Rupert Friend
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| Born | 1 October 1981 Oxfordshire, England, British |
| Nationality | English  |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Partner | Keira Knightley (2005-10) |
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| http://www.rupert-friend.net/ | |
Rupert Friend (born 1 October 1981) 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.
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[edit] Career
He made his debut in the film The Libertine, 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.[citation needed] 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.[1] He stars in the forthcoming films The Kid, based on the novel by Kevin Lewis,[2] 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.
[edit] Personal life
Friend grew up in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, the son of a solicitor mother, Caroline, and a fine arts historian father.[3][4] 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.[5] 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".[5] He had been dating Keira Knightley since 2005 but the couple split in December 2010.[6]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | The Libertine | Downs | Film |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice | Mr. Wickham | Film |
| 2005 | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont | Ludovic Meyer | Film |
| 2007 | The Moon and the Stars | Renzo Daverio/Spoletta | Film |
| 2007 | Outlaw | Sandy Mardell | Film |
| 2007 | The Last Legion | Demetrius | Film |
| 2007 | Virgin Territory | Alessandro Felice | Film |
| 2008 | Jolene | Coco Leger | Film |
| 2008 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | Lieutenant. Kurt Kotler | Film |
| 2009 | The Young Victoria | Prince Albert | Film |
| 2009 | Cheri | Cheri | Film |
| 2009 | The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers | Bourbon | Short Film (producer) (writer/screenplay) |
| 2010 | The Kid | Kevin Lewis | Film |
| 2010 | Lullaby for Pi | Sam | Film |
| 2011 | 5 Days of War | Thomas Anders | Film |
| 2012 | Renee[7] | David McKenna | Film (post-production) |
| 2012 | This Beautiful Fantastic | Billy | Film (pre-production) |
| 2012 | Flith | Peter Inglis | Film (pre-production) |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award | Result | Category/Recipent |
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| 2005 | British Independent Film Award | Nominated | Most Promising Newcomer for: The Libertine (2004) |
| 2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Won | Outstanding New Talent for: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005) |
| 2006 | Ischia Global Film Festival (award) | Won | Best International Newcomer for: ''The Libertine (2004) |
[edit] References
- ^ Friend & Greig Laugh in Little Dog's UK Premiere – – News. Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved on 12 August 2011.
- ^ Jaafar, Ali (2 February 2009). "'The Kid' unveils key cast". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999426.html?categoryId=28&cs=1.
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- ^ Keira Knightley and Rupert Friend split after five years. Telegraph. Retrieved on 12 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Right on cue: the new breed of screen stars". Daily Mail (UK). 31 January 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1129304/Right-cue-new-breed-screen-stars.html. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ White, Richard (13 January 2010). "Keira's Not Getting It Knightley". London: The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3348336/Keire-Knightley-breaks-up-with-long-term-partner-Rupert-Friend.html. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ To Write Love on Her Arms > News. Twloha.com (2011-02-25). Retrieved on 12 August 2011.
