Rufus Sewell Biography

Birthday: 1967-10-29
Place of Birth: Twickenham, Middlesex
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Wiki Biography: Rufus Sewell was born on the 29th of October 1967 in Twickenham, England. His father, Bill, was an Australian animator, who died when Rufus was 10. He has one brother, Caspar. He attended London's Central School of Speech and Drama and left in June of 1989 after completing three years of training. He made his London Stage debut in "Making It Better" for which he won the "Best Newcomer Award"; he also originated the role of Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppards "Arcadia" and was nominated for an Oliver Award. On the Broadway stage, he debuted in "Translations" and received the Broadway Theater World Award. His film work has been has been equally varied and acclaimed from the junkie in Twenty-One (1991), the sweet bus driver in A Man of No Importance (1994), and the volatile artist in Carrington (1995). The lustful son in Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV), the protagonist hounded Dostoevsky-like in Dark City (1998), the star-crossed suitor in Dangerous Beauty (1998), to the the bitter, acidic, alcoholic cokehead of The Very Thought of You (1998), he has appeared in some of the most acclaimed theatre, film and television productions.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Middlemarch | Will Ladislaw | 1994 | Drama |
Amazing Grace | Thomas Clarkson | 1995 - 1995 | Drama |
John Adams | Alexander Hamilton | 2008 | Drama |
Eleventh Hour | Dr. Jacob Hood | 2008 | Drama |
The Pillars of the Earth | Tom Builder | 2010 | Drama |
Pillars of the Earth | Tom Builder | 2010 | Drama |
Parades End | Reverend Duchemin | 2012 | Action |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Helen of Troy | Agamemnon | 1956 | 0, 0, Biography |
Twenty-One | Bobby | 1991 | Drama |
A Man of No Importance | 1994 | ||
Carrington | Mark Gertler | 1995 | |
Dirty Weekend | 1997 | Drama, Thriller | |
Victory | Martin Ricardo | 1997 | Drama, Romance |
The Woodlanders | Giles Winterbourne | 1998 | Drama, Romance |
Dangerous Beauty | Marco Venier | 1998 | |
Dark City | John Murdoch | 1998 | Mystery, Sci Fi, Thriller |
The Very Thought of You | Frank | 1998 | Comedy, Romance |
In a Savage Land | Mick Carpenter | 1999 | Adventure, Drama |
Arabian Nights | Ali Baba | 2000 | Family, Fantasy, Adventure |
Bless the Child | Eric Stark | 2000 | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
She Creature | Angus Shaw | 2001 | |
The She Creature | Angus Shaw | 2001 | |
At Sachem Farm | Ross | 2001 | Drama |
A Knight's Tale | Count Adhemar | 2001 | |
Extreme Ops | Ian | 2002 | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
The Holiday | Jasper Bloom | 2006 | Biography |
The Illusionist | Crown Prince Leopold | 2006 | 0, 0, Game Show |
Vinyan | Paul Bellmer | 2008 | Reality Tv, Game Show |
Downloading Nancy | 2009 | Drama, Thriller | |
The Tourist | The Englishman | 2010 | Action, Mystery, Romance |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Adam | 2012 | Action, Fantasy, Horror |
I'll Follow You Down | Gabe | 2013 | Game Show, Sport |
All Things To All Men | Parker | 2013 | Comedy, Game Show |
The Sea | Carlo Grace | 2013 | Drama |
Where the Devil Hides | Jacob Brown | 2013 | Thriller |
Hercules: The Thracian Wars | Autolycus | 2014 | Action, Adventure |
Blinky Bill the Movie | The Cat | 2015 | Animation |
Holiday | Jasper Bloom | 2018 | 0 |
Amazing Grace | Thomas Clarkson | 2019 | 0 |