Rupert Graves
Known for
A British actor with a long and varied career, Rupert Graves first drew attention in Merchant Ivory period films such as 'A Room with a View' (1985) and 'Maurice' (1987). Born in Somerset, he moved comfortably between the stage, film and television, later reaching a new audience as the beleaguered Inspector Lestrade in the BBC series 'Sherlock' (2010), a role he reprised in 'Sherlock: The Abominable Bride' (2016). He also featured in 'V for Vendetta' (2006). A quietly versatile performer, he remains a familiar and well-regarded face in British screen drama.
Rupert Graves
41 Movies
39 Series
A British actor with a long and varied career, Rupert Graves first drew attention in Merchant Ivory period films such as 'A Room with a View' (1985) and 'Maurice' (1987). Born in Somerset, he moved comfortably between the stage, film and television, later reaching a new audience as the beleaguered Inspector Lestrade in the BBC series 'Sherlock' (2010), a role he reprised in 'Sherlock: The Abominable Bride' (2016). He also featured in 'V for Vendetta' (2006). A quietly versatile performer, he remains a familiar and well-regarded face in British screen drama.
Movies
Plays Martyn Fleming
Damage
1992
Plays Dominic
V for Vendetta
2006
Plays Mr. Weston
Emma.
2020
Plays Robert
Death at a Funeral
2007
Plays Freddy Honeychurch
A Room with a View
1986
Plays Alec Scudder
Maurice
1987
Plays Ben's Friend
The Break
2025
Plays Officer on Train
Bent
1997
Plays Peter Hopkins
Made in Dagenham
2010
Plays Greville
The Madness of King George
1994
Plays Paulinus
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
2019
Plays Prince Escalaus
Juliet & Romeo
2025
Plays David Temple
Fast Girls
2012
Plays Peter
Silencio
2018
Plays Captain Moore
Dalíland
2022
Plays Luke
Swimming with Men
2018
Plays John Beaver
A Handful of Dust
1988
Plays Stirling Rogers
Salting the Battlefield
2014
Plays Linus (voice)
Pride
2004
Plays Stirling Rogers
Turks & Caicos
2014
Plays Oliver Knightly
The Revengers' Comedies
1998
Plays Septimus Warren Smith
Mrs. Dalloway
1997
Plays Jeffrey
Extreme Ops
2002
Plays Philip Herriton
Where Angels Fear to Tread
1991
Plays Paul Prentice
Different for Girls
1996
Plays Gerald Ormerod
The Children
1990
Plays Joseph Lees
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
1999
Plays Greg Lestrade
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
2013
Plays Mordechai
God on Trial
2008
Plays Duncan Guthrie
Sacrifice
2016
Plays Professor Hopper
Wolves of War
2023
Plays Harold
Intimate Relations
1996
Plays Alan Terry
The Innocent Sleep
1996
Plays George
The Waiting Room
2007
Plays Nicholas Winton
All My Loved Ones
1999
Plays Mark
Room to Rent
2001
Plays Eddy Taylor
Rag Tale
2005
Plays George Horton
Smyrna
2021
Plays Cane
Native
2018
TV Shows
Plays Nick Savage
Scott & Bailey
2011
Plays Sir Arthur Hill
Garrow's Law
2009
Plays John Warren
The Family
2016
Plays DI Greg Lestrade
Sherlock
2010
Plays Thomas Stanley
The White Queen
2013
Plays Gabriel Hirsch
Riviera
2017
Plays Henry Huntley
Surface
2022
Plays Young Jolyon Forsyte
The Forsyte Saga
2002
Plays Simon Harper
The Burning Girls
2023
Plays Tipping
Vice Versa
1981
Creator
Plays Self - Narrator
Speed Kills
2012
Plays Felix Durrell
Secret State
2012
Plays George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003
Plays Patrick Standish
Take a Girl Like You
2000
Plays Arthur Huntingdon
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
1996
Plays Daniel Cosgrave
Midnight Man
2008
Plays Frederick
The War of the Worlds
2019
Plays Simon Boulderstone
Fortunes of War
1987
Plays Mark Bretherick
Case Sensitive
2011
Plays Octavian
Cleopatra
1999
Plays Colonel John Garrett
Waking the Dead
2001
Plays Nicholas Whiteley
Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family
2015
Plays Prince of the North
Son of the Dragon
2008
Plays Dragutin
Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down
2014
Plays Dennis Hamilton
The Blonde Bombshell
1999
Plays James Lavender
Death in Paradise
2011
Plays Billy
Inspector Morse
1987
Plays William Sampson
Spooks
2002
Plays Riddell
Doctor Who
2005
Plays Adrian Levene
New Tricks
2004
Latest Trailers
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Juliet & Romeo
Full Filmography
The Break
Ben's Friend
2025
Film
Juliet & Romeo
Prince Escalaus
2025
Film
The Burning Girls
Simon Harper · 6 episodes
2023
TV
Wolves of War
Professor Hopper
2023
Film
Dalíland
Captain Moore
2022
Film
Surface
Henry Huntley · 8 episodes
2022–
TV
McDonald & Dodds
Gordon Elmwood · 1 episode
2021
TV
Smyrna
George Horton
2021
Film
Riviera
Gabriel Hirsch · 8 episodes
2020
TV
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Rupert Graves and where are they from?
Rupert Graves is 63 years old, born on June 30, 1963 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Rupert Graves?
Rupert Graves is best known for roles in V for Vendetta, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Emma..
How many movies has Rupert Graves been in?
Over a 44-year career (since 1982), Rupert Graves has appeared in 41 movies and 38 TV shows.
What was Rupert Graves's first movie?
The career of Rupert Graves began with Mona (1982).
What is Rupert Graves's most recent movie or series?
Rupert Graves's most recent release is Missed Call, which premiered on April 13, 2026.
What TV shows has Rupert Graves appeared in?
On television, Rupert Graves has appeared in Sherlock, Doctor Who, 12 Monkeys, Krypton.
Rupert Graves
1963-06-30 · Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Rupert S. Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in A Room with a View (1985), Maurice (1987), The Madness of King George (1984), and The Forsyte Saga (2002). Since 2010, he has starred as DI Lestrade in the BBC television series Sherlock.
Graves first came to prominence in costume-drama adaptations of E. M. Forster's novels A Room with a View (1985), and Maurice (1987), before going on to appear in films including A Handful of Dust (1988), The Madness of King George (1994), Different for Girls (1996), and Intimate Relations (1996). Graves's role in Intimate Relations won him the Best Actor award at the 1996 Montreal World Film Festival. He was also acclaimed for his portrayal of Young Jolyon Forsyte in the television miniseries The Forsyte Saga.
Later, he appeared in films such as V for Vendetta (2005), Death at a Funeral (2007), Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019), and Emma (2020), and in TV series such as Charles II: The Power & the Passion (2003), A Waste of Shame (2005), Sherlock (2010–), The Crimson Field (2014), and The Family (2016).