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Graves at the Made in Dagenham film premiere in 2010
Born	Rupert Simeon Graves (1963-06-30) 30 June 1963 (age 62) Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–present
Spouse(s)	Susie Lewis

Rupert Simeon Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English actor. He has acted in many films, television shows, and theatre plays. He is well-known for his roles in movies like A Room with a View and Maurice. He also starred as DI Lestrade in the popular BBC TV series Sherlock from 2010 to 2017.

Early Life and School
Acting Career
Personal Life
Film Roles
Television Roles
Theatre Performances
See also

Early Life and School

Rupert Graves was born in Weston-super-Mare, a town in Somerset, England. His mother, Mary, helped people with travel. His father, Richard, was a music teacher and musician.

Rupert went to Wyvern Community School in his hometown. He left school when he was 16 years old.

Acting Career

After leaving school, Rupert Graves's first job was as a circus clown. Since then, he has acted in more than 25 films. He has also appeared in over 35 television shows. Besides screen acting, he has performed on stage in many plays.

He became famous for acting in historical dramas. These were movies based on old books by E. M. Forster. They included A Room with a View (1985) and Maurice (1987).

He also appeared in other films like The Madness of King George (1994). In 1996, he won an award for Best Actor. This was at the Montreal World Film Festival for his role in the movie Intimate Relations. He was also praised for playing Young Jolyon Forsyte in the TV series The Forsyte Saga (2002).

Personal Life

Rupert Graves is married to Susie Lewis. She works as a production co-ordinator.

Film Roles

Rupert Graves has appeared in many films. Here is a list of some of them:

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	A Room with a View	Freddie Honeychurch
1987	Maurice	Alec Scudder
1988	A Handful of Dust	John Beaver
1990	The Plot to Kill Hitler	Axel von dem Busche
1990	The Children	Gerald Ormerod
1991	Where Angels Fear to Tread	Philip Herriton
1992	Damage	Martyn Fleming
1992	The Sheltering Desert	Hermann Korn
1994	The Madness of King George	Robert Fulke Greville
1996	Different for Girls	Paul Prentice
1996	The Innocent Sleep	Alan Terry
1996	Intimate Relations	Harold Guppy	Montreal World Film Festival – Best Actor
1997	Bent	Officer on train
1997	Mrs Dalloway	Septimus Warren Smith
1998	The Soldier's Leap	Christian	Short film
1998	Sweet Revenge	Oliver Knightly
1999	All My Loved Ones	Nicholas Winton	Original title: Vsichni moji blízcí
1999	Dreaming of Joseph Lees	Joseph Lees
2000	Room to Rent	Mark
2002	Extreme Ops	Jeffrey
2005	Rag Tale	Eddy Taylor
2005	V for Vendetta	Dominic
2007	Death at a Funeral	Robert
2007	Intervention	Mark
2007	The Waiting Room	George
2010	Made in Dagenham	Peter Hopkins
2012	Fast Girls	David Temple
2015	Bone in the Throat	Rupert	based on Anthony Bourdain's novel
2016	Native	Cane
2016	Sacrifice	Duncan Guthrie	based on Sharon Bolton's novel
2018	Swimming with Men	Luke
2019	Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans	Governor General Paulinus
2020	Emma	Mr. Weston
2021	Smyrna my Beloved	George Horton
2022	Dalíland	Captain Moore	Post-production

Television Roles

Rupert Graves has also acted in many television shows. Here are some of his TV roles:

