Rufus Frederick Sewell

Rufus Sewell is a British film and theater actor who gained worldwide recognition after starring in the thriller The Dark City, the Western Legend of Zorro, and the mystical drama The Illusionist.

Rufus Frederick Sewell was born in the English county of Middlesex in October 1967. In the town of Twickenham, the boy's childhood was far from cloudless. And in Richmond, where the family moved when Rufus was not even 10 years old, the same youth passed. The father of Rufus and older brother Kaspar, an animation artist, left his family after moving to Richmond.

The mother had to put her sons on their own feet. The woman disappeared in several jobs, taking away time for raising children. As Rufus later said in an interview, he dyed his hair in all colors of the rainbow, did not spend the night at home and skipped school.

The situation worsened when Rufus Sewell's father died suddenly. There was no one to stop the youngest son, who had turned into an inveterate bully. Fortunately, the young reveler himself came to the understanding that it was time to settle down. Rufus learned to play percussion instruments and started making pocket money.

At 19, Sewell managed to enroll in a prestigious speech and drama school in London. Here the young man studied for 3 years. To survive, Rufus took on any part-time job. Sewell worked as a scavenger and museum caretaker.

Fortunately, Judi Dench drew attention to Sewell. The famous British actress staged the play on the stage of the school where Rufus studied. Dench was a patronage to the young talent, and soon the aspiring actor made his debut in the play "Dirty Dinner" on the stage of the Sheppard Theater.

The debut was a success, with Sewell receiving a Drama Critics Society Award for Talented Newcomer. This opened the door for Rufus to the world of great art. The British actor was offered to play in the play, which was staged on Broadway. For this work, Sewell received the following prestigious award. This time in America.

Rufus Sewell's cinematic biography began in 1991. After the first successful steps on the stage, the actor began to appear on the screen. Sewell got a notable role in the American drama "Twenty One". The Briton played a drug addicted young man. The artist was noticed and invited to various TV shows.

And even if his work in soap operas did not bring Sewell fame, it turned out to be an excellent school of acting, turning Rufus into a recognizable actor. From full-length films in the first decade of his film career, the actor's filmography included the drama Carrington with Emma Thompson in the title role, the film adaptation of Hamlet, where Kenneth Branagh and Kate Winslet played. Sewell was assigned the role of a dramatic hero.

Success came to Rufus Sewell in 1998 with the noir thriller Dark City. For the first time, an English artist played a key role. Rufus's hero John Murdoch enters the fight against aliens.

In the same year, the artist appeared in the drama "The Honest Courtesan" (in the American box office - "Dangerous Beauty") as a Venetian of the 16th century Marco Venier, the beloved of the main character Veronica Franco (Catherine McCormack), who had to become a courtesan.

2 years later, Rufus played on the same stage with Hollywood stars - Kim Basinger and Christina Ricci. It was the melodrama "Save and Preserve" ("Bless the Child"). The film tells about a sect of Satanists who began to hunt for the child of the heroine Maggie.

This was followed by the adventure melodrama "The Story of a Knight", in which Sewell appeared before the audience in the form of the medieval hero Count Ademar. To participate in the film, the artist mastered the technique of spear fighting, because his hero is a champion in peak fighting. In the action movie "Extremals", the artist appeared in the role of an athlete who, together with his comrades, is forced to confront a gang of terrorists.

In 2003, the actor was invited to play the role of Agamemnon in the American television series Helena Troyanskaya with Sienna Guillory in the title role. According to the plot of the film, which is at odds with the ancient Greek myth, the hero of Rufus Sewell longs to possess Elena the Beautiful. By lot, the girl is married to his brother Menelaus (James Callis), who does not enjoy marital happiness for a long time, since his wife escapes with the Trojan heir, Paris. In the same year, another historical character, embodied by Rufus Sewell, Charles II, appeared on the screens in Joe Wright's mini-series "The Last King".

The rating series "Mid-March" has cemented Sewell's stellar status. But work in the cinema did not make the actor quit the theater stage. Rufus continued to play in performances and was even awarded the prestigious Oliver Theater Award. An equally significant project for the artist was the work in the mystical drama The Illusionist, where Sewell reincarnated as Crown Prince Leopold, whose bride - Sophie (Jessica Biel) - in her youth was the lover of the protagonist - the illusionist Edward Abramovitz (Edward Norton). In one of the performances of the magician, lovers hide.

Among the works included in the repertoire of Rufus Sewell are roles in the historical film Amazing Lightness, the drama Tristan and Isolde, and the film almanac Paris, I Love You.

In Russia, Rufus Sewell is known for starring roles in the melodrama "Exchange Vacation", where he starred with Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz and Jude Law, as well as in the film "Tourist", in which he appeared with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. Of the latest works by Rufus Sewell, the roles of Autolycus in the action movie Hercules and Jacob Brown in the thriller The Devil's Hand stand out.

Nowadays, sophisticated British audiences come to watch Sewell's play: Rufus shines on the stage of the Royal Theater in London.

A career in theater and cinema is developing much better than Rufus Sewell's personal life. The first wife of the actor was the Austrian journalist Yasmin Abdalle. But together, the couple could not hold out for a year.

Then the press discussed the short novels of the Briton with Helen McCraw and Kate Winslet.

After meeting with the beautiful Amy Gardner, it seemed to many that Sewell had finally found that real soul mate with whom he could live happily ever after. The couple had their first child, who was named William Douglas Sewell. But this marriage collapsed in 2006. Amy and Rufus lived together for only 2 years.

From social networks, Rufus Sewell prefers Twitter, but photos of the artist appear on the pages of his fans on Instagram. In his own account, the actor posts posts that are not devoid of humor.

Rufus Sewell's cinematic career continues to develop. In 2016, the artist starred in the rating fantasy film Gods of Egypt, where he played the court architect Ursha. Sewell was on a par with Hollywood stars Gerard Butler, Geoffrey Rush, Elodie Yung.

In the same year, Rufus began work on the image of Lord Melbourne in the TV series "Victoria" about the first years of the reign of the British queen. The television series was broadcast over two seasons on British television. In 2017, the American television channel PBS bought the rights to show the movie. The ratings of the series in their homeland were high, so it was decided to release the third season, which is scheduled to premiere in 2018.

Now Rufus Sewell is starring in another significant project - the drama Paradise Lost about the struggle between the Archangel Michael and Lucifer. The film's premiere date has not yet been set, but it is known that the key characters will be played by Benjamin Walker, Bradley Cooper, Dominic Purcell.

1991 - "Twenty One Years" 1995 - "Carrington" 1998 - "Honest Courtesan" 1998 - "Dark City" 2000 - "Arab Adventures" 2001 - "A Knight's Story" 2003 - "Helena Troyanskaya" 2003 - "The Last King" 2005 - "The Legend of Zorro" 2006 - "The Illusionist" 2006 - "Exchange Vacation" 2008 - "John Adams" 2010 - "Tourist" 2014 - "Hercules" 2016 - "Gods of Egypt" 2016—2017 - "Victoria"

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