Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves
Image:Dominic.jpg As Dominic Stone in V for Vendetta (2005)
Born	June 30, 1963 Weston-super-Mare (now in North Somerset), England

Rupert Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English actor.

Biography

Early life

He was born in Weston-super-Mare (now in North Somerset), England to Richard Harding Graves and Mary Lousilla. He first entered the entertainment business by leaving school at the age of 15 to become a circus clown.

Acting career

Graves came to prominence in costume drama adaptations of E. M. Forster novels A Room with a View (1985) and Maurice (1987), before going to appear in films such as A Handful of Dust (1988), Different for Girls (1996) and Intimate Relations (1996). His role in Intimate Relations won him the Best Actor award at the 1996 Montreal Film Festival. He was also acclaimed for his portrayal Young Jolyon in the 2002 ITV production of The Forsyte Saga.

Awards

In addition to his screen work, Graves has also won acclaim for his stage acting, including Broadway roles in Closer (2000) and The Elephant Man (2002). One of Graves' own personal favourites is that of Presley Stray in Philip Ridley's The Pitchfork Disney at the Bush Theatre in London in 1991 (for which he won the Bass Charrington Best Actor Award).

Selected filmography

• Death at a Funeral (2007)
• V for Vendetta (2006)
• Pride (2004) (TV) (voice)
• The Forsyte Saga (2002) (miniseries)
• Cleopatra (1999) (TV)
• Mrs. Dalloway (1997) with Vanessa Redgrave and Natascha McElhone
• Bent (1997) by Sean Mathias
• Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996)
• Different for Girls (1996)
• Intimate Relations (1996)
• The Madness of King George (1994) by Nicholas Hytner
• Damage (1992) by Louis Malle
• Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991), based on the novel by E.M. Forster.
• Fortunes of War (1987) (miniseries) with Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh
• Maurice (1987), based on the novel by E.M. Forster.
• A Room with a View (1985), based on the novel by E.M. Forster.
• Good and Bad at Games (1983) (TV)

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