Rufus Frederick Sewell (born 29 October 1967) is an English actor. In film, he has appeared in such films as "The Woodlanders", "Dangerous Beauty", "Dark City", "A Knight's Tale", "The Illusionist", "Tristan & Isolde" and "Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence". On television, he appeared in the 2010 miniseries "The Pillars of the Earth". He previously played the hero Will Ladislaw in the BBC adaptation of George Eliot's novel "Middlemarch". In 2003 he played the title role in the series "Charles II: The Power and the Passion". He appeared in the CBS drama "Eleventh Hour", which was cancelled in April 2009. On stage, he originated the role of Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppard's play "Arcadia" and the role of Jan in Stoppard's play "Rock 'n' Roll", for which he received the Laurence Olivier Award and a Tony Award nomination for the latter performance.

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