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Having graduated from Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, Rupert Evans started his career working mainly in television. Notably in British costume dramas such as 'Sons & Lovers' starring Sarah Lancashire and Hugo Speer, North and South, 'Crime and Punishment' and 'Fingersmith' with Imelda Staunton and Charles Dance. Added to that he has played major roles in TV series; including Rockface, Paradise Heights and 'A Midsummer Nights Dream'. 2004 was when he starred in his first studio movie, 'Hellboy', directed by 'Guillermo Del Toro', starring Selma Blair, John Hurt and Ron Perlman. Since then his focus has moved to theatre and independent film. In 2007 he starred in the indie film Arritmia, released in Europe, with Derek Jacobi and Natalia Verbeke playing two roles. In the theatre he's been seen as 'Romeo' and 'The Dauphin' in 'King John' at The Royal Shakespeare Company; and in the London, at The Donmar Warehouse Theatre, he played 'Valentin' in 'Kiss Of The Spider Woman'. Other theatre credits include 'Breathing Corpses' at The Royal Court Theatre and 'Sweet Panic' again in London's West End. Before his present film, Agora, he recently completed filming The Palace, a new mini series for TV in the UK, playing the title role of King of England.

Trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, whose
alumni include <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000654/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Terence Stamp</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000566/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Julia Ormond</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1670029/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Rupert Friend</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001450/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Angela Lansbury</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0328828/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Matthew Goode</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0426855/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Sue Johnston</a>,
<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000378/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Minnie Driver</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0271501/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Julian Fellowes</a>.

Was originally slated to reprise the role of Agent John Myers in the Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) but he was not available so his character was written out as having been transferred to Antarctica.

Favorite TV show is <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0200276/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">The West Wing (1999)</a>.

Admires <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0750971/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Simon Russell Beale</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000146/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Ralph Fiennes</a>.

Educated at Bilton Grange School, a boarding independent school and later at Milton Abbey School, also a boarding independent.

Ex-boyfriend of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1410360/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Morven Christie</a>. They met in 2006, while playing Romeo &amp; Juliet for the Royal Shakespeare Company Complete Works Season.

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