Rufus Sewell is a British actor who is famous as the son of William John Frederick Sewell (the animator on “Lucy in the sky with Diamonds”. He has acted in many movies and TV shows, most recently in The Diplomat on Netflix.
Some of his main appearances are in the movies The Legend of Zorro (2005), The Illusionist (2006), Judy (2019), Dangerous Beauty (1998) and The Father (2020). Rufus has appeared in TV shows as well, including Arabian Nights (2000), Eleventh Hour (2008–2009), The Pillars of the Earth (2010) and Zen (2011).
Rufus Sewell was born in Hammersmith, London, England on October 29 1967. His full birth name is Rufus Frederik Sewell.
Rufus Sewell Spouse, Height, Age, Movies and TV Shows
Sewell is an actor, and as such his career revolves around stage, film and television. In film he has also appeared in Dark City, Carrington, and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter among others.
On stage in Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia (1993) he played the role of Septimus Hodge. In Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll (2006) his role was Jan.
His Age
Rufus Sewell was born on 29 October 1967. As a result, his zodiac sign is Scorpio.
How old is Rufus Frederik Sewell?
Born on Sunday, 29 October 1967, Rufus Frederik Sewell is 57 years, 1 months and 23 days old on 21 December, 2024.
- Total Years: 57
- Total Days: 20,873
- Total Months: 685
- Total Weeks: 2,981 and 6 days
How tall is Rufus Sewell?
The English actor has a height of 1.83 meters.
His Early Life
Rufus was born as the son of William John Frederick and Jo. His father William worked as an animator on “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, a segment of animation for the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine film.
His ancestry is of Anglo-Australia (English Australian).
Sewell’s mother Jo is a classically trained pianist and hasher origins in Wales. But unfortunately, Sewell’s parents divorced while he was five years old.
Later, his father passed on when Sewell was only ten years old.
Sewell’s mother lived at her parent’s home at The Pelican, Laughame, and Carmarthenshire.
Trafalgar Junior School was where Sewell schooled at. He left that school in 1978. At Trafalgar he was a member of drama club and played the lead in Rumpelstiltskin (a German fairy tale) which he acted while kneeling down throughout the show.
At secondary level he attended Orleans Park School, in Twickenham area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and left in 1984.
He later joined West Thames College in West London.
It was while in college that a drama teacher sent Sewell to audition for drama school. He enrolled at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and that is how his acting career was born.
Rufus Sewell Spouse: Who is his wife?
Rufus has been involved in many relationships.
Let us look at some of the most famous ones.
With Yasmin Abdallah
Sewell’s first wife was Yasmin Abdallah, an Australian successful businesswoman, model and a fashion journalist who gained fame after marrying the English actor.
The duo met on a club, started dating, and eventually got married in 1999. They stayed in marriage for a year. However, they divorced in 2000.
Before their marriage, Yasmin was Sewell’s long-term girlfriend.
With Amy Gardner
After his divorce with Australian model Yasmin, Rufus married Amy Gardner, a notable producer and scriptwriter.
Her real birth name is Amelia Gardner but she is famously known as Amy Gardner.
Sewell and Amy met in 2001, a connection that blossomed and led to their dating. In 2002 the duo welcomed their son William Douglas Sewell.
In 2004 they officially got married but unfortunately their marriage was short-lived because in 2006 they got divorced for unknown reasons.
With Ami Komai
In 2009 Rufus Sewell was in a relationship with Ami Komai. Ami Komai is a Japanese-American hairstylist who has made her mark in beauty and fashion world.
The two icons have a daughter who was born in 2013, and her name is Lola.
Rufus Sewell and Ami Komai have an age difference of 17 years: The hairstylist was born in 1984 while Rufus was born in 1967.
With Vivian Benitez
Her real name is Vivian Rosana Benitez Brizuela.
Vivian Benitez is an American actress, Paraguayan TV host and a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Paraguay in 1991.
In 2023 she got engaged to Rufus Sewell but the duo is said to have been together since 2020. Their engagement was announced after a romantic trip to Italy.
However, the two love birds seems to keep their relationship private. But they have been spotted severally appearing together on red carpet events.
Recently they were spotted on the premiere of Netflix series “The Diplomat”, on which Rufus stars as as Hal Wyler. That was in May 2023.
His Acting Career
Rufus Sewell’s breakthrough happened in 1993 when he played in a film known as “Dirty Weekend”. He starred as Tim on the Michael Winner film.
Michael had noticed his acting talent in a play at Criterion Theatre.
In 1993 he starred on BBC serial of “George Eliot’s Middlemarch”.
Sewell is famous for his criminal behavior roles as seen in A Knight’s Tale, Bless the Child, The Legend of Zorro, Helen of Troy and The Illusionist.
