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Rufus Sewell Biography

Rufus Sewell is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on October 29, 1967 in England, United Kingdom. He is an award-winning actor on the stage and screen. His credits include Dark City, A Knight’s Tale and The Illusionist. Other credits include Dangerous Beauty and Tristan and Isolde, Hercules and Tristan and Tristan.

An One of his earliest projects was an Emma Thompson-produced film that was cancelled due to lack of funding.-produced movie that he started was one of his first projects. It was cancelled because of lack of funding.

Rufus Frederik Sewell (/ˈ s uː əl / ; born 29 October 1967) is an English film and stage actor. In film, he has appeared in Carrington (1995), Hamlet (1996), Dangerous Beauty (1998), Dark City (1998), The Legend of Zorro (2005), A Knight’s Tale (2001), The Illusionist (2006), Amazing Grace (2006), The Holiday (2006), Paris, je t’aime (2006), and Judy (2019).

Sewell was educated at Trafalgar Junior School, a state junior school in Twickenham which he left in 1978. Whist at Trafalgar Junior School he was a member of the drama club and he played the lead in Rumpelstiltskin which he acted on his knees throughout! (Directed by Mrs Swann, supported by Amanda Manners as the Miller’s daughter and Oliver Carmona as Albert the messenger.)

In 2006, he divorced his second wife, Amy Gardner (scriptwriter). They had a son, William.

Name	Rufus Sewell
First Name	Rufus
Last Name	Sewell
Occupation	Movie Actor
Birthday	October 29
Birth Year	1967
Place of Birth
Home Town	England
Birth Country	United Kingdom
Birth Sign	Libra
Full/Birth Name
Parents	Jo Sewell, William Sewell
Siblings	Caspar Sewell
Spouse	Amy Gardner , Yasmin Abdallah
Children(s)	William Douglas Sewell

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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After graduating, Sewell was set up with an agent by Judi Dench, who had directed him in a play while at the Central School of Speech and Drama. His breakthrough year was in 1993, in which he starred as the unpleasant Tim in Michael Winner’s film Dirty Weekend. Winner chose him after seeing him in a play at the Criterion Theatre. Also in 1993 Sewell starred in the BBC serial of George Eliot’s Middlemarch and on stage in Tom Stoppard’s play Arcadia at The Royal National Theatre (Lyttelton). His film work includes 1995’s Cold Comfort Farm, directed by John Schlesinger, the lead role of John Murdoch in the science fiction film Dark City in 1998, Amazing Grace, The Illusionist and Nancy Meyers’ romantic comedy The Holiday. Amazing Grace deals with William Wilberforce’s political fight to abolish slavery in Britain, with Sewell playing Wilberforce’s co-campaigner Thomas Clarkson. Sewell is known for his villainous roles, such as those in A Knight’s Tale, The Legend of Zorro, Bless the Child, Helen of Troy and The Illusionist. He spoke of his unhappiness about this, saying that “[I] don’t want to play a baddie again.” “Everyone has their thing they have to get around,” notes Sewell. “With me, it’s like okay, how can I make this upper class bad guy in the 19th century different and interesting?”

Rufus Sewell Net Worth

Rufus Sewell is one of the richest Movie Actor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rufus Sewell's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduating, actress Judi dench introduced him to an agent.

He was nominated to an Olivier Award in recognition of his portrayal Septimus Hodge as playwright He was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of Septimus Hodge in playwright Tom Stoppard‘s Arcadia.’s Arcadia.

Rufus Frederik Sewell was born in Twickenham on 29 October 1967, the son of Jo, a Welsh artist, classically trained pianist and waitress, and William John Frederick Sewell (1924-1978), an Anglo-Australian animator and former builder’s labourer. His father worked on the “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” segment of animation for The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine film. His parents divorced when Sewell was five, and his mother worked in a pub and sold vegetables to support him and his brother Caspar. William died when Sewell was 10. Sewell’s mother subsequently lived at The Pelican, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, formerly home to the parents of Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas. Sewell has said that he was a difficult teenager.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Movie Actor
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

On television, he has starred in Middlemarch (1994), John Adams (2008), Eleventh Hour (2008-09), Zen (2011), The Pillars of the Earth (2010), Parade’s End (2012), Victoria (2016–17), The Man in the High Castle (2014–19), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019).

