Rufus Sewell
Rufus Sewell | |
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Sewell in 2019 | |
| Born | Rufus Frederik Sewell 29 October 1967 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouses | Yasmin Abdallah
(m. 1999; div. 2000)Amy Gardner
(m. 2004; div. 2006)Vivian Benitez (m. 2024) |
| Children | 2 |
Rufus Frederik Sewell (/ˈsjuːəl/; born 29 October 1967[1]) is a British actor. In film he has appeared in Carrington (1995), Hamlet (1996), Dangerous Beauty (1998), Dark City (1998), A Knight's Tale (2001), The Legend of Zorro (2005), The Illusionist (2006), Amazing Grace (2006), The Holiday (2006), The Tourist (2010), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), Judy (2019), The Father (2020), and Old (2021).
In television he has appeared in Middlemarch (1994), Arabian Nights (2000), Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003), John Adams (2008), Eleventh Hour (2008–2009), Zen (2011), The Pillars of the Earth (2010), Parade's End (2012), Victoria (2016–2017), The Man in the High Castle (2014–2019), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019) and The Pale Horse (2020). He currently stars in the Netflix series The Diplomat (2023–present).[2]
On stage he originated the role of Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia (1993) and the role of Jan in Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll (2006), with the latter earning him an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play as well as a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
- ^ Mike Rose, cleveland com (29 October 2023). "Famous birthdays list for October 29, 2023 includes celebrities Winona Ryder, Rufus Sewell". cleveland. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Rufus Sewell biography." CBS.com.