Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in A Room with a View, Maurice, The Madness of King George, and The Forsyte Saga. From 2010 to 2017 he starred as DI Lestrade in the BBC television series Sherlock.

Early life and education Rupert Graves was born in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England, to Mary Lousilla (née Roberts) Graves, a travel co-ordinator, and Richard Harding Graves, a music teacher and musician.

Graves was educated at Wyvern Community School.

Career Graves's first job after leaving school was as a circus clown. He has appeared in more than 25 films and more than 35 television productions. He has also appeared on stage.

He first came to prominence in costume-drama adaptations of E. M. Forster's novels A Room with a View (1985) and Maurice (1987), before appearing in films including A Handful of Dust (1988), The Madness of King George (1994), Different for Girls (1996), and Intimate Relations (1996).

His 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 (2002).

In addition to his screen work, Graves has won acclaim for his stage acting, including roles in Broadway productions, in New York City, of the plays Closer (2000) and The Elephant Man (2002). His notable London theatre credits include his performance as Presley Stray in the original production of Philip Ridley's The Pitchfork Disney (1991) at the Bush Theatre, west London, which won him Best Actor at the 1991 Charrington London Fringe Awards; in Martin Sherman's A Madhouse in Goa (1989) opposite Vanessa Redgrave; and as Eddie in the Peter Hall Company's production of David Rabe's Hurlyburly (1997–98) at the Old Vic and Queen's Theatre, for which he was nominated for the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor.

Personal life In 1987, Graves met Yvonne, a stained glass artist. They lived together in London, and he helped raise her two daughters. The couple were together for 13 years.

He later married Australian-born production co-ordinator Susie Lewis. James Lavender Series 1 episode 1

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Theatre Year Title Role Notes 1983 The Killing Of Mr. Toad by David Gooderson Alistair Graham, Mr. Toad The King's Head Theatre, London, director David Gooderson 1983, 1984 Sufficient Carbohydrate by Dennis Potter Clayton Vosper Hampstead Theatre and Albery Theatre, London, director Nancy Meckler 1985 Torch Song Trilogy (Part 2: 'Fugue in a Nursery') by Harvey Fierstein Alan Albery Theatre, London, director Robert Allan Ackerman 1986 Amadeus by Peter Shaffer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Theatr Clwyd, director Simon Callow 1987 The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Algernon Moncrieff Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, director Clare Venables 1986–87 Candida by George Bernard Shaw Marchbanks The King's Head Theatre, London, director Frank Hauser (director) 1988 'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John Ford (dramatist) Giovanni Royal National Theatre (Olivier), London, director Alan Ayckbourn 1989 The History of Tom Jones by Henry Fielding, adapted by Andrew Wickes Tom Jones Watford Palace Theatre, director Matthew Francis 1989 A Madhouse in Goa by Martin Sherman David, Barnaby Grace Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) and Apollo Theatre, London, director Robert Allan Ackerman 1991 The Pitchfork Disney by Philip Ridley Presley Stray Bush Theatre, London, director Matthew Lloyd 1992 A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Lysander Royal National Theatre (Olivier), London, director Robert Lepage 1994 Toyer by Gardner McKay Peter Matson Redgrave Theatre, Farnham, director Wyn Jones 1995 Design for Living by Noël Coward Otto Gielgud Theatre, London, director Sean Mathias 1996 Les Enfants du Paradis by Jacques Prévert, adapted by Simon Callow BaptisteBarbican Centre, London, director Simon Callow 1997, 1998 Hurlyburly by David Rabe EddiePeter Hall Company at the Old Vic and Queen's Theatre, London, director Wilson Milam 1998 The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill Don Parrit Almeida Theatre, London, director Howard Davies (director) 1999 Closer by Patrick Marber Dan Music Box Theater, Broadway, director Patrick Marber 2000, 2000–01 The Caretaker by Harold Pinter Mick Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, and Comedy Theatre, London, director Patrick Marber 2001 Speak Truth To Power: Voices From Beyond The Dark by Ariel Dorfman Third Voice Playhouse Theatre, London, director Gari Jones 2002 The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance Dr. Frederick Treves Royale Theatre, Broadway, director Sean Mathias 2003 A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde Lord Illingworth Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, director Adrian Noble 2004 Dumb Show by Joe Penhall Greg Royal Court Theatre, London, director Terry Johnson (dramatist) 2006 The Exonerated by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen Kerry Riverside Studios, London, director Bob Balaban 2018 Pinter Five – The Room/Victoria Station/Family Voices by Harold Pinter Bert Hudd/Driver/Voice Three Harold Pinter Theatre, London, director Patrick Marber and primary archive sources.