Sewell has been married twice. His first wife was his long-term girlfriend, Australian fashion journalist Yasmin Abdallah; they were married in 1999 and divorced in 2000. He married his second wife, scriptwriter and producer Amy Gardner, in 2004. They have a son, William Douglas Sewell (born 2002), and divorced in 2006. Sewell also has a daughter, Lola (born 2013), with Ami Komai.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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He went on to Orleans Park School, a state comprehensive school in Twickenham, which he left in 1984, followed by West Thames College, where a drama teacher sent him to audition for drama school. He later enrolled at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

He has recorded eleven of Ian Fleming’s James Bond books on 36 CDs for Collins. He continues to work in film, television and theatre, playing the lead role of Dr. Jacob Hood in the CBS TV series Eleventh Hour. He finished filming in November 2009 for a miniseries The Pillars of the Earth, which was shown on TV in 2010. In 2010, he played the Italian detective Aurelio Zen, based on the best-selling novels by Michael Dibdin, for the BBC One drama series Zen. The three episodes were filmed in Rome and shown on BBC One in early January 2011. The series was cancelled by the BBC after just one season. He also had a small part in the film The Tourist, which also starred Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp and was released in cinemas in 2010. He played the lead vampire, Adam, in the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, which was filmed in New Orleans and released in June 2012.

Who is Rufus Sewell Dating?

According to our records, Rufus Sewell married to Amy Gardner , Yasmin Abdallah . As of December 1, 2023, Rufus Sewell’s is not dating anyone.

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He appeared in the premiere and first run of Tom Stoppard’s latest play Rock ‘n’ Roll at the Royal Court Theatre from June to July 2006 and at the Duke of York’s Theatre from July until November 2006. The play was a critical and commercial success, playing to full houses and collecting several awards and nominations, including wins for Sewell in the Best Actor category at The Evening Standard Awards, The Critics’ Circle Awards and The Olivier Awards.

Facts & Trivia

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In 2008, Sewell appeared in the HBO miniseries John Adams as Alexander Hamilton. He received critical praise for his portrayal of Charles II in the BBC’s Charles II: The Power and The Passion. The series’ cast included Ian McDiarmid, Helen McCrory, Rupert Graves and Shirley Henderson and spanned the life of the king from his last days in exile to his death. He co-starred in the controversial film Downloading Nancy, which was released on 5 June 2009. At the Sundance Film Festival in 2008, audiences walked out of the screening, and as of summer 2008, any theatrical release was still uncertain. Despite the controversy, Sewell continues to staunchly support the film. “It’s a film I’m very proud of, whether you consider that it fails or succeeds, whether you like it or don’t like it. I’m proud to be in it.” Between 2006 & 2009, on BBC Radio, Sewell read Russell Thorndike’s stories of Doctor Syn – the adventures of an 18th-century clergyman, adventurer, smuggler and pirate. Although best known for his work in costume dramas, Sewell prefers “cravat-less” roles in modern pieces, such as the role of Petruchio in the BBC’s 2005 version of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. This was shown as part of the ShakespeaRe-Told series, and the role earned him a Best Actor nomination at the 2006 BAFTA Television Awards. In this modern retelling of the story, the action moves from 17th century Padua, Italy to 21st century London. This production marked the fourth time that Sewell had acted in a work based on a Shakespeare play since becoming a professional actor: he previously portrayed Hotspur in Henry IV, Part 1 in 1995, Fortinbras in Hamlet in 1996 and the title role in Macbeth in 1999. The role also reunited him with his Charles II co-star Shirley Henderson.

What happened to Rufus Sewell?

Sewell currently lives a lightfooted life between LA, where he lives with his girlfriend, and London, which he visits every two weeks or so to see Billy. His son has seen some of his films, he says, but only at other people’s houses.

What ethnicity is Rufus Sewell?

Early life. Rufus Frederik Sewell was born in Hammersmith, West London on 29 October 1967, the son of Jo, a Welsh artist, classically trained pianist and waitress, and William John Frederick Sewell (1924–1978), an Anglo-Australian animator and former builder’s labourer.

Was Rufus Sewell in the crown?

In Victoria, the influential and charming Lord Melbourne is played by Rufus Sewell, while in The Crown the crucial role of Winston Churchill has gone to an American, John Lithgow.

Is Rufus Sewell in the marvelous Mrs Maisel?

Rufus Sewell has had a career that spans over three decades in film, television and theater and is now nominated for his first Emmy Award for Best Comedy Guest Actor for playing artist, Declan Howell, on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” He’s submitted the Season 2 episode, “Look, She Made a Hat,” for Emmy consideration.

Why did they only make 3 episodes of Zen?

Zen, starring Rufus Sewell, was axed because there were already enough male crime-fighters on TV, he said. Sherlock, Luther, Wallander and Inspector George Gently are among other BBC shows to feature male sleuths.

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