Rupert Evans
Rupert Evans (born 9 March 1977[2]) is a British actor. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and starred in the Amazon series The Man in the High Castle and also in the CW's Charmed series. In 2021 Evans appeared in Bridgerton series 2, portraying Edmund Bridgerton, late husband to Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) and father to the entire Bridgerton clan.
Rupert Evans | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 March 1977[1] Staffordshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Early life
Evans was brought up on a farm in Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, England, near Stoke-on-Trent.[3] Evans was educated at Bilton Grange School, a boarding independent school in the village of Dunchurch, near the market town of Rugby in Warwickshire in the West Midlands region of England, followed by Milton Abbey School,[1][4] a boarding independent school in the village of Milton Abbas, near the market town of Blandford Forum in Dorset in South West England, and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, at the time based in South Kensington in London.
Career
Early in his career, Evans appeared in the drama Crime and Punishment starring John Simm, and North and South starring Richard Armitage.
Evans' first major film role was as FBI Agent John Myers in director Guillermo del Toro's 2004 adaptation of the Mike Mignola comic book Hellboy. He also appeared in Agora, which was filmed in Malta with Rachel Weisz and Max Minghella.
Evans has starred as Edmund Allingham in the BBC's The Village;[5] as Elliot Howe in Rogue; as Peter Fleming in Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond;[6] and as Brother Godwyn in World Without End.[7] He also guest-starred in ITV's High Stakes sitcom with Richard Wilson, and Paradise Heights, the BBC drama starring Neil Morrissey. Evans was a lead in the Amazon series[8] The Man in the High Castle.
In 2014, Evans starred in the horror film The Canal, and in 2016 had a supporting role in the horror film The Boy.
In February 2018, Evans was cast in a regular role for The CW's fantasy drama series Charmed, a reboot of the 1998 series of the same name. The reboot "centers on three sisters in a college town who discover they are witches."[9] Evans plays Harry Greenwood, a college professor and the sisters' whitelighter – a guardian angel who protects and guides witches.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Browning Version | Uncredited | |
| 2004 | Hellboy | John Myers | |
| 2006 | Guantanamero | Ali/Jeb | |
| 2008 | Sidney Turtlebaum | Gabriel | |
| 2009 | Agora | Synesius | |
| 2011 | Asylum Blackout | George | |
| 2012 | Elfie Hopkins | Mr. Gammon | |
| 2014 | The Canal | David | |
| 2015 | Tank 432 | Reeves | |
| 2016 | The Boy | Malcolm | |
| American Pastoral | Jerry Levov | ||
| 2020 | The Doorman | Jon Stanton |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | Paratrooper | |
| High Stakes | Charlie | Episode: "Father Figure" | |
| My Family | Tom | Episode: "All Roads Lead to Ramon" | |
| 2002 | Crime and Punishment | Student | Miniseries |
| Lexx | Cleasby | Episode: "Prime Ridge" | |
| The Eustace Bros. | Toby Edwards | 6 episodes | |
| 2002–2003 | Rockface | Jamie Doughan | 7 episodes |
| 2003 | Sons and Lovers | Paul Morel | |
| 2004 | North & South | Frederick Hale | |
| 2005 | Fingersmith | Richard Rivers | |
| ShakespeaRe-Told — A Midsummer Night's Dream | Xander | ||
| 2008 | The Palace | King Richard IV | |
| 2009 | Emma | Frank Churchill | TV Mini-Series, 3 episodes |
| 2010 | The Little House | Patrick | TV Series, 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Dark Matters: Twisted But True | Fritz Haber Dr. Goldberger | 2 episodes |
| World Without End | Godwyn | TV Mini-Series | |
| 2013–2014 | The Village | Edmund Allingham | 12 episodes |
| 2013 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Harold Waring | Episode: "The Labours of Hercules" |
| 2013 | The Great Scott | Waverley | TV Mini-Series |
| 2014 | Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond | Peter Fleming | TV Mini-Series |
| Rogue | Elliott | ||
| The Secrets | Tom | Episode: "The Conversation" | |
| 2015–2018 | The Man in the High Castle | Frank Frink | Series regular |
| 2018–2022 | Charmed | Harry Greenwood | Series regular Also director: 3 episodes[a] |
| 2022 | Bridgerton | Edmund Bridgerton | Episode: "A Bee in Your Bonnet” |
Videogame
- Q.U.B.E. (2011) as 919
Theatre
- Venetian Heat
- Macbeth[citation needed]
- Sweet Panic (2003)
- Breathing Corpses (2005)
- Romeo and Juliet (2006) as Romeo
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (2007) Donmar Warehouse, London & tour
- Life Is a Dream (2009) Donmar Warehouse
- Fear (2013),[10] Bush Theatre
Notes
- ^ Credited as Rupert E.C. Evans
References
- ^ a b Eyre, Hermione (2 October 2009). "The Dreamboat: Rupert Evans". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Rupert Evans' B-day sandwich cake!🍼". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Bishop, Caroline (30 September 2009). . Official London Theatre. Society of London Theatre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ . Tatler. Condé Nast Publications. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "The Village> Characters> Edmund Allingham". BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ Goodwin, Kyle. . Drafted Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ Espinoza, Javier (29 November 2012). "Rupert Evans Revs Things Up a Notch". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy; Andreeva, Nellie (18 February 2015). "Amazon Orders 5 Original Series Including Man In The High Castle, Mad Dogs". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ a b Ausiello, Michael (28 February 2018). "Charmed Reboot: Rupert Evans Joins CW Pilot as the New (Spoiler)". TVLine. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Fear". Bush Theatre. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
External links
- Rupert Evans at IMDb