Rufus Sewell

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Rufus Sewell (born October 29, 1967) is an English actor.

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October 29 - 1967 - English - Actor

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In film, he has had lead roles in The Woodlanders, The Honest Courtesan, Dark City, A Knight's Tale, and Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence.

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The Woodlanders - Dark City - A Knight's Tale - Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence

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On television, he became well known for his role as the hero, Will Ladislaw, in the BBC adaptation of George Eliot's Middlemarch. In 2004, he appeared in the lead role in a about the life of King Charles II of England.

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BBC - George Eliot - Middlemarch - 2004 - Charles II of England

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On stage, he originated the role of Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, and was nominated for an Olivier Award.

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Tom Stoppard - Arcadia - Olivier Award

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Sewell was born in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London and went to the local Orleans Park School, from which he graduated in 1984. It was clear from his eccentricities at the school that he would be temperamentally well suited for playing the brilliant lead role in several period dramas. He later enrolled with distinction at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He starred in a TV adaptation of George Eliot's Middlemarch and took the title role in the BBC's Charles II, alongside Ian McDiarmid.

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Twickenham - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames - South West London - Orleans Park School - Central School of Speech and Drama - George Eliot - Middlemarch - BBC - Charles II - Ian McDiarmid

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