Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderMale
BirthdayOct 29, 1967
BiographyRufus Frederik Sewell (born 29 October 1967) is a British actor. In film, he has appeared in Carrington (1995), Hamlet (1996), Dangerous Beauty (1998), Dark City (1998), A Knight's Tale (2001), The Legend of Zorro (2005), The Illusionist (2006), Amazing Grace (2006), The Holiday (2006), The Tourist (2010), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), Judy (2019), The Father (2020), and Old (2021).

On television, he has appeared in Middlemarch (1994), Arabian Nights (2000), Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003), John Adams (2008), Eleventh Hour (2008–2009), Zen (2011), The Pillars of the Earth (2010), Parade's End (2012), Victoria (2016–2017), The Man in the High Castle (2014–2019), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019) and The Pale Horse (2020). He currently stars in the Netflix series The Diplomat.

On stage, he originated the role of Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia (1993) and the role of Jan in Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll (2006), with the latter earning him an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play as well as a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

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Known For

The Diplomat
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The Diplomat

as Hal Wyler
Arabian Nights
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Arabian Nights

as Ali Baba
Charles II: The Power and the Passion
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Charles II: The Power and the Passion

as Charles II
Eleventh Hour
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Eleventh Hour

as Dr. Jacob Hood
Helen of Troy
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Helen of Troy

as Agamemnon
John Adams
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John Adams

as Alexander Hamilton
Kaleidoscope
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Kaleidoscope

as Roger Salas
Middlemarch
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Middlemarch

as Will Ladislaw
Restless
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as Lucas Romer
The Man in the High Castle
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The Man in the High Castle

as John Smith
The Pale Horse
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The Pale Horse

as Mark Easterbrook
The Pillars of the Earth
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The Pillars of the Earth

as Tom Builder
Victoria
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Victoria

as Lord Melbourne
Zen
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Zen

as Aurelio Zen

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