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Name: Rufus Sewell
Birthplace: Twickenham, Middlesex, England
Birthdate: October 29, 1967
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Black
Height: 6'

Best Known as: Count Adhemar in A Knight's Tale

Rufus Sewell was born on the 29th of October 1967 in Twickenham, England. His father, Bill was an Australian animator, who died when Rufus was 10. He has one brother, Caspar. He attended London's Central School of Speech and Drama and left in June of 1989 after completing three years of training. He made his London Stage debut in "Making It Better" for which he won the "Best Newcomer Award", he also originated the role of Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppards "Arcadia", and was nominated for an Oliver Award. On the Broadway stage, he debuted in "Translations" and received the Broadway Theater World Award. His film work has been has been equally varied and acclaimed from the junkie in Twenty-One, the sweet bus driver in A Man Of No Importance, The volatile artist in Carrington and the lustful son in Cold Comfort Farm. The protagonist hounded Dostoevsky-like in Dark City, the star-crossed sutor in Dangerous Beauty, to the the bitter, acidic, alcoholic cokehead of Martha Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence, he has appeared in some of the most acclaimed theatre, film and television productions.

Filmography:
The Illusionist (2006) (filming) Crown Prince Leopold
The Taming of the Shrew (2005) (TV) (filming) Petruchio
The Legend of Zorro (2005) (post-production) Armand
Tristan & Isolde (2006) Lord Marke
"Charles II: The Power & the Passion" (2003) (mini) TV Series King Charles II
... aka The Last King (USA)
Victoria Station (2003) The cabbie
Helen of Troy (2003) (TV) Agamemnon
Extreme Ops (2002) Ian
... aka She Creature (USA)
A Knight's Tale (2001) Count Adhemar of Anjou
Bless the Child (2000) Eric Stark
Arabian Nights (2000) (TV) Ali Baba
In a Savage Land (1999) Mick Carpenter
At Sachem Farm (1998) Ross
... aka Uncorked (USA: video title)
Illuminata (1998) Dominique
... aka Illuminata (Spain)
Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence (1998) Frank
... aka The Very Thought of You (USA)
Dark City (1998) John Murdoch
Dangerous Beauty (1998) Marco Venier
... aka The Honest Courtesan (UK) (USA: working title) 
The Woodlanders (1997) Giles Winterbourne
Hamlet (1996) Fortinbras
Carrington (1995) Mark Gertler
Cold Comfort Farm (1995) Seth Starkadder
King Henry IV (1995) (TV)
Victory (1995) Martin Ricardo
A Man of No Importance (1994) Robbie 'Bosie' Fay, the Bus Driver
Citizen Locke (1994) (TV)
"Middlemarch" (1994) (mini) TV Series Will Ladislaw
A Night with a Woman, a Day with Charlie (1994) (TV) Charlie
Dirty Weekend (1993) Tim
Dirtysomething (1993) (TV) Clive
"Gone to Seed" (1992) TV Series Billy
Twenty-One (1991) Bobby
The Last Romantics (1991) (TV) Mike Costain

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