Portrait of Rupert Graves

Acting

Rupert Graves

Career

Active from 1982 to 2026, busiest in 2012 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sherlock
Sherlock
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 83 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rupert Graves Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Character Study 7
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Psychological Depth 5
  • High Stakes 4
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Historical Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

107
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Seacole
Seacole

as Major Harvey

2020s

12 titles · average score 55
Missed Call
Missed Call (2026)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show

Bookish
Bookish (2025)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Colonel Winters

Juliet & Romeo
Juliet & Romeo (2025)
GoodWatch score 36

as Prince Escalaus

The Break
The Break (2025)

as Ben's Friend

Wolves of War
Wolves of War (2023)
GoodWatch score 34

as Professor Hopper

The Burning Girls
The Burning Girls (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Simon Harper

Dalíland
Dalíland (2022)
GoodWatch score 58

as Captain Moore

The Reunion
The Reunion (2022)
GoodWatch score 21

TV show · as Richard Degalais

Surface
Surface (2022)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Henry Huntley

Smyrna
Smyrna (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

as George Horton

Emma.
Emma. (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mr. Weston

McDonald & Dodds
McDonald & Dodds (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Gordon Elmwood

2010s

32 titles · average score 64
A Working Mom's Nightmare
A Working Mom's Nightmare (2019)
GoodWatch score 56

as Eddie

Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men (2018)
GoodWatch score 55

as Luke

Silencio
Silencio (2018)
GoodWatch score 51

as Peter

Riviera
Riviera (2017)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Gabriel Hirsch

The Family
The Family (2016)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as John Warren

Sacrifice
Sacrifice (2016)
GoodWatch score 34

as Duncan Guthrie

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

as DI Lestrade

Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family
Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family (2015)

TV show · as Nicholas Whiteley

Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down
Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down (2013)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Dragutin

Putin, Russia and the West
Putin, Russia and the West (2012)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Narrator

Scott & Bailey
Scott & Bailey (2011)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Nick Savage

Sherlock
Sherlock (2010)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as DI Greg Lestrade

2000s

30 titles · average score 65
Garrow's Law
Garrow's Law (2009)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Sir Arthur Hill

The Good Times Are Killing Me
The Good Times Are Killing Me (2009)

as Lexy

Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

as Robin Cape

Intervention
Intervention (2007)
GoodWatch score 40

as Mark

V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

as Dominic

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

as William Shakespeare

Rag Tale
Rag Tale (2005)
GoodWatch score 33

as Eddy Taylor

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Riddell

Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga (2002)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Young Jolyon Forsyte / Jolyon Forsyte Jr

Room to Rent
Room to Rent (2001)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mark

Take a Girl Like You
Take a Girl Like You (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Patrick Standish

1990s

21 titles · average score 61
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999)
GoodWatch score 45

as Joseph Lees

The Blonde Bombshell
The Blonde Bombshell (1999)

TV show · as Dennis Hamilton

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Octavian

Different for Girls
Different for Girls (1997)
GoodWatch score 59

as Paul Prentice

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Arthur Huntingdon

Intimate Relations
Intimate Relations (1996)
GoodWatch score 35

as Harold

The Innocent Sleep
The Innocent Sleep (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

as Alan Terry

The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George (1994)
GoodWatch score 82

as Greville

Open Fire
Open Fire (1994)

as David Martin

Una questione privata
Una questione privata (1993)

as Milton

Damage
Damage (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

as Martyn Fleming

Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

as Philip Herriton

1980s

9 titles · average score 76
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as John Beaver

Maurice
Maurice (1987)
GoodWatch score 78

as Alec Scudder

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Billy

Fortunes of War
Fortunes of War (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Simon Boulderstone

A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83

as Freddy Honeychurch

Puccini
Puccini (1984)

as Tonio

St. Ursula's in Danger
St. Ursula's in Danger (1983)

as Teddt

Mona
Mona (1982)

as Jim Atkins

Vice Versa
Vice Versa (1981)

TV show · as Tipping

1970s

2 titles · average score 71
Return of the Saint
Return of the Saint (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Prefect

The Famous Five
The Famous Five (1978)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Yan