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Return of the Saint	Prefect	Episode: "Yesterday's Hero"
1979	The Famous Five	Yan	2 episodes
1981	Vice Versa	Tipping	6 episodes
1982	All for Love		Episode: "Mona"
1983	St. Ursula's in Danger	Teddy
1983	Good and Bad at Games	Guthrie
1984	Puccini	Tonio
1987	Fortunes of War	Simon Boulderstone	3 episodes
1991	A Private Affair	Milton
1992	Inspector Morse	Billy	Episode: "Happy Families"
1993	Screen One	Neil	Episode: "Royal Celebration"
1994	Doomsday Gun	Jones
1994	Open Fire	David Martin
1995	Harry	Dominic Collier	Series 2, Episode 6
1996	1914–1918		3 episodes
1996	The Tenant of Wildfell Hall	Arthur Huntingdon	3 episodes
1999	The Blonde ...	Dennis Hamilton
1999	Cleopatra	Octavian
2000	Take a Girl Like You	Patrick Standish	TV movie
2002	The Forsyte Saga	Young Jolyon Forsyte
2003	The Forsyte Saga: To Let	Young Jolyon Forsyte	4 episodes
2003	Charles II: The Power & the Passion	George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham	4 episodes
2004	Pride	Linus	Voice only
2005	Spooks	William Sampson	Series 4, Episode 2
2005	A Waste of Shame	William Shakespeare
2006	Son of the Dragon	The Lord of the North
2007	To Be First	Dr. Christiaan Barnard
2007	Clapham Junction	Robin Cape
2007	The Dinner Party	Roger
2008	Ashes to Ashes	Danny Moore	Series 1, Episode 2
2008	Waking the Dead	Colonel John Garrett	2 episodes
2008	Midnight Man	Daniel Cosgrave	3 episodes
2008	God on Trial	Mordechai
2008	Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye	Lance Fortescue
2009	The Good Times Are Killing Me	Lexy
2009–2011	Garrow's Law	Sir Arthur Hill	12 episodes
2010	Wallander	Alfred Harderberg	Episode: "The Man Who Smiled"
2010	Lewis	Alec Pickman	Episode: "Falling Darkness"
2010	Law & Order: UK	John Smith	Episode: "Defence"
2010	Single Father	Stuart	3 episodes
2010	New Tricks	Adrian Levene	Episode: "Fashion Victim"
2010–2017	Sherlock	D.I. Lestrade	13 episodes
2011	Case Sensitive	Mark Bretherick	2 episodes
2011	Scott & Bailey	Nick Savage	5 episodes
2011	Death in Paradise	James Lavender	Series 1 episode 1
2012	Putin, Russia & The West	Narrator	4 episodes
2012	Terror at Sea: The Sinking of the Concordia	Narrator
2012	The Hunt for bin Laden	Narrator
2012	Air Force One Is Down	Arkady Dragutin	2 Episodes
2012	Doctor Who	Riddell	Series 7, Episode 2: "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship"
2012	Secret State	Felix Durrell	4 Episodes
2013	The White Queen	Lord Stanley	6 episodes
2014	Turks & Caicos	Stirling Rogers
2014	Salting the Battlefield	Stirling Rogers
2014	The Crimson Field	Maj. Edward Crecy	Episode 2
2014	Last Tango in Halifax	Gary	Series 3
2015	Valentine's Kiss	Nicholas Whiteley
2016	The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells: The Moth	Hapley
2016	The Family	John Warren
2017	12 Monkeys	Sebastian	Series 3, Episode 8
2018	Krypton	Ter-El	Episode: "Pilot"
2019	The War of the Worlds	Frederick	2 episodes
2020	Riviera	Gabriel Hirsch	8 episodes
2023	The Burning Girls	Simon Harper	Main role
TBA	Washington Black	Mr. Goff	Upcoming TV series

Theatre Performances

Rupert Graves is also a talented stage actor. He has performed in plays on Broadway in New York City. These include Closer (2000) and The Elephant Man (2002).

He has also acted in many plays in London. He won an award for Best Actor in 1991 for his role in The Pitchfork Disney. He was also nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in 1998. This was for his role as Eddie in Hurlyburly.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	The Killing Of Mr. Toad by David Gooderson	Alistair Graham, Mr. Toad	The King's Head Theatre, London, director David Gooderson
1983, 1984	Sufficient Carbohydrate by Dennis Potter	Clayton Vosper	Hampstead Theatre and Albery Theatre, London, director Nancy Meckler
1985	Torch Song Trilogy (Part 2: 'Fugue in a Nursery') by Harvey Fierstein	Alan	Albery Theatre, London, director Robert Allan Ackerman
1986	Amadeus by Peter Shaffer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Theatr Clwyd, director Simon Callow
1987	The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde	Algernon Moncrieff	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, director Clare Venables
1986-7	Candida by George Bernard Shaw	Marchbanks	The King's Head Theatre, London, director Frank Hauser (director)
1988	'Tis Pity She's a ... by John Ford (dramatist)	Giovanni	Royal National Theatre (Olivier), London, director Alan Ayckbourn
1989	The History Of Tom Jones by Henry Fielding, adapted by Andrew Wickes	Tom Jones	Watford Palace Theatre, director Matthew Francis
1989	A Madhouse In Goa by Martin Sherman	David, Barnaby Grace	Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) and Apollo Theatre, London, director Robert Allan Ackerman
1991	The Pitchfork Disney by Philip Ridley	Presley Stray	Bush Theatre, London, director Matthew Lloyd
1992	A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare	Lysander	Royal National Theatre (Olivier), London, director Robert Lepage
1994	Toyer by Gardner McKay	Peter Matson	Redgrave Theatre, Farnham, director Wyn Jones
1995	Design for Living by Noël Coward	Otto	Gielgud Theatre, London, director Sean Mathias
1996	Les Enfants du Paradis by Jacques Prévert, adapted by Simon Callow	Baptiste	Barbican Centre, London, director Simon Callow
1997, 1998	Hurlyburly by David Rabe	Eddie	Peter Hall Company at the Old Vic and Queen's Theatre, London, director Wilson Milam
1998	The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill	Don Parrit	Almeida Theatre, London, director Howard Davies (director)
1999	Closer by Patrick Marber	Dan	Music Box Theater, Broadway, director Patrick Marber
2000, 2000–01	The Caretaker by Harold Pinter	Mick	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, and Comedy Theatre, London, director Patrick Marber
2001	Speak Truth To Power: Voices From Beyond The Dark by Ariel Dorfman	Third Voice	Playhouse Theatre, London, director Gari Jones
2002	The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance	Dr. Frederick Treves	Royale Theatre, Broadway, director Sean Mathias
2003	A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde	Lord Illingworth	Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, director Adrian Noble
2004	Dumb Show by Joe Penhall	Greg	Royal Court Theatre, London, director Terry Johnson (dramatist)
2006	The Exonerated by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen	Kerry	Riverside Studios, London, director Bob Balaban
2018	Pinter Five – The Room/Victoria Station/Family Voices by Harold Pinter	Bert Hudd/Driver/Voice Three	Harold Pinter Theatre, London, director Patrick Marber