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Rupert Friend

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Rupert William Anthony Friend (born October 1981) is a British actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in The Libertine (2004) and Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005), both of which won him awards for best newcomer. He portrayed George Wickham in Pride & Prejudice (2005), Lieutenant Kurt Kotler in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), Albert, Prince Consort in The Young Victoria (2009), psychologist Oliver Baumer in Starred Up (2013), CIA operative Peter Quinn in the political thriller series Homeland (2012–2017), Vasily Stalin in The Death of Stalin (2017), Theo van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate (2018), and Ernest Donovan in the series Strange Angel (2018–2019). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rupert Friend is the 4,983rd most popular actor (down from 4,941st in 2019), the 4,060th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,765th in 2019) and the 578th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rupert Friend ranks 4,983 out of 13,578. Before him are Robert Douglas, Joyce Van Patten, Annie Wersching, Kang Ha-neul, Thelma Todd, and Flavio Bucci. After him are Robert Lamoureux, Keri Russell, Anita Page, Shelley Hack, Eva Rueber-Staier, and Michael Beck.

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Among people born in 1981, Rupert Friend ranks 135. Before him are Aurora Snow, Julia Stiles, Nicolás Burdisso, Celina Jaitly, Taylor Kinney, and Kirsten Price. After him are Lucho González, Tahar Rahim, Andreas Isaksson, Krysten Ritter, Elano, and Michel Teló.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rupert Friend ranks 4,061 out of 8,785. Before him are Dean Smith (1971), Hugh Edwin Strickland (1811), Robert Douglas (1909), Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (1681), Andrew Planche (1727), and Phil Anderson (1958). After him are Dele Alli (1996), Clements Markham (1830), Jay Kay (1969), Stephen Spender (1909), Kevin McKidd (1973), and Luke Foxe (1586).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Rupert Friend ranks 578. Before him are Annabelle Wallis (1984), David Morrissey (1964), Shirley Eaton (1937), Brian Murphy (1932), Patrick Malahide (1945), and Robert Douglas (1909). After him are Kevin McKidd (1973), Robert James-Collier (1976), Peter Firth (1953), Carey Mulligan (1985), Jill Esmond (1908), and Sam Riley (1980).

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