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Rory Kinnear

Rory Kinnear

Department: Acting

Biography

Rory Kinnear (born February 17, 1978) is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. He is best known for playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre, and in various video games of the franchise. He is the youngest actor to play the role of Bill Tanner. He also won a Laurence Olivier Award for portraying Fopling Flutter in a 2008 version of The Man of Mode, and a British Independent Film Award for his performance in the 2012 film Broken. In 2014, he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Shakespeare's villain Iago in the National Theatre production of Othello.

Known For

Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace

2008

Skyfall

Skyfall

2012

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

2021

The First Men in the Moon

The First Men in the Moon

2010

National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans

National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans

2012

Bank of Dave

Bank of Dave

2023

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

2008

Broken

Broken

2012

Loving Miss Hatto

Loving Miss Hatto

2012

Wish 143

Wish 143

2009

Cuban Fury

Cuban Fury

2014

National Theatre Live: Othello

National Theatre Live: Othello

2013

The Old Man and the Land

The Old Man and the Land

2024

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

2014

Wild Target

Wild Target

2010

Trespass Against Us

Trespass Against Us

2016

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

2007

Spectre

Spectre

2015

Designing Bond

Designing Bond

2021

Man Up

Man Up

2015

Lennon Naked

Lennon Naked

2010

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger

2025

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

2024

The Curse of Steptoe

The Curse of Steptoe

2008

The Roof

The Roof

2016

iBoy

iBoy

2017

National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

2016

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016

Judas

Judas

2004

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

2010

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

2013

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013

Peterloo

Peterloo

2018

National Theatre Live: Young Marx

National Theatre Live: Young Marx

2017

Lucan

Lucan

2013

No Time to Die

No Time to Die

2021

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

2018

Brexit: The Uncivil War

Brexit: The Uncivil War

2019

The Interview

The Interview

2019

Men

Men

2022

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

2018

Bond on Location

Bond on Location

2012

All the Devils Are Here

All the Devils Are Here

2025

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

2022

Ultimate Force

Ultimate Force

2002

Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

2008

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996

Five Days

Five Days

2007

Judge John Deed

Judge John Deed

2001

Messiah

Messiah

2001

Our Flag Means Death

Our Flag Means Death

2022

Vexed

Vexed

2010

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

2014

Lucan

Lucan

2013

Southcliffe

Southcliffe

2013

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

2011

Count Arthur Strong

Count Arthur Strong

2013

Ridley Road

Ridley Road

2021

The Casual Vacancy

The Casual Vacancy

2015

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

2019

Beautiful People

Beautiful People

2008

Comedy Showcase

Comedy Showcase

2007

Cranford

Cranford

2007

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001

Toxic Town

Toxic Town

2025

Guerrilla

Guerrilla

2017

Quacks

Quacks

2017

The Second Coming

The Second Coming

2003

Women in Love

Women in Love

2011

The Diplomat

The Diplomat

2023

The Thick of It

The Thick of It

2005

Watership Down

Watership Down

2018

Years and Years

Years and Years

2019

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

2020

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

2012

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

2022

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

2012

Say Nothing

Say Nothing

2024

The One Show

The One Show

2006

A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971

Amadeus

Amadeus

2025

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

2026

Honey

Honey