Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1967-10-29 (57 years)
- Place of BirthTwickenham, England, UK
- Also Known AsРуфус Сьюэллルーファス・シーウェルRufus Frederik Sewellروفوس سیول
Rufus Sewell
Biography
Rufus Frederik Sewell (born 29 October 1967) is an English actor. In film, he has appeared in The Woodlanders, Dangerous Beauty, Dark City, A Knight's Tale, The Illusionist, Tristan and Isolde, and Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence. On television, he starred in the 2010 mini-series The Pillars of the Earth. Earlier he played the hero, Will Ladislaw, in the BBC adaptation of George Eliot's...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
The Uninvited
As: Gerald
- 2024
The Trouble with Jessica
As: Richard
- 2024
Scoop
As: Prince Andrew
- 2023
The Diplomat
As: Hal Wyler
- 2023
Kaleidoscope
As: Roger Salas
- 2021
Old
As: Charles
- 2020
The Father
As: Paul
- 2020
The Pale Horse
As: Mark Easterbrook
2019Judy
As: Sid Luft
2019Modern/Love in 7 Short Films
As: Tom
2016Victoria
As: Lord Melbourne
2016Gods of Egypt
As: Urshu
2015Blinky Bill the Movie
As: The Cat (voice)
2015Killing Jesus
As: Caiaphas
2015The Man in the High Castle
As: John Smith
2014The Devil's Hand
As: Jacob Brown
- 2014
Hercules
As: Autolycus
2014The Brunchers
As: Tom
2013I'll Follow You Down
As: Gabriel 'Gabe' Whyte
2013The Sea
As: Carlo Grace
2013All Things To All Men
As: Parker
2012Restless
As: Lucas Romer
2012Hotel Noir
As: Felix
2012Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
As: Adam
2011Zen
As: Aurelio Zen
- 2010
The Tourist
As: The Englishman
2010The Pillars of the Earth
As: Tom Builder
2008Eleventh Hour
As: Dr. Jacob Hood
2008Vinyan
As: Paul Belhmer
2008John Adams
As: Alexander Hamilton
2008Downloading Nancy
As: Albert Stockwell
- 2006
The Holiday
As: Jasper
2006Amazing Grace
As: Thomas Clarkson
2006Out of the Blue
As: English Trader
- 2006
The Illusionist
As: Crown Prince Leopold
2006Paris Je T'aime
As: William (Père-Lachaise)
2006Tristan & Isolde
As: Marke
2005The Taming of the Shrew
As: Tim Agnew
2005The Legend of Zorro
As: Armand
2003Charles II: The Power and The Passion
As: Charles II
2003Victoria Station
As: The Cabbie
2003Helen of Troy
As: King Agamemnon of Mycenae
2002Extreme Ops
As: Ian
2001Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature
As: Angus
2001A Knight's Tale
As: Count Adhemar
2001Higher Love
As: Ross
2000Bless the Child
As: Eric Stark
2000Arabian Nights
As: Ali Baba
1999In a Savage Land
As: Mick Carpenter
1998Illuminata
As: Dominique
1998The Very Thought of You
As: Frank
1998Dark City
As: John Murdoch
1998Dangerous Beauty
As: Marco Venier
1998The Woodlanders
As: Giles Winterbourne
1996Hamlet
As: Fortinbras
1996Victory
As: Martin Ricardo
1995Carrington
As: Mark Gertler
1995Cold Comfort Farm
As: Seth Starkadder
1994A Man of No Importance
As: Robbie Fay
1994Middlemarch
As: Will Ladislaw
1994Dirtysomething
As: Clive
1993Dirty Weekend
As: Tim
1992Gone to Seed
As: Billy Brooker
1992The Last Romantics
As: Mike Costain
1991Performance
As: Hotspur
1991Twenty-one
As: Bobby
1985Screen Two
As: Mike Costain