In 2008 Rufus appeared in the HBO miniseries as Alexander Hamilton in John Adams. He received a positive review for his portrayal of Charles II in the BBC’s Charles II: The Power and Passion.
On Rock ‘n’ Roll, a Tom Stoppard’s play, Sewell appeared on the first run and in the premiere of the play at the Royal Court Theatre and at Duke of York’s Theatre that was in 2006.
Sewell has recorded eleven Ian Fleming’s James Bond books on 36 CDs for Collins. The British actor continues to work in theatre, television and film, playing the leading role of Dr. Jacob Hood.
In 2023 it was announced that Sewell was a cast in “Scoop” a Netflix drama he starred as Prince Andrew.
Filmography
As mentioned earlier above in this article Sewell Rufus career revolves around film, television and stage. We are going to cover his filmography below.
| Production | Role | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closer | Larry | Don Warehouse, London | 2015 |
| Old Times | Deeley | Harold Pinter Theatre, London | 2013 |
| Rock ‘n’ Roll | Jan | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre | 2007-2008 |
| The Royal Court Theatre | 2006-2007 | ||
| Translations | Owen | Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | 1995 |
| Arcadia | Septimus Hodge | Lyttelton Theatre, Royal Nation Theatre | 1993 |
On Television
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kaleidoscope | Roger Salas | 2023 |
| The Diplomat | Hal Wyler | 2023 |
| The Pale Horse | Mark Easterbrook | 2020 |
| The Man in the High Castle | John Smith | 2014-2019 |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Declan Howell | 2018 |
| Victoria | Lord Melbourne | 2016-2017 |
| Secret History | Narrator | 2016 |
| Killing Jesus | Caiaphas | 2015 |
| Parade’s End | Reverend Duchemin | 2012 |
| Restless | Lucas Romer | 2012 |
| Zen | Aurelio Zen | 2011 |
| The Pillars of the Earth | Tom Builder | 2010 |
| Eleventh Hour | Dr. Jacob Hood | 2008-2009 |
| John Adams | Alexander Hamilton | 2008 |
| 9/11: Out of the blue | The Man | 2006 |
| ShakespeaRe-Told | Petruchio | 2005 |
| Taste | Michael Kuhleman | 2004 |
| Helen of Troy | Agamemnon | 2003 |
| Charles II: The Power and the Passion | Charles II | 2003 |
| She Creature | Angus | 2001 |
| Arabian Nights | Ali Baba | 2000 |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Seth Starkadder | 1995 |
| Performance | Harry Percy | 1995 |
| Citizen Locke | Midshipman Clarke | 1994 |
| Middlemarch | Will Ladislaw | 1994 |
| Screen Two | Mike Costain Clive | 1992-1994 |
| Gone to Seed | Billy | 1992 |
On Film
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Scoop | Prince Andrew | 2024 |
| Old | Charles | 2021 |
| The Father | Paul | 2020 |
| Judy | Sidney Luft | 2019 |
| Gods of Egypt | Urshu | 2016 |
| Blinky Bill the Movie | Sir Claude (voice) | 2015 |
| Hercules | Autolycus | 2014 |
| The Devil’s Hand | Jacob Brown | 2014 |
| All Things to All Men | Parker | 2013 |
| I’ll Follow You Down | Gabe | 2013 |
| The Sea | Carlo Grace | 2013 |
| Hotel Noir | Felix | 2012 |
| Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Adam | 2012 |
| The Tourist | English Man | 2010 |
| Downloading Nancy | Albert | 2008 |
| Vinyan Paul | Bellmer | 2008 |
| The Holiday | Jasper Bloom | 2006 |
| Amazing Grace | Thomas Clarkson | 2006 |
| Paris, je t’aime | William | 2006 |
| The Legend of Zorro | Count Armand | 2005 |
| Tristan and Isolde | Marke | 2005 |
| The Illusionist | Crown Prince Leopold | 2005 |
| Victoria Station | The Cabbie | 2003 |
| Extreme Ops | Ian | 2002 |
| A Knight’s Tale | Count Adhemar | 2001 |
| Bless the Child | Eric Stark | 2000 |
| Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence | Frank | 1999 |
| In a Savage Land | Mick Carpenter | 1999 |
| Dangerous Beauty | Marco Venier | 1998 |
| Dark City | John Murdoch | 1998 |
| The Very Thought of You | Frank | 1998 |
| Illuminata | Dominique | 1998 |
| At Sachem Farm | Ross | 1998 |
| The Woodlanders | Giles Winterbourne | 1997 |
| Hamlet | Fortinbras | 1996 |
| Victory | Martin Ricardo | 1996 |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Seth Starkadder | 1995 |
| Carrington | Mark Gertler | 1995 |
| A Man of No Importance | Robbie Fay | 1994 |
| Dirty Weekend | Tim | 1993 |
| Twenty-One | Bobby | 1991 |
On social media his Instagram account is @fredriksewell
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