Rupert Friend
Rupert Friend
Rupert William Anthony Friendis an English actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He 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 Pyjamas, Prince Albert in the 2009 film The Young Victoria, and Peter Quinn on the Showtime series Homeland. He also starred in the 2015 film Hitman: Agent 47...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 October 1981
although auditions drama experience school skill
My auditions for drama school were miserable, but one thing I had on my side, although I had no experience or skill or training, was that I wanted to learn everything.
life looked
'On the Road' completely changed the way I looked at what you could do with your life.
artists business freelance jobs none
My father started his own business, and before that was a freelance lecturer, and my friends are artists and musicians; they don't have real jobs - none of us have real jobs.
like-me ifs
I'm only really interested in taking a part if it's nothing like me.
dancer terrible
I'm a terrible dancer.
middle-of-nowhere england grew
I grew up in the countryside in the middle of nowhere in England and got out as soon as I could!
rights civil-rights civilized
Until civil rights are enjoyed by all of us, we're simply not civilized.
tired thinking artist
I've never thought it was a good idea to act back-to-back. If you are going to have any chance of replicating life, you need to live it. I also never forgot something Johnny Depp said to me, which Marlon Brando said to him, 'You only have so many faces in your pocket.' I really admire artists who take the time to recharge their batteries and not continually call on it. I think you can spot tired and jaded artists quite quickly.
growing-up home california
Growing up in England, you're sort of spoiled, in a way. You sort of take it for granted that within a half-hour's drive, you could be walking around a stately home from the 1700s. It's not very hard to do - in California, you've got to take a flight!
good listen noticed qualities remember strongly
There are two qualities that I've noticed in good directors: One is that they have their vision very strongly in place; and two is that they listen to everyone's opinion and still remember their vision.