Portrait of Rufus Sewell

Acting

Rufus Sewell

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 1998 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Father
The Father
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rufus Sewell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Dialogue-Driven 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Supernatural Thriller 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Existential Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Billion Dollar Spy
Billion Dollar Spy

as Gus Hathaway

Queenstown
Queenstown

TV show

2020s

10 titles Β· average score 65
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (2026)

TV show Β· as Mr. Bennet

The Uninvited
The Uninvited (2025)
GoodWatch score 54

as Gerald

Scoop
Scoop (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

The Trouble with Jessica
The Trouble with Jessica (2024)
GoodWatch score 50

as Richard

The Diplomat
The Diplomat (2023)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show Β· as Hal Wyler

Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (2023)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show Β· as Roger Salas

The Sandman
The Sandman (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show Β· as Time

Old
Old (2021)
GoodWatch score 52

as Charles

The Pale Horse
The Pale Horse (2020)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show Β· as Mark Easterbrook

The Father
The Father (2020)
GoodWatch score 89

as Paul

2010s

20 titles Β· average score 55
Judy
Judy (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sid Luft

The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as John Smith

Hercules
Hercules (2014)
GoodWatch score 53

as Autolycus

The Devil's Hand
The Devil's Hand (2014)
GoodWatch score 30

as Jacob Brown

I'll Follow You Down
I'll Follow You Down (2013)
GoodWatch score 43

as Gabriel 'Gabe' Whyte

All Things To All Men
All Things To All Men (2013)
GoodWatch score 28

as Parker

The Sea
The Sea (2013)
GoodWatch score 44

as Carlo Grace

Restless
Restless (2012)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as Lucas Romer

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
GoodWatch score 46

as Adam

Zen
Zen (2011)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Aurelio Zen

The Tourist
The Tourist (2010)
GoodWatch score 41

as The Englishman

The Pillars of the Earth
The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as Tom Builder

2000s

23 titles Β· average score 58
Eleventh Hour
Eleventh Hour (2008)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show Β· as Jacob Hood

Downloading Nancy
Downloading Nancy (2008)
GoodWatch score 37

as Albert Stockwell

Tristan & Isolde
Tristan & Isolde (2006)
GoodWatch score 53

as Marke

The Holiday
The Holiday (2006)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jasper

The Illusionist
The Illusionist (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

as Crown Prince Leopold

The Legend of Zorro
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
GoodWatch score 46

as Armand

Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as King Agamemnon of Mycenae

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

TV show Β· as Charles II

Extreme Ops
Extreme Ops (2002)
GoodWatch score 28

as Ian

A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

as Count Adhemar

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

as Angus

Bless the Child
Bless the Child (2000)
GoodWatch score 30

as Eric Stark

1990s

20 titles Β· average score 62
In a Savage Land
In a Savage Land (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mick Carpenter

Dark City
Dark City (1998)
GoodWatch score 74

as John Murdoch

Dangerous Beauty
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

as Marco Venier

The Very Thought of You
The Very Thought of You (1998)
GoodWatch score 43

as Frank

The Woodlanders
The Woodlanders (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

as Giles Winterbourne

Hamlet
Hamlet (1996)
GoodWatch score 86

as Fortinbras

Carrington
Carrington (1995)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mark Gertler

Middlemarch
Middlemarch (1994)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Will Ladislaw

A Man of No Importance
A Man of No Importance (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

as Robbie Fay

Dirty Weekend
Dirty Weekend (1993)
GoodWatch score 51

as Tim

Gone to Seed
Gone to Seed (1992)

TV show Β· as Billy Brooker

Twenty-One
Twenty-One (1991)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bobby

1980s

1 title Β· average score 68
Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Clive / Mike Costain