Van wie was Rupert Friend?

Rupert William Anthony Friend (born 9 October 1981) is an English actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in The Libertine (2004) and Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005), both of which won him awards for best newcomer. He portrayed George Wickham in Pride & Prejudice (2005), Lieutenant Kurt Kotler in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), Albert, Prince Consort in The Young Victoria (2009), psychologist Oliver Baumer in Starred Up (2013), CIA operative Peter Quinn in the political thriller series Homeland (2012–2017), Vasily Stalin in The Death of Stalin (2017), Theo van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate (2018), and Ernest Donovan in the series Strange Angel (2018–2019).

In the early 2020s, Friend began collaborating with director Wes Anderson, starting with a cameo in The French Dispatch (2021), followed by roles in Asteroid City (2023) and the Netflix short films The Swan and The Rat Catcher. In 2022, he starred as disgraced British politician James Whitehouse in the series Anatomy of a Scandal and featured in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi as the Grand Inquisitor.

Friend is the director, screenwriter or producer of two award-winning short films: The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers (2008) and Steve (2010). He wrote lyrics for the Kairos 4Tet 2013 album Everything We Hold.

Keira Christina Knightley (Teddington (Londen), 26 maart 1985) is een Brits actrice. Ze werd in 2006 genomineerd voor zowel een Academy Award als een Golden Globe voor haar hoofdrol als Elizabeth Bennet in de boekverfilming Pride & Prejudice. Meer dan 25 andere acteerprijzen werden haar daadwerkelijk toegekend, waaronder een Empire Award en de Rembrandt voor beste internationale actrice voor haar hoofdrol in de dramafilm Atonement (2007) en een People's Choice Award voor favoriete actrice in 2008.