Rupert Evans
British actor
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Rupert Evans is a British actor. He became known in his first major film role as FBI agent John Myers in Guillermo del Toro's 2004 fantasy superhero film Hellboy.
Rupert Evans | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March, 1977 Staffordshire, England |
| Alma mater | Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Early life and education
Rupert Evans was born in Staffordshire, England and was brought up on a farm near Stoke-on-Trent.[1]
He was educated at Bilton Grange School, followed by Milton Abbey School.[2][3]
He studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 2001.[4] He has a brother, Tom Evans, who is a radio DJ.[5]
Career
Screen
In 2002, Evans appeared in the drama film Crime and Punishment starring John Simm, and then in 2004 in the TV series North and South starring Richard Armitage.[citation needed]
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.[6] He also appeared in Agora, which was filmed in Malta with Rachel Weisz and Max Minghella.[citation needed]
On television, Evans starred as Edmund Allingham in the BBC's The Village (2013);[7] as Elliot Howe in Rogue; as Peter Fleming in Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond;[8] and as Brother Godwyn in World Without End.[9] He also guest-starred in ITV's High Stakes sitcom with Richard Wilson, and Paradise Heights, the BBC drama starring Neil Morrissey.[citation needed] Evans was a lead in the Amazon Prime original series The Man in the High Castle in 2015.[10][11]
In 2014, Evans starred in the horror film The Canal, and in 2016 had a supporting role in the horror film The Boy.[12] He played the role of Jerry Levov in Ewan McGregor's 2016 feature directorial debut American Pastoral.[13]
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. Evans plays Harry Greenwood, a college professor and the sisters' whitelighter – a guardian angel who protects and guides witches. The show ran for four seasons, until 2022.[14][4]
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.[15]
Stage
Evans has performed extensively on the stage, including in Breathing Corpses at the Royal Court Theatre; Kiss Of The Spider Woman at the Donmar Warehouse; and a season with the Royal Shakespeare Company.[1] in 2009 he performed alongside Dominic West in a new production of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's Spanish classic, Life is a Dream, at the Donmar Warehouse.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Browning Version | (unknown) | Uncredited role |
| 2004 | Hellboy | John Myers | |
| 2006 | Guantanamero | Ali / Jeb | |
| 2008 | Sidney Turtlebaum | Gabriel | |
| 2009 | Agora | Synesius | |
| 2011 | Asylum Blackout | George | aka: The Incident |
| This Is David Conrad | David Conrad | Short film | |
| 2012 | Elfie Hopkins | Charlie Gammon | |
| 2014 | A Gun | Tilton | Short film |
| The Canal | David | ||
| 2015 | Tank 432 | Reeves | |
| 2016 | The Boy | Malcolm | |
| American Pastoral | Jerry Levov | ||
| 2020 | The Doorman | Jon Stanton | |
| 2025 | Truth & Treason | Erwin Mussener | Also released as a television mini-series |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | Paratrooper | Unknown episodes |
| High Stakes | Charlie | Episode: "Father Figure" | |
| My Family | Tom | Episode: "All Roads Lead to Ramon" | |
| 2002 | Lexx | Cleasby | Episode: "Prime Ridge" |
| Paradise Heights | Toby Edwards | 6 episodes | |
| 2002–2003 | Rockface | Jamie Doughan | Series 1 & 2; 14 episodes |
| 2003 | Sons & Lovers | Paul Morel | Television film |
| 2004 | North & South | Frederick Hale | Mini-series; 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Fingersmith | Richard Rivers | Mini-series; 3 episodes |
| ShakespeaRe-Told | Xander | Mini-series; episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" | |
| 2008 | The Palace | King Richard IV | 8 episodes |
| 2009 | Monday Monday | Michael | Episode: #1.7 |
| Emma | Frank Churchill | Mini-series; 3 episodes | |
| 2010 | The Little House | Patrick | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Dark Matters: Twisted But True | Dr. Goldberger Fritz Haber | Episode: "Amnesiac, Party Poopers, Risky Radiation". Episode: "Positively Poisonous, Beauty and Brains, Medusa's Heroin" |
| World Without End | Godwyn | Mini-series; 8 episodes | |
| 2013 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Harold Waring | Episode: "The Labours of Hercules" |
| Lucan | Dominick Elwes | 2-part drama | |
| 2013–2014 | The Village | Edmund Allingham | Series 1 & 2; 12 episodes |
| 2014 | Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond | Peter Fleming | Mini-series; 4 episodes |
| Rogue | Elliott | Series 2; 7 episodes | |
| The Secrets | Tom | Mini-series; episode: "The Conversation" | |
| 2015–2018 | The Man in the High Castle | Frank Frink | Series 1–3; 26 episodes |
| 2018–2022 | Charmed | Harry Greenwood | Series 1–4; 71 episodes. Also director on 3 episodes[a] |
| 2022 | Bridgerton | Edmund Bridgerton, 8th Viscount Bridgerton | Episode: "A Bee in Your Bonnet” |
| 2023 | Black Cake | James Everett | Episode: "Mother" |
| 2024 | Wisting | Andrew Greenwood | Series 4; 4 episodes |
| Moonflower Murders | John Spencer | Mini-series; 5 episodes | |
| 2025 | Lynley | Hugh Larwood | Episode: "Careless in Red" |
| Truth & Treason | Erwin Mussener | Mini-series; 4 episodes. Expanded version of the film of same name | |
| 2026 | Gone | Rory Bowman | 6 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role (voice) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Haze | Sergeant Morgan Duvall / Additional voices | |
| 2010 | Enslaved: Odyssey to the West | Pyramid Ark Citizen | |
| 2011 | Q.U.B.E. | 919 | |
| 2012 | Fable: The Journey | Blaze |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Venue | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Venetian Heat | Mario | Claudio Macor | Barons Court Theatre | [16] | |
| 2003- 2004 | Sweet Panic | Richard | Stephen Poliakoff | Duke of York's Theatre | ||
| 2005 | Breathing Corpses | Charlie | Anna Mackmin | Royal Court Theatre | [17] | |
| 2006-2007 | Romeo & Juliet | Romeo | Nancy Meckler | Royal Shakespeare Theatre | Royal Shakespeare Company | [18] |
| King John | Lewis the Dauphin | Josie Rourke | [19] | |||
| 2007 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Valentin | Charlie Westenra | Donmar Warehouse | [20] | |
| 2012 | Fear | Gerald | Dominic Savage | Bush Theatre | [21] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fright Meter Awards | Best Actor | The Canal | Nominated | [22] |
| 2015 | Fantasporto | Best Actor | Won | [23] |
Notes
- Credited as Rupert E.C. Evans