Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

Rupert S. Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in A Room with a View (1985), Maurice (1987), The Madness of King George (1984), and The Forsyte Saga (2002). Since 2010, he has starred as DI Lestrade in the BBC television series Sherlock. Graves first came to prominence in costume-drama adaptations of E. M. Forster's novels A Room with a View (1985), and Maurice (1987), before going on to appear in films including A Handful of Dust (1988), The Madness of King George (1994), Different for Girls (1996), and Intimate Relations (1996). Graves's role in Intimate Relations won him the Best Actor award at the 1996 Montreal World Film Festival. He was also acclaimed for his portrayal of Young Jolyon Forsyte in the television miniseries The Forsyte Saga. Later, he appeared in films such as V for Vendetta (2005), Death at a Funeral (2007), Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019), and Emma (2020), and in TV series such as Charles II: The Power & the Passion (2003), A Waste of Shame (2005), Sherlock (2010–), The Crimson Field (2014), and The Family (2016). Description above is from the Wikipedia article Rupert Graves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

KNOWN FOR
CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

7.449
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

7.845
Spooks

Spooks

7.67
Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK

6.974
Wallander

Wallander

7.301
Fortunes of War

Fortunes of War

6.5
The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga

7.912
Charles II: The Power and The Passion

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

6.5
Sherlock

Sherlock

8.512
Take a Girl Like You

Take a Girl Like You

0
Riviera

Riviera

6.1
Garrow's Law

Garrow's Law

7.375
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

7.452
Scott & Bailey

Scott & Bailey

7.3
Case Sensitive

Case Sensitive

6.8
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.555
Midnight Man

Midnight Man

5.2
Secret State

Secret State

7.059
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

6.566
The White Queen

The White Queen

7.3
The Family

The Family

6.373
New Tricks

New Tricks

7.357
Harry

Harry

3.5
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

6.2
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

7.2
The Burning Girls

The Burning Girls

6.767
12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys

7.395
McDonald & Dodds

McDonald & Dodds

7.611
Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family

Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family

10
Son of the Dragon

Son of the Dragon

5.1
Charles II: The Power and The Passion

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

6.5
This World

This World

6
Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down

Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down

4.8
The Blonde Bombshell

The Blonde Bombshell

3
The Crimson Field

The Crimson Field

7.5
The Reunion

The Reunion

6.5
Krypton

Krypton

7.103
The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

6.7
Putin, Russia and the West

Putin, Russia and the West

2
Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

7.679
Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

7
Surface

Surface

6.324
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

7.737

Movies

The Revengers' Comedies

The Revengers' Comedies

5.8
V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

7.899
Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

6.904
Doomsday Gun

Doomsday Gun

5.533
Damage

Damage

6.614
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

6.945
The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George

6.8
God on Trial

God on Trial

6.828
The Waiting Room

The Waiting Room

5.7
Ultimate Tutankhamun

Ultimate Tutankhamun

0
Maurice

Maurice

7.62
A Working Mom's Nightmare

A Working Mom's Nightmare

0
Extreme Ops

Extreme Ops

4.677
Royal Celebration

Royal Celebration

6
A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust

6.163
Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway

5.6
Mona

Mona

0
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns

Sherlock: Many Happy Returns

7.808
Intimate Relations

Intimate Relations

5.333
The Good Times Are Killing Me

The Good Times Are Killing Me

4
What Destroyed the Hindenburg?

What Destroyed the Hindenburg?

0
Puccini

Puccini

1
Where Angels Fear to Tread

Where Angels Fear to Tread

6.558
Rag Tale

Rag Tale

3.2
Different for Girls

Different for Girls

7.2
Dreaming of Joseph Lees

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

6
Seacole

Seacole

0
Fast Girls

Fast Girls

6.11
All My Loved Ones

All My Loved Ones

7.2
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets

5.25
To Be First

To Be First

0
The Innocent Sleep

The Innocent Sleep

4.3
Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

6.25
Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

6.229
Merchant Ivory

Merchant Ivory

7.7
Seven Ages of Starlight

Seven Ages of Starlight

6.8
Bone in the Throat

Bone in the Throat

0
The Sheltering Desert

The Sheltering Desert

0
Clapham Junction

Clapham Junction

6.6
Native

Native

5.7
Good and Bad at Games

Good and Bad at Games

0
Una questione privata

Una questione privata

0
Predator Coast

Predator Coast

9
Lion Brothers: Cubs to Kings

Lion Brothers: Cubs to Kings

10
Underwater Okavango

Underwater Okavango

0
Smyrna

Smyrna

8.1
The Dinner Party

The Dinner Party

6
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

7.8
Room to Rent

Room to Rent

5.5
Juliet & Romeo

Juliet & Romeo

6.4
Sacrifice

Sacrifice

5.333
Open Fire

Open Fire

7
The Children

The Children

3.833
The Plot to Kill Hitler

The Plot to Kill Hitler

6.042
Pride

Pride

6.158
St. Ursula's in Danger

St. Ursula's in Danger

0
Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

6.699
Intervention

Intervention

1
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock

Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock

7.3
Swimming with Men

Swimming with Men

6.1
Bent

Bent

6.851
Silencio

Silencio

6.409
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

5.217
Emma.

Emma.

7.017
Special Couple

Special Couple

0
Dalíland

Dalíland

6.2
Wolves of War

Wolves of War

5.5
Kung Fu Kenzo

Kung Fu Kenzo

0