Rupert Evans

Template:For Template:Short description Template:BLP sources Template:Use dmy datesTemplate:Use British English Template:Infobox person Rupert Evans (born 9 March 1977<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>) is a British actor.

Early life

Rupert Evans was born on March 9, 1977, in Staffordshire, England and was brought up on a farm in the same area.<ref name="Bishop">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Evans was educated at Bilton Grange School, followed by Milton Abbey School.<ref name=eyre>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Tatler">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 2001.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career

Early in his career, Evans appeared in the drama Crime and Punishment starring John Simm, and North and South starring Richard Armitage.

Evans' first major film role was as FBI Agent John Myers in director Guillermo del Toro's 2004 adaptation of the Mike Mignola comic book Hellboy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He also appeared in Agora, which was filmed in Malta with Rachel Weisz and Max Minghella.

Evans has starred as Edmund Allingham in the BBC's The Village;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> as Elliot Howe in Rogue; as Peter Fleming in Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond;<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and as Brother Godwyn in World Without End.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He also guest-starred in ITV's High Stakes sitcom with Richard Wilson, and Paradise Heights, the BBC drama starring Neil Morrissey. Evans was a lead in the Amazon Prime original series The Man in the High Castle.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2014, Evans starred in the horror film The Canal, and in 2016 had a supporting role in the horror film The Boy.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> He played the role of Jerry Levov in Ewan McGregor's 2016 feature directorial debut American Pastoral.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In February 2018, Evans was cast in a regular role for The CW's fantasy drama series Charmed, a reboot of the 1998 series of the same name. Evans plays Harry Greenwood, a college professor and the sisters' whitelighter – a guardian angel who protects and guides witches. The show ran for four seasons, until 2022.<ref name="charmed">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":0" />

In 2021 Evans appeared in Bridgerton series 2, portraying Edmund Bridgerton, late husband to Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) and father to the entire Bridgerton clan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Evans is married and has two children.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	The Browning Version		Uncredited
2004	Hellboy	John Myers
2006	Guantanamero	Ali/Jeb
2008	Sidney Turtlebaum	Gabriel
2009	Agora	Synesius
2011	Asylum Blackout	George
2012	Elfie Hopkins	Mr. Gammon
2014	The Canal	David
2015	Tank 432	Reeves
2016	The Boy	Malcolm
	American Pastoral	Jerry Levov
2020	The Doorman	Jon Stanton

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Band of Brothers	Paratrooper
	High Stakes	Charlie	Episode: "Father Figure"
	My Family	Tom	Episode: "All Roads Lead to Ramon"
2002	Crime and Punishment	Student	Miniseries
	Lexx	Cleasby	Episode: "Prime Ridge"
	The Eustace Bros.	Toby Edwards	6 episodes
2002–2003	Rockface	Jamie Doughan	7 episodes
2003	Sons and Lovers	Paul Morel
2004	North & South	Frederick Hale
2005	Fingersmith	Richard Rivers
	ShakespeaRe-Told — A Midsummer Night's Dream	Xander
2008	The Palace	King Richard IV
2009	Emma	Frank Churchill	Mini-Series, 3 episodes
2010	The Little House	Patrick	2 episodes
2012	Dark Matters: Twisted But True	Fritz Haber Dr. Goldberger	2 episodes
	World Without End	Godwyn	Mini-Series
2013–2014	The Village	Edmund Allingham	12 episodes
2013	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Harold Waring	Episode: "The Labours of Hercules"
2013	The Great Scott	Waverley	Mini-Series
2014	Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond	Peter Fleming	Mini-Series
	Rogue	Elliott
	The Secrets	Tom	Episode: "The Conversation"
2015–2018	The Man in the High Castle	Frank Frink	Series regular
2018–2022	Charmed	Harry Greenwood	Series regular Also director: 3 episodesTemplate:Efn
2022	Bridgerton	Edmund Bridgerton	Episode: "A Bee in Your Bonnet”
2023	Black Cake	James Evertt	Episode: "Mother"
2024	Moonflower Murders	John Spencer

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Q.U.B.E.	919

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Director	Venue		Ref.
1999	Venetian Heat	Mario	Phil Lea	Barons Court Theatre		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2003- 2004	Sweet Panic	Richard	Stephen Poliakoff	Duke of York's Theatre
2005	Breathing Corpses	Charlie	Anna Mackmin	Royal Court Theatre		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2006-2007	Romeo & Juliet	Romeo	Nancy Meckler	Royal Shakespeare Theatre	Royal Shakespeare Company	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	King John	Lewis the Dauphin	Josie Rourke			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2007	Kiss of the Spider Woman	Valentin	Charlie Westenra	Donmar Warehouse		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	Fear	Gerald	Dominic Savage	Bush Theatre		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2014	Fright Meter Awards	Best Actor	The Canal	Template:Nominated	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	Fantasporto	Best Actor		Template:Won	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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