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Friend in 2012, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Rupert William Anthony Friend
Place of Birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 9 October, 1981
Ethnicity: English, at least some Scottish
Rupert Friend is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and producer.
He is the son of Caroline, a solicitor, and Nicholas Friend, a cultural historian. Rupert is married to American athlete, actress, and fashion model Aimee Mullins.
Rupert’s paternal grandfather is Anthony Friend (the son of Reginald Stewart Irvine Friend and Mary Camilla Sharp). Anthony was born in Bridge, Kent, England. Reginald was the son of James Taddy Friend and Mary Stewart Irvine. Rupert’s great-grandmother Mary Sharp was the daughter of William Granville Sharp and Ellen Tomkins.
Rupert’s paternal grandmother is named Daphne R. Pochin.
Rupert’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Brown.