Rupert Evans (born 9 March 1977) is a British actor. He is a member of the

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and starred in the

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series ''

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'' and also in

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's ''

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'' series. In 2021 Evans appeared in ''

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'' series 2, portraying Edmund Bridgerton, late husband to Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) and father to the entire Bridgerton clan.

Early life

Evans was brought up on a

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, England, near

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. Evans was educated at Bilton Grange School, a boarding

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in the village of

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, near the

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in the

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of England, followed by

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, a boarding independent school in the village of

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, near the market town of

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, and the

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, at the time based in

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in London.

Career

Early in his career, Evans appeared in the drama ''

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'' starring

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, and ''

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'' starring Richard Armitage. Evans' first major film role was as

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Agent John Myers in director

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's 2004 adaptation of the

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comic book ''

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''. He also appeared in ''

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'', which was filmed in

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with

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and

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. Evans has starred as Edmund Allingham in the

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's '' The Village''; 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

drama starring

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. Evans was a lead in the

series ''The Man in the High Castle''. In 2014, Evans starred in the horror film '' The Canal'', and in 2016 had a supporting role in the horror film '' The Boy''. In February 2018, Evans was cast in a regular role for

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's fantasy drama series ''

'', a reboot of the 1998 series of the same name. The reboot "centers on three sisters in a college town who discover they are witches." Evans plays Harry Greenwood, a college professor and the sisters'

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– a guardian angel who protects and guides witches.

Filmography

Film

Television

Videogame

* ''Q.U.B.E.'' (2011) as 919

Theatre

* ''Venetian Heat'' * ''

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'' * ''Sweet Panic'' (2003) * '' Breathing Corpses'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006) as Romeo * '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (2007)

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, London & tour * '' Life Is a Dream'' (2009)

* ''Fear'' (2013),

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Notes

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Rupert Living people Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art English male film actors English male television actors English male stage actors English male video game actors English male Shakespearean actors Royal Shakespeare Company members Male actors from London People educated at Milton Abbey School People educated at Bilton Grange People from the Borough of Stafford 21st-century English male actors 1977 births