Rupert Graves (English: Rupert Simeon Graves; born 30 June 1963, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, United Kingdom) is an English stage and film actor.

He was born on 30 June 1963 in the English resort town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, into the family of Maria Louisa Graves (née Roberts), a tour operator, and Richard Harding Graves, a music teacher.

He was educated in his hometown at the specialized sports academy Wyvern Community School. At the age of fifteen, Graves left the institution.

He began his career as a circus clown.