Rupert Evans(II)
- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Having graduated from Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, Rupert Evans started his career working mainly in television. Notably in British
costume dramas such as 'Sons & Lovers' starring
Sarah Lancashire and
Hugo Speer, North and South, 'Crime and
Punishment' and 'Fingersmith' with
Imelda Staunton and
Charles Dance. Added to that he
has played major roles in TV series; including Rockface, Paradise
Heights and 'A Midsummer Nights Dream'. 2004 was when he starred in his
first studio movie, 'Hellboy', directed by
'Guillermo Del Toro', starring
Selma Blair,
John Hurt and
Ron Perlman. Since then his focus has moved
to theatre and independent film. In 2007 he starred in the indie film
Arritmia, released in Europe, with
Derek Jacobi and
Natalia Verbeke playing two roles. In
the theatre he's been seen as 'Romeo' and 'The Dauphin' in 'King John'
at The Royal Shakespeare Company; and in the London, at The Donmar
Warehouse Theatre, he played 'Valentin' in 'Kiss Of The Spider Woman'.
Other theatre credits include 'Breathing Corpses' at The Royal Court
Theatre and 'Sweet Panic' again in London's West End. Before his
present film, Agora, he recently completed filming The Palace, a new
mini series for TV in the UK, playing the title role of King of
England.