Rupert Friend is an English actor who portrayed Peter Quinn on Homeland.
Biography[]
Rupert Friend was born on October 1st, 1981 in Oxfordshire, England. It never occurred to him at a young age that he should try his luck in acting, because he only became interested in the art after he had finished school. He applied to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London and, to his surprise, was accepted despite having had no previous experience.
Rupert Friend made his film debut in 2004 opposite Johnny Depp in The Libertine, for which he immediately won the Satellite Awards for Best Newcomer. Important roles in "Pride & Prejudice" and "Young Victoria" followed. But Rupert Friend also tries his hand at being a screenwriter and director behind the camera. In 2008 he co-wrote the short film The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers with fellow college student Tom Mison, and in 2010 he wrote, produced and directed another short film called Steve.
In 2012, Rupert Friend was discovered by a wider audience in the United States when he joined the cast of the hit Showtime series "Homeland" in the second season. He embodies the mysterious CIA agent Peter Quinn. The role earned him a nomination for Best Guest Actor at the 2013 Emmy Awards.
Privately, Rupert Friend was in a relationship with his fellow actress Keira Knightley for five years, they had met while filming "Pride & Prejudice". In 2010, the couple then separated amicably. He has been married to actress Aimee Mullins since 2016.
Filmography[]
Actor[]
- High Desert as Guru Bob 2023
- Obi-Wan Kenobi as Grand Inquisitor 2022
- Anatomy of a Scandal 2022
- Homeland as Peter Quinn 2011-2020
- Strange Angel as Ernest Donovan 2019
- The Moon and the Stars as Renzo Daverio/Spoletta
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas as Lieutenant Kotler
- Jolene as Coco Lerger
- Chéri as Chéri, Fred Peloux
- The Young Victoria as Prince Albert
- 5 Days of War as Thomas Anders
- The Kid as Kevin Lewis
- The Suicide Brothers
- The Zero Theorem as Street Commercial
- Starred Up as Oliver
- Hitman: Agent 47 as Agent 47
- Meet Me in Montenegro as Stephen
- To Write Love on Her Arms as David McKenna
- The Death of Stalin as Vasily Stalin
- A Simple Favor as Dennis Nylon
- At Eternity's Gate as Theo van Gogh
- Infinite as Bathurst 1985
- Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont as Ludovic Meyer
- Outlaw as Sandy
- Separation as Jeff
- The French Dispatch as Drill-Sergeant
- Last Looks as Wilson Sikorsky
- The Last Legion as Demetrius
- The Libertine as Billy Downs
- Rebel: Guido Picelli: The Forgotten Hero
- Asteroid City as Montana
- Pride & Prejudice as Lt. Wickham
- The Swan
- The Rat Catcher
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
- Lullaby for Pi as Sam
Guest[]
- The Late Late Show With James Corden 2018
- Live With Kelly and Michael 2018
- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 2017
- CBS This Morning 2017
- The View 2009
Producer[]
- Steve
- Stars in Shorts
Director[]
- Stars in Shorts
- Separation
- At Eternity's Gate
- Steve
Screenwriter[]
- Stars in Shorts
- The Suicide Brothers
Comments[]
The British actor talks about Quinn and Carrie in the new season, why he doesn't do rom-coms, and his menacing shaved head - By Emily Zemler
"It was very grueling. I was determined not to cut any corners and serve this man. I hope in some way to draw some attention to an underserved demographic in the real world and in the stories of television. The actuality of a returning veteran. The actuality of chemical warfare and its aftermath. The actuality of PTSD which has only recently been acknowledged by the army as a condition. We send people away and they come back and they’re put to pasture. They’re 21, some of these boys and girls. They’re done in the eyes of society and that’s incredibly unfair. I’ve had a lot of response from people who work with veterans, all of whom are overjoyed that it’s being talked about and not in a sentimental or patronizing way. That was an important thing for me. The idea that Quinn had integrity and pride and dignity." - By Debra Birnbaum
External Links[]
- Rupert Friend at the Internet Movie Database
- Rupert Friend's verified twitter