Rupert Graves

Actor, Writer, Director

Birthdate: Jun 30, 1963

Birthplace: Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Britain's Rupert Graves made his professional stage debut in 1983 in The Killing of Mr. Toad and went on to co-star with Harvey Fierstein in the London production of Torch Song Trilogy. By the mid-80s he was a presence in quality films and TV, including Merchant Ivory films Room With A View where he played Freddy Honeychurch and Maurice where he played Alec Scudder.

Rupert has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows including Emma (2020), Riviera S3 (2020), Swimming With Men (2018), The Family (2016), however most recently Rupert is best known for playing DI Greg Lestrade in BBC's Sherlock.

Rupert has over 20 stage credits to his name, including The Elephant Man and Closer on Broadway, and he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in 1998 for his performance in Hurlyburly.

Known For

Sherlock
Sherlock

(2010)

V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta

(2005)

Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral

(2007)

Rupert Graves Movies

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  • 2025 |

    Juliet & Romeo

    asPrince Escalaus
  • 2023 |

    Daliland

    asCaptain Moore
  • 2022 |
    Wolves of Waras Professor Hopper
  • 2021 |
    Smyrnaas George Horton
  • 2021 |
    Maverick
  • 2020 |

    Emma.

    asMr. Weston
  • 2019 |
    Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romansas Governor General Paulinus
  • 2019 |
    Special Coupleas Watson
  • 2018 |

    Swimming with Men

    asLuke
  • 2018 |

    Silencio

    asPeter
  • 2016 |
    Nativeas Cane
  • 2015 |
    Bone in the Throatas Rupert
  • 2012 |
    Predator Coast
  • 2012 |
    Underwater Okavango
  • 2012 |
    What Destroyed the Hindenburg?
  • 2007 |
    The Waiting Roomas George
  • 2007 |
    Interventionas Mark
  • 2007 |
    Death at a Funeralas Robert
  • 2005 |
    V for Vendettaas Dominic
  • 2006 |

    V for Vendetta

    asDominic
  • 2005 |
    Rag Taleas Editor - The Rag, Eddy Somerset Taylor
  • 2002 |
    Extreme Opsas Jeffrey
  • 1999 |
    All My Loved Onesas Nicholas Winton
  • 2000 |
    Room to Rentas Mark
  • 1999 |
    Dreaming of Joseph Leesas Joseph Lees
  • 1998 |
    The Revengers' Comediesas Oliver Knightly
  • 1996 |
    Different for Girlsas Paul Prentice
  • 1995 |
    The Innocent Sleepas Alan Terry
  • 1996 |
    Intimate Relationsas Harold
  • 1995 |

    Sacrifice

    asDuncan Guthrie
  • 1994 |
    The Madness of King Georgeas Greville
  • 1992 |
    Damageas Martyn
  • 1991 |
    Where Angels Fear to Treadas Philip Herriton
  • 1991 |
    The Sheltering Desertas Hermann Korn
  • 1990 |
    The Childrenas Gerald Ormerod
  • 1987 |

    Maurice

    asAlec Scudder
  • 1986 |

    A Room with a View

    asFreddy Honeychurch

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