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Rupert Friend

Rupert William Anthony Friend (born 9 October 1981) is an English 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).

In the early 2020s, Friend began collaborating with director Wes Anderson, starting with a cameo in ''The French Dispatch'' (2021), followed by roles in ''Asteroid City'' (2023) and the Netflix short films ''The Swan'' and ''The Rat Catcher''. In 2022, he starred as disgraced British politician James Whitehouse in the series ''Anatomy of a Scandal'' and featured in the Disney+ series ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' as the Grand Inquisitor.

Friend is the director, screenwriter or producer of two award-winning short films: ''The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers'' (2008) and ''Steve'' (2010). He wrote lyrics for the Kairos 4Tet 2013 album ''Everything We Hold''. Provided by Wikipedia