Rupert Everett
Department: Acting
Biography
Rupert James Hector Everett (born May 29, 1959) is an English actor, director and producer. Everett first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Country (1984) as a gay pupil at an English public school in the 1930s; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination. He received a second BAFTA nomination and his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), followed by a second Golden Globe nomination for An Ideal Husband (1999).
Known For
Inspector Gadget
1999
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
Shrek 2
2004
Shrek the Third
2007
The Next Best Thing
2000
Shakespeare in Love
1998
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
St Trinian's
2007
B. Monkey
1999
Cemetery Man
1994
The Madness of King George
1994
An Ideal Husband
1999
Another Country
1984
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002
Dance with a Stranger
1985
Juliet & Romeo
2025
Lost and Found in Paris
—
The Comfort of Strangers
1990
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
2004
Wild Target
2010
Unconditional Love
2002
Separate Lies
2005
Dunston Checks In
1996
Paragraph 175
2000
People : Jet Set 2
2004
A Different Loyalty
2004
There's Something About Romcoms
2016
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
2023
Duet for One
1986
South Kensington
2001
Hysteria
2011
Hearts of Fire
1987
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013
Quiet Flows The Don
2006
Arthur the King
1985
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1987
Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992
Forever Ealing
2002
The Right Hand Man
1987
A Shocking Accident
1982
Napoleon
2023
Real Life
1984
A Royal Night Out
2015
Finding Altamira
2016
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
1994
Out Late
—
Tolérance
1989
The Temptation Of Gracie
—
Stardust
2007
The Gold Rimmed Glasses
1987
Soft Targets
1982
Hi Society: The Wonderful World of Nicky Haslam
2009
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
The Happy Prince
2018
Love, Cecil
2017
To Kill a King
2003
Stage Beauty
2004
And the Winner Isn't
2017
The Ivy
—
Pierre and Gilles, Love Stories
1997
50 Shades of Gay
2017
Rosenn
2014
Shooting Angels
1994
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
2019
Muse
2019
The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron
2009
Dead on Time
1983
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011
Warning
2021
Lead Heads
—
The Liar
—
My Policeman
2022
She Will
2022
Madfabulous
2026
Judas' Gospel
2025
Victorian Sex Explorer
2008
The Bloody Chamber
1983
The Light Fantastic
—
Getting to Dylan
1987
Legend Has It
2025
The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One
2027
The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two
2027
Ancestors
—
Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards
2017
This Morning
1988
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Graham Norton's Bigger Picture
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Friday Night Project
2005
The View
1997
The Sharon Osbourne Show
2003
Richard & Judy
2001
Boston Legal
2004
Play for Today
1970
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009
V Graham Norton
2002
Wogan
1982
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
Parade's End
2012
The Kumars
2014
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
The Musketeers
2014
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Ruby
1997
Funny Woman
2023
Princess Daisy
1983
Gray
2023
Quacks
2017
Love for Sale with Rupert Everett
2014
Dangerous Liaisons
2003
Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other Wife
2012
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
2007
The Name of the Rose
2019
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
2016
Adult Material
2020
The Far Pavilions
1984
Emily in Paris
2020
The Late Late Show
1962
The Friday Night Project
2005
The Agatha Christie Hour
1982
Black Mirror
2011
Quiet Flows the Don
2006
Strangers
1978