Rupert Evans
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| Born | Rupert Evans 30 March 1977 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001-present |
Rupert Evans (born 30 March 1977) is an English actor, who is well known in the United Kingdom for his television career.
Evans is best known for his starring role as the main character King Richard IV in the British TV drama The Palace.
Evans was born in London, England. He attended Milton Abbey School, in Dorset, and went on to train at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He has secured a variety of television credits in the UK, including the BBC sitcom My Family, the drama Crime and Punishment starring John Simm and North and South. He also starred in ITV's High Stakes sitcom with Richard Wilson, and Paradise Heights, the BBC drama starring Neil Morrissey.
His first major film role was as FBI Agent John Myers in director Guillermo del Toro's 2003 adaptation of the Mike Mignola comic book Hellboy. Evans is currently appearing as King Richard, the head of a fictional royal family, in The Palace.[1]
He has been in a relationship with British actress Morven Christie since early 2006.
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[edit] Credits
[edit] Theatre
- Venetian Heat
- Romeo and Juliet (2006) as Romeo
- Macbeth
- Sweet Panic (2003)
- Breathing Corpses
- Kiss of the Spider Woman (2007) Donmar Warehouse, London & tour
[edit] Film
- Hellboy (2004) as FBI Agent John Myers
- The Browning Version (1994)
- Guantanamero (2006) as Ali/Jeb
[edit] Television
- The Palace (2008) as Richard
- Fingersmith (2005) as Gentleman
- Sons and Lovers (2003) as Paul
- Paradise Heights (2002) as Toby Edwards
- Rockface (2002) as Jamie Doughan
- Shakespeare Retold - A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005) as Zander
- North and South (2004) as Frederick Hale
- My Family (2001) as Tom
