Rupert James Hector Everett (born May 29, 1959) is an English actor, director and producer. Everett first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Country (1984) as a gay pupil at an English public school in the 1930s; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination. He received a second BAFTA nomination and his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), followed by a second Golden Globe nomination for An Ideal Husband (1999).
Known For
Shrek 2
(2004)
Prince Charming (voice)
Napoleon
(2023)
Duke of Wellington
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(2005)
Mr. Fox (voice)
Shrek the Third
(2007)
Prince Charming (voice)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
(2016)
Ornithologist
Stardust
(2007)
Secundus
Shakespeare in Love
(1998)
Christopher Marlowe
Inspector Gadget
(1999)
Sanford Scolex / Dr. Claw
Cemetery Man
(1994)
Francesco Dellamorte
Another Country
(1984)
Guy Bennett
My Policeman
(2022)
Older Patrick
Wild Target
(2010)
Ferguson
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1999)
Oberon
Hysteria
(2011)
Lord Edmund St. John-Smythe
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
(2002)
Sloan Blackburn (voice)
St. Trinian's
(2007)
Camilla Fritton / Carnaby Fritton
Full Filmography
Acting
Soft Targets
(1982)
Boy at Party
A Shocking Accident
(1982)
Jerome Weathersby
Dead on Time
(1983)
Bank Customer/Blind Man
Real Life
(1984)
Tim
Another Country
(1984)
Guy Bennett
Arthur the King
(1985)
Lancelot
Dance with a Stranger
(1985)
David Blakeley
Duet for One
(1986)
Constantine Kassanis
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
(1987)
Bayardo San Roman
Hearts of Fire
(1987)
James Colt
The Gold Rimmed Glasses
(1987)
David Lattes
The Right Hand Man
(1987)
Lord Harry Ironminster
Tolérance
(1989)
Assuerus, aka Horace Walop
The Comfort of Strangers
(1990)
Colin
Inside Monkey Zetterland
(1992)
Sasha
Cemetery Man
(1994)
Francesco Dellamorte
The Madness of King George
(1994)
Prince of Wales
Prêt-à-Porter
(1994)
Jack Lowenthal
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
(1994)
Стреляющие ангелы
(1994)
Dunston Checks In
(1996)
Lord Rutledge
My Best Friend's Wedding
(1997)
George Downes
Pierre and Gilles, Love Stories
(1997)
Shakespeare in Love
(1998)
Christopher Marlowe
An Ideal Husband
(1999)
Lord Arthur Goring
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1999)
Oberon
B. Monkey
(1999)
Paul Neville
Inspector Gadget
(1999)
Sanford Scolex / Dr. Claw
Paragraph 175
(2000)
Narrator (voice)
The Next Best Thing
(2000)
Robert Whittaker
South Kensington
(2001)
Nick
Unconditional Love
(2002)
Dirk Simpson
The Importance of Being Earnest
(2002)
Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
(2002)
Sloan Blackburn (voice)
Forever Ealing
(2002)
Self
To Kill a King
(2003)
King Charles I
A Different Loyalty
(2004)
Leo Cauffield
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
(2004)
Sherlock Holmes
Stage Beauty
(2004)
King Charles II
People - Jet set 2
(2004)
Charles de Poulignac
Shrek 2
(2004)
Prince Charming (voice)
Separate Lies
(2005)
Bill Bule
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(2005)
Mr. Fox (voice)
Quiet Flows The Don
(2006)
Grigory
St. Trinian's
(2007)
Camilla Fritton / Carnaby Fritton
Shrek the Third
(2007)
Prince Charming (voice)
Stardust
(2007)
Secundus
The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron
(2009)
Hi Society: The Wonderful World of Nicky Haslam
(2009)
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
(2009)
Camilla Fritton / Captain Archibald Fritton / Fortnam Fritton
Wild Target
(2010)
Ferguson
Hysteria
(2011)
Lord Edmund St. John-Smythe
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
(2011)
Self
Justin and the Knights of Valour
(2013)
Sota (voice)
The Return
(2013)
Journalist
Rosenn
(2014)
Lewis Lafoly
A Royal Night Out
(2015)
King George
Finding Altamira
(2016)
Monseñor
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
(2016)
Ornithologist
There's Something About Romcoms
(2016)
Self
Love, Cecil
(2017)
Narrator (voice)
And the Winner Isn't
(2017)
Self
50 Shades of Gay
(2017)
The Happy Prince
(2018)
Oscar Wilde
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
(2019)
Sir Hugh Rose
Muse
(2019)
Demon
Warning
(2021)
Charlie
My Policeman
(2022)
Older Patrick
She Will
(2022)
Tirador
Napoleon
(2023)
Duke of Wellington
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
(2023)
Noël Coward (voice)
Verona's Romeo & Juliet
(2025)
Lord Capulet
Production
Directing
Writing