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Rufus Sewell

ACTOR · BORN 1967

Rufus Sewell

Born
29 October 1967
Known for
Old (2021), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), Judy (2019), Tristan + Isolde (2006)

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Rufus Sewell (born 29 October 1967) is an actor best known for Old, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Judy.

8 Interesting Facts About Rufus Sewell

Interesting Facts (3)

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    On his first visit to his agent's office, Sewell ran into his hero John Hurt, who handed him a Gauloise. Sewell was so nervous that he let the cigarette burn a hole in his finger rather than reveal his shaking hand.

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  2. #002

    At Central School Of Speech & Drama, Sewell was mostly cast as waiters and servants, and it annoyed him to miss the roles he considered properly masculine.

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    In his final year at drama school, Sewell played the porter in a Macbeth directed by Judi Dench, was spotted by an agent and found work almost at once.

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Characters & Cast (1)

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    Rufus Sewell had been cast as the lead in Interview With The Vampire until Tom Cruise showed interest in the project.

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Easter Eggs & References (1)

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    Sewell's cameo as Reverend Duchemin in BBC2's Parade's End came about solely through his personal relationship with Tom Stoppard.

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Career & Awards (1)

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    After winning an Olivier award in 2006 for Rock'n'Roll, Sewell expected more offers but received none, so he took the US TV series Eleventh Hour and was relieved when it was cancelled.

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Life & Family (2)

  1. #007

    His father, animator Bill Sewell, took an impressionistic approach to rotoscoping, the practice of tracing over film negatives, first in his own film "Half in Love with Fred Astaire" and later in the celebrated "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" sequence of "Yellow Submarine."

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  2. #008

    After Sewell dyed his hair blond and wanted to be David Bowie, his older brother nicknamed him "the fat white duke".

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