Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Acting

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 Middlemarch. In 2003, he appeared in the lead role in Charles II: The Power and The Passion. He starred in the CBS drama Eleventh Hour which was cancelled in April 2009. On stage, he originated the…

Filmography

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This Ordinary Thing This Ordinary Thing 2025 Return to Dark City Return to Dark City 2025 The Uninvited ★ 5.7 The Uninvited 2025 The Trouble with Jessica ★ 6.0 The Trouble with Jessica 2024 Scoop ★ 6.3 Scoop 2024 The Diplomat ★ 7.6 The Diplomat 2023 Kaleidoscope ★ 6.8 Kaleidoscope 2023 The Sandman ★ 7.9 The Sandman 2022 Old ★ 6.3 Old 2021 The Father ★ 8.1 The Father 2020 The Pale Horse ★ 5.8 The Pale Horse 2020 Judy ★ 6.7 Judy 2019 Modern/Love in 7 Short Films ★ 7.3 Modern/Love in 7 Short Films 2019 Victoria ★ 7.4 Victoria 2016 Gods of Egypt ★ 5.7 Gods of Egypt 2016 Rise ★ 5.9 Rise 2016 Blinky Bill the Movie ★ 5.6 Blinky Bill the Movie 2015 Killing Jesus ★ 6.3 Killing Jesus 2015 The Man in the High Castle ★ 7.5 The Man in the High Castle 2015 The Devil's Hand ★ 5.2 The Devil's Hand 2014 Hercules ★ 5.8 Hercules 2014 The Brunchers ★ 6.8 The Brunchers 2013 I'll Follow You Down ★ 6.0 I'll Follow You Down 2013 The Sea ★ 5.4 The Sea 2013 All Things To All Men ★ 4.3 All Things To All Men 2013 Restless ★ 7.1 Restless 2012 Hotel Noir ★ 5.7 Hotel Noir 2012 Parade's End ★ 6.4 Parade's End 2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter ★ 5.8 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 2012 Zen ★ 7.1 Zen 2011 The Tourist ★ 6.2 The Tourist 2010 The Pillars of the Earth ★ 7.7 The Pillars of the Earth 2010 Eleventh Hour ★ 6.6 Eleventh Hour 2008 Vinyan ★ 5.1 Vinyan 2008 Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach 2008 John Adams ★ 7.7 John Adams 2008 Downloading Nancy ★ 5.4 Downloading Nancy 2008 British Film Forever ★ 5.5 British Film Forever 2007 The Holiday ★ 7.1 The Holiday 2006 Amazing Grace ★ 6.9 Amazing Grace 2006 Out of the Blue Out of the Blue 2006 The Illusionist ★ 7.3 The Illusionist 2006 Paris Je T'aime ★ 6.8 Paris Je T'aime 2006 Tristan & Isolde ★ 6.7 Tristan & Isolde 2006 The Taming of the Shrew ★ 8.0 The Taming of the Shrew 2005 ShakespeaRe-Told ★ 7.4 ShakespeaRe-Told 2005 The Legend of Zorro ★ 6.1 The Legend of Zorro 2005 Charles II: The Power and The Passion ★ 6.3 Charles II: The Power and The Passion 2003 Victoria Station ★ 9.0 Victoria Station 2003 Helen of Troy Helen of Troy 2003 Helen of Troy ★ 6.1 Helen of Troy 2003 Extreme Ops ★ 4.8 Extreme Ops 2002 A Knight's Tale: Making Of ★ 10.0 A Knight's Tale: Making Of 2002 Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature ★ 5.8 Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature 2001 A Knight's Tale ★ 6.9 A Knight's Tale 2001 Higher Love ★ 6.4 Higher Love 2001 Bless the Child ★ 5.4 Bless the Child 2000 Arabian Nights ★ 6.8 Arabian Nights 2000 In a Savage Land ★ 4.8 In a Savage Land 1999 Illuminata ★ 5.5 Illuminata 1998 The Very Thought of You ★ 5.7 The Very Thought of You 1998 Dark City ★ 7.3 Dark City 1998 Dangerous Beauty ★ 7.0 Dangerous Beauty 1998 The Woodlanders ★ 5.0 The Woodlanders 1998 Hamlet ★ 7.3 Hamlet 1996 Victory ★ 5.2 Victory 1996 Henry IV ★ 8.5 Henry IV 1995 Carrington ★ 6.2 Carrington 1995 Cold Comfort Farm ★ 6.8 Cold Comfort Farm 1995 A Man of No Importance ★ 6.2 A Man of No Importance 1994 Citizen Locke ★ 10.0 Citizen Locke 1994 Dirtysomething ★ 5.7 Dirtysomething 1994 Middlemarch ★ 7.9 Middlemarch 1994 Dirty Weekend ★ 5.0 Dirty Weekend 1993 Gone to Seed ★ 3.3 Gone to Seed 1992 The Last Romantics The Last Romantics 1992 Performance ★ 6.3 Performance 1991 Twenty-One ★ 4.9 Twenty-One 1991 Screen Two ★ 7.1 Screen Two 1985 Tony Awards Tony Awards 1956