained recognition for roles in *The Libertine* (2004) and *Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont* (2005). He played George Wickham in *Pride & Prejudice* (2005) and Lieutenant Kurt Kotler in *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* (2008). From 2012 to 2017 he portrayed CIA operative Peter Quinn in the series *Homeland*. He has collaborated with director Wes Anderson on *The French Dispatch* (2021), *Asteroid City* (2023) as Montana, and related short films.

His later credits include the Grand Inquisitor in *Obi-Wan Kenobi* (2022), Sergey in *Companion* (2025), Martin Krebs in *Jurassic World Rebirth* (2025), and Excalibur in *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025). Friend has also directed, written and produced short films.

*Sources: imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *Youth* (2026), Fi1m 76, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/youth.md)
- *Companion* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Sergey — [page](https://film.one/film/companion.md)
- *Jurassic World Rebirth* (2025), Fi1m 63, as Martin Krebs — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-rebirth.md)
- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Excalibur — [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *Asteroid City* (2023), Fi1m 71, as Montana — [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), Fi1m 68, as Drill-Sergeant — [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *The Death of Stalin* (2017), Fi1m 83, as Vasily Stalin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-death-of-stalin.md)
- *Starred Up* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Oliver Baumer — [page](https://film.one/film/starred-up.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Peter Quinn — [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *The Young Victoria* (2009), Fi1m 73, as Prince Albert — [page](https://film.one/film/the-young-victoria.md)
- *Pride & Prejudice* (2005), Fi1m 82, as Mr. Wickham — [page](https://film.one/film/pride-and-prejudice-2005.md)
- *The Libertine* (2004), Fi1m 56, as Downs — [page](https://film.one/film/the-libertine.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Youth* (2026), series, Actor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/youth.md)
- *My Notes on Mars* (2026), as Sam
- *Dreams* (2025), as Jake McCarthy
- *Jurassic World Rebirth* (2025), as Martin Krebs — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-rebirth.md)
- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), as Excalibur — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *After This Death* (2025), as Ted
- *Companion* (2025), as Sergey — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/companion.md)
- *Canary Black* (2024), as David Brooks
- *The American Society of Magical Negroes* (2024), as Mick
- *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More* (2024), as Narrator / Claud (archive footage)
- *The Rat Catcher* (2023), as Claud Cubbage
- *The Swan* (2023), as Narrator / Adult Peter Watson
- *Asteroid City* (2023), as Montana — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *High Desert* (2023), series, as Guru Bob
- *Obi-Wan Kenobi* (2022), series, as Grand Inquisitor
- *Anatomy of a Scandal* (2022), series, as James Whitehouse
- *Last Looks* (2022), as Wilson Sikorsky
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), as Drill-Sergeant — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *Infinite* (2021), as Bathurst 1985
- *Separation* (2021), as Jeff
- *Prince Consorts: In the Shadow of the Crown* (2021), as Prince Albert (archive footage)
- *At Eternity's Gate* (2018), as Theo van Gogh
- *A Simple Favor* (2018), as Dennis Nylon
- *Strange Angel* (2018), series, as Ernest Donovan
- *The Death of Stalin* (2017), as Vasily Stalin — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-death-of-stalin.md)
- *Dream Corp LLC* (2016), series, as Patient 62
- *Barton & Charlie & Checco & Bill* (2016), Director
- *Hitman: Agent 47* (2015), as Agent 47
- *Meet Me in Montenegro* (2015), as Stephen
- *Stryka* (2015), as Callen
- *To Write Love on Her Arms* (2015), as David McKenna
- *Starred Up* (2014), as Oliver Baumer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/starred-up.md)
- *The Zero Theorem* (2013), as TV Presenter
- *Stars in Shorts* (2012), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Homeland* (2011), series, as Peter Quinn — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *5 Days of War* (2011), as Thomas Anders
- *Jolene* (2010), as Coco Leger
- *Lullaby for Pi* (2010), as Sam
- *The Kid* (2010), as Kevin Lewis
- *Steve* (2010), Director, Writer
- *The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers* (2009), as Bourbon
- *Chéri* (2009), as Chéri
- *The Young Victoria* (2009), as Prince Albert — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-young-victoria.md)
- *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* (2008), as Lieutenant Kotler
- *Virgin Territory* (2007), as Alessandro Felice
- *The Last Legion* (2007), as Demetrius
- *Outlaw* (2007), as Sandy Mardell
- *The Moon and the Stars* (2007), as Renzo Daverio / Spoletta
- *Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont* (2005), as Ludovic Meyer
- *Pride & Prejudice* (2005), as Mr. Wickham — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/pride-and-prejudice-2005.md)
- *The Libertine* (2004), as Downs — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-libertine.md)
- *Found Alive*, Actor
- *The Boy in the Iron Box*, as Liev
- *Blake & Mortimer: The Yellow M*, as Colonel Olrik
- *Perdition*, Actor
- *Photo Booth*, as Ben Bouchet
- *Cornerman*, Director

## Gallery

- ![Rupert Friend](https://film.one/media/person/8280/gallery-f39fa2d11407.jpg) Rupert Friend — Image via TMDB
- ![Rupert Friend](https://film.one/media/person/8280/gallery-a36bfe188f14.jpg) Rupert Friend — Image via TMDB
- ![Rupert Friend](https://film.one/media/person/8280/gallery-618a7d2367e4.jpg) Rupert Friend — Image via TMDB
- ![Rupert Friend](https://film.one/media/person/8280/gallery-38ea35ab916e.jpg) Rupert Friend — Image via TMDB
- ![Rupert Friend](https://film.one/media/person/8280/gallery-d04c67bfcf79.jpg) Rupert Friend — Image via TMDB
- ![Rupert Friend](https://film.one/media/person/8280/gallery-8fbe238b175a.jpg) Rupert Friend — Image via TMDB

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