Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

Acting
Born 1963-06-30Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Biography

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).

Movies (69)

V for Vendetta
7.9

V for Vendetta

2006Movie7.9
Damage
6.6

Damage

1992Movie6.6
Emma.
7.0

Emma.

2020Movie7.0
Dalíland
5.9

Dalíland

2022Movie5.9
Death at a Funeral
6.9

Death at a Funeral

2007Movie6.9
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
7.8

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

2016Movie7.8
Extreme Ops
4.8

Extreme Ops

2002Movie4.8
Maurice
7.6

Maurice

1987Movie7.6
A Room with a View
7.0

A Room with a View

1986Movie7.0
The Madness of King George
6.8

The Madness of King George

1994Movie6.8
A Handful of Dust
6.1

A Handful of Dust

1988Movie6.1
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
6.4

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

1999Movie6.4
Juliet & Romeo
6.0

Juliet & Romeo

2025Movie6.0
Turks & Caicos
6.3

Turks & Caicos

2014Movie6.3
Salting the Battlefield
6.3

Salting the Battlefield

2014Movie6.3
Silencio
6.3

Silencio

2018Movie6.3
Made in Dagenham
6.7

Made in Dagenham

2010Movie6.7
The Break

The Break

2025Movie
Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
5.2

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

2019Movie5.2
Underwater Okavango

Underwater Okavango

2012Movie
Rag Tale
3.3

Rag Tale

2005Movie3.3
Fast Girls
6.0

Fast Girls

2012Movie6.0
Royal Celebration
7.5

Royal Celebration

1993Movie7.5
God on Trial
6.8

God on Trial

2008Movie6.8
Doomsday Gun
5.6

Doomsday Gun

1994Movie5.6
Bent
6.8

Bent

1997Movie6.8
Security

Security

Movie
Mrs. Dalloway
5.7

Mrs. Dalloway

1997Movie5.7
Merchant Ivory
7.7

Merchant Ivory

2024Movie7.7
Swimming with Men
6.1

Swimming with Men

2018Movie6.1
The Plot to Kill Hitler
6.2

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990Movie6.2
Where Angels Fear to Tread
6.7

Where Angels Fear to Tread

1991Movie6.7
Wolves of War
5.2

Wolves of War

2023Movie5.2
Sacrifice
5.4

Sacrifice

2016Movie5.4
Intervention
5.5

Intervention

2007Movie5.5
Pride
6.1

Pride

2004Movie6.1
Mona

Mona

1982Movie
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
7.8

Sherlock: Many Happy Returns

2013Movie7.8
Intimate Relations
5.4

Intimate Relations

1996Movie5.4
Different for Girls
7.1

Different for Girls

1996Movie7.1
The Revengers' Comedies
5.8

The Revengers' Comedies

1998Movie5.8
The Dinner Party
6.0

The Dinner Party

2007Movie6.0
Ultimate Tutankhamun

Ultimate Tutankhamun

2013Movie
Room to Rent
6.0

Room to Rent

2001Movie6.0
Clapham Junction
6.5

Clapham Junction

2007Movie6.5
The Waiting Room
5.4

The Waiting Room

2007Movie5.4
A Working Mom's Nightmare
6.5

A Working Mom's Nightmare

2019Movie6.5
Seacole

Seacole

Movie
The Children
4.9

The Children

1990Movie4.9
All My Loved Ones
7.2

All My Loved Ones

1999Movie7.2
Predator Coast
9.0

Predator Coast

2012Movie9.0
Smyrna
7.8

Smyrna

2021Movie7.8
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
5.0

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets

2005Movie5.0
St. Ursula's in Danger
9.0

St. Ursula's in Danger

1983Movie9.0
Puccini
4.3

Puccini

1984Movie4.3
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
7.3

Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock

2016Movie7.3
Bone in the Throat
2.0

Bone in the Throat

2015Movie2.0
Una questione privata
10.0

Una questione privata

1993Movie10.0
The Innocent Sleep
5.0

The Innocent Sleep

1996Movie5.0
Special Couple

Special Couple

2019Movie
The Good Times Are Killing Me
3.7

The Good Times Are Killing Me

2009Movie3.7
Open Fire
7.3

Open Fire

1994Movie7.3
Native
5.5

Native

2018Movie5.5
What Destroyed the Hindenburg?

What Destroyed the Hindenburg?

Movie
The Sheltering Desert
10.0

The Sheltering Desert

1991Movie10.0
Seven Ages of Starlight
6.8

Seven Ages of Starlight

2012Movie6.8
To Be First

To Be First

2007Movie
Lion Brothers: Cubs to Kings
10.0

Lion Brothers: Cubs to Kings

2019Movie10.0
Good and Bad at Games

Good and Bad at Games

1983Movie

TV Shows (46)

Doctor Who
7.6

Doctor Who

2005Series7.6
Death in Paradise
7.4

Death in Paradise

2011Series7.4
Sherlock
8.5

Sherlock

2010Series8.5
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004Series7.8
Lewis
7.6

Lewis

2007Series7.6
Spooks
7.7

Spooks

2002Series7.7
New Tricks
7.3

New Tricks

2004Series7.3
12 Monkeys
7.4

12 Monkeys

2015Series7.4
Inspector Morse
7.9

Inspector Morse

1987Series7.9
Waking the Dead
7.2

Waking the Dead

2001Series7.2
Krypton
7.1

Krypton

2018Series7.1
Surface
6.3

Surface

2022Series6.3
Law & Order: UK
7.0

Law & Order: UK

2009Series7.0
The White Queen
7.3

The White Queen

2013Series7.3
Riviera
6.1

Riviera

2017Series6.1
Wallander
7.4

Wallander

2008Series7.4
McDonald & Dodds
7.6

McDonald & Dodds

2020Series7.6
Scott & Bailey
7.3

Scott & Bailey

2011Series7.3
Ashes to Ashes
7.7

Ashes to Ashes

2008Series7.7
Return of the Saint
7.0

Return of the Saint

1978Series7.0
Fortunes of War
6.3

Fortunes of War

1987Series6.3
The Forsyte Saga
7.9

The Forsyte Saga

2002Series7.9
This World
6.0

This World

2004Series6.0
The Reunion
6.3

The Reunion

2022Series6.3
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
6.0

The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

2016Series6.0
Secret State
7.1

Secret State

2012Series7.1
Cleopatra
6.6

Cleopatra

1999Series6.6
The War of the Worlds
6.6

The War of the Worlds

2019Series6.6
Garrow's Law
7.7

Garrow's Law

2009Series7.7
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
6.3

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

2003Series6.3
The Family
6.4

The Family

2016Series6.4
The Crimson Field
7.5

The Crimson Field

2014Series7.5
Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down
4.8

Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down

2013Series4.8
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
7.5

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

1996Series7.5
Missed Call
3.0

Missed Call

2026Series3.0
Harry
5.3

Harry

1993Series5.3
The Burning Girls
6.9

The Burning Girls

2023Series6.9
Take a Girl Like You
5.5

Take a Girl Like You

2000Series5.5
Midnight Man
5.2

Midnight Man

2008Series5.2
Son of the Dragon
5.1

Son of the Dragon

2008Series5.1
Case Sensitive
6.9

Case Sensitive

2011Series6.9
Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family
10.0

Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family

2015Series10.0
Vice Versa
7.0

Vice Versa

1981Series7.0
Putin, Russia and the West
2.0

Putin, Russia and the West

2012Series2.0
The Blonde Bombshell
3.5

The Blonde Bombshell

1999Series3.5
Speed Kills

Speed Kills

2012Series