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Rupert Evans

British actor

Rupert Evans (born 9 March 1976) is a British actor. He became known in his first major film role as FBI agent John Myers in Guillermo del Toro's 2004 fantasy superhero film Hellboy.

01Early life and education

Rupert Evans was born in Staffordshire, England and was brought up on a farm near Stoke-on-Trent.

He was educated at Bilton Grange School, followed by Milton Abbey School.

He studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 2001. He has a brother, Tom Evans, who is a radio DJ.

02Career

Screen

In 2002, Evans appeared in the drama film Crime and Punishment starring John Simm, and then in 2004 in the TV series North and South starring Richard Armitage.

Evans' first major film role was as FBI agent John Myers in director Guillermo del Toro's 2004 adaptation of the Mike Mignola comic book Hellboy. He also appeared in Agora, which was filmed in Malta with Rachel Weisz and Max Minghella.

On television, Evans starred as Edmund Allingham in the BBC's The Village (2013); as Elliot Howe in Rogue; as Peter Fleming in Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond; and as Brother Godwyn in World Without End. He also guest-starred in ITV's High Stakes sitcom with Richard Wilson, and Paradise Heights, the BBC drama starring Neil Morrissey. Evans was a lead in the Amazon Prime original series The Man in the High Castle in 2015.

In 2014, Evans starred in the horror film The Canal, and in 2016 had a supporting role in the horror film The Boy. He played the role of Jerry Levov in Ewan McGregor's 2016 feature directorial debut American Pastoral.

In February 2018, Evans was cast in a regular role for The CW's fantasy drama series Charmed, a reboot of the 1998 series of the same name. Evans plays Harry Greenwood, a college professor and the sisters' whitelighter, a guardian angel who protects and guides witches. The show ran for four seasons, until 2022.

In 2021 Evans appeared in Bridgerton series 2, portraying Edmund Bridgerton, late husband to Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) and father to the entire Bridgerton clan.

Stage

Evans has performed extensively on the stage, including in Breathing Corpses at the Royal Court Theatre; Kiss Of The Spider Woman at the Donmar Warehouse; and a season with the Royal Shakespeare Company. in 2009 he performed alongside Dominic West in a new production of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's Spanish classic, Life is a Dream, at the Donmar Warehouse.

03Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Browning Version (unknown) Uncredited role
2004 Hellboy John Myers
2006 Guantanamero Ali / Jeb
2008 Sidney Turtlebaum Gabriel
2009 Agora Synesius
2011 Asylum Blackout George aka: The Incident
This Is David Conrad David Conrad Short film
2012 Elfie Hopkins Charlie Gammon
2014 A Gun Tilton Short film
The Canal David
2015 Tank 432 Reeves
2016 The Boy Malcolm
American Pastoral Jerry Levov
2020 The Doorman Jon Stanton
2025 Truth & Treason Erwin Mussener Also released as a television mini-series

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Band of BrothersParatrooperUnknown episodes
High StakesCharlieEpisode: "Father Figure"
My FamilyTomEpisode: "All Roads Lead to Ramon"
2002LexxCleasbyEpisode: "Prime Ridge"
Paradise HeightsToby Edwards6 episodes
2002-2003RockfaceJamie DoughanSeries 1 & 2; 14 episodes
2003Sons & LoversPaul MorelTelevision film
2004North & SouthFrederick HaleMini-series; 3 episodes
2005Fingersmith"Gentleman"Mini-series; 3 episodes
ShakespeaRe-ToldXanderMini-series; episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
2008The PalaceKing Richard IV8 episodes
2009Monday MondayMichaelEpisode: #1.7
EmmaFrank ChurchillMini-series; 3 episodes
2010The Little HousePatrick2 episodes
2012Dark Matters: Twisted But TrueDr. Goldberger
Fritz Haber
Episode: "Amnesiac, Party Poopers, Risky Radiation".
Episode: "Positively Poisonous, Beauty and Brains, Medusa's Heroin"
World Without EndGodwynMini-series; 8 episodes
2013Agatha Christie's PoirotHarold WaringEpisode: "The Labours of Hercules"
LucanDominick Elwes2-part drama
2013-2014The VillageEdmund AllinghamSeries 1 & 2; 12 episodes
2014Fleming: The Man Who Would Be BondPeter FlemingMini-series; 4 episodes
RogueElliottSeries 2; 7 episodes
The SecretsTomMini-series; episode: "The Conversation"
2015-2018The Man in the High CastleFrank FrinkSeries 1-3; 26 episodes
2018-2022CharmedHarry GreenwoodSeries 1-4; 71 episodes. Also director on 3 episodes
2022BridgertonEdmund Bridgerton, 8th Viscount BridgertonEpisode: "A Bee in Your Bonnet”
2023Black CakeJames EverettEpisode: "Mother"
2024WistingAndrew GreenwoodSeries 4; 4 episodes
Moonflower MurdersJohn SpencerMini-series; 5 episodes
2025LynleyHugh LarwoodEpisode: "Careless in Red"
Truth & TreasonErwin MussenerMini-series; 4 episodes. Expanded version of the film of same name
2026GoneRory Bowman6 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role (voice) Notes
2008HazeSergeant Morgan Duvall / Additional voices
2010Enslaved: Odyssey to the WestPyramid Ark Citizen
2011Q.U.B.E.919
2012Fable: The JourneyBlaze

04Theatre

Year Title Role Director Venue Ref.
1999 Venetian Heat Mario Claudio Macor Barons Court Theatre
2003- 2004 Sweet Panic Richard Stephen Poliakoff Duke of York's Theatre
2005 Breathing Corpses Charlie Anna Mackmin Royal Court Theatre
2006-2007 Romeo & Juliet Romeo Nancy Meckler Royal Shakespeare Theatre Royal Shakespeare Company
King John Lewis the Dauphin Josie Rourke
2007 Kiss of the Spider Woman Valentin Charlie Westenra Donmar Warehouse
2012 Fear Gerald Dominic Savage Bush Theatre

05Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 Fright Meter Awards Best Actor The Canal Nominated
2015 Fantasporto Best Actor Won
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