Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell
Sewell in 2019
Born
Rufus Frederik Sewell

(1967-10-29) 29 October 1967
Hammersmith, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Spouses
Yasmin Abdallah
(m. 1999; div. 2000)
    Amy Gardner
    (m. 2004; div. 2006)
      Vivian Benitez
      (m. 2024)
      Children2

      Rufus Frederik Sewell (/ˈsjəl/; born 29 October 1967) 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).

      On 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).

      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.