Rory Kinnear
Biography
Rory Kinnear is an English actor and playwright. Born on February 17, 1978, in Hammersmith, London, England, UK, he has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. He is known for playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond films and in various video games of the franchise. Kinnear has won several awards for his performances, including a Laurence Olivier Award for his portrayal of Fopling Flutter in The Man of Mode and a British Independent Film Award for his role in the 2012 film Broken. He also won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Shakespeare's villain Iago in the National Theatre production of Othello.
Career overview
Rory Kinnear is an English actor who has worked with notable theatre companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. He has gained recognition for his performances in various productions, including a 2008 version of The Man of Mode, for which he won a Laurence Olivier Award for his portrayal of Fopling Flutter. Kinnear has also appeared in a 2012 film, Broken, which earned him a British Independent Film Award.
Kinnear is also known for his work in film, particularly in the James Bond franchise, where he played the role of Bill Tanner in Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre. He is the youngest actor to have played this role. Additionally, he has appeared in various video games of the franchise.
Kinnear's performances have been recognized with multiple awards, including an Olivier Award for Best Actor in 2014 for his portrayal of Shakespeare's villain Iago in the National Theatre production of Othello. Throughout his career, Kinnear has demonstrated his versatility as an actor, taking on a wide range of roles in both theatre and film productions.
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- Lord of the Flies (2026) as Ralph's Father (uncredited)
- Learning to Breathe Under Water (2026) as Peter
- Amadeus (2025) as Emperor Joseph
- Toxic Town (2025) as Des Collins
- All the Devils Are Here (2025) as Harold Laing
- Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger (2025) as Dave Fishwick
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) as P.M. Winston Churchill
- Say Nothing (2024) as Frank Kitson
- The Old Man and the Land (2024) as David (voice)
- The Diplomat (2023) as Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge
- Bank of Dave (2023) as Dave Fishwick
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) as Tom Bombadil
- Our Flag Means Death (2022) as Captain Nigel Badminton / Chauncey Badminton
- Men (2022) as Geoffrey
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (2022) as Narrator
- No Time to Die (2021) as Tanner
- Ridley Road (2021) as Colin Jordan
- Designing Bond (2021) as Self
- A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint (2021) as Edward Williams
- Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020) as Dr. Peter Craft
- Years and Years (2019) as Stephen Lyons
- Catherine the Great (2019) as Nikita Ivanovich Panin
- Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) as Craig Oliver
- The Interview (2019) as Interviewer
- Watership Down (2018) as Cowslip (voice)
- Zanzibar (2018) as Prince Rico / Gus
- Nothing Like a Dame (2018) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Peterloo (2018) as Henry Hunt
- National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2018) as Macbeth
- Guerrilla (2017) as Pence
- iBoy (2017) as Ellman
- Quacks (2017) as Robert Lessing
- National Theatre Live: Young Marx (2017) as Marx
- Daddy My (2016) as Father
- Trespass Against Us (2016) as P.C Lovage
- The Roof (2016) as Yet Another Fan
- Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) as Self - Performer
- National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016) as Captain Macheath, aka 'Mac the Knife'
- Spectre (2015) as Tanner
- The Casual Vacancy (2015) as Barry Fairbrother
- Man Up (2015) as Sean
- The Imitation Game (2014) as Detective Robert Nock
- Inside No. 9 (2014) as Prince Rico / Gus
- Penny Dreadful (2014) as John Clare / The Creature
- Cuban Fury (2014) as Gary
- Lucan (2013) as Lord Lucan
- Southcliffe (2013) as David Whitehead
- Count Arthur Strong (2013) as Michael Baker
- Muse of Fire (2013) as Self
- National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013) as Iago
- Lucan (2013) as Lord Lucan
- National Theatre Live: Othello (2013) as Iago
- The Hollow Crown (2012) as Bollingbroke
- Skyfall (2012) as Tanner
- Broken (2012) as Bob Oswald
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012) as Reverend Septimus Crisparkle
- Bond on Location (2012) as Self / Bill Tanner
- Loving Miss Hatto (2012) as Young Barrington Coupe
- National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans (2012) as Nick
- Black Mirror (2011) as Michael Callow
- Women in Love (2011) as Rupert Birkin
- Vexed (2010) as Dan Bishop
- Wild Target (2010) as Gerry Bailey
- Lennon Naked (2010) as Brian Epstein
- The First Men in the Moon (2010) as Bedford
- National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2010) as Hamlet
- Wish 143 (2009) as Wishman
- Ashes to Ashes (2008)
- Quantum of Solace (2008) as Tanner
- Beautiful People (2008) as Ross
- The Curse of Steptoe (2008) as Alan Simpson
- Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008) as Denis Thatcher
- Five Days (2007) as Kyle Betts
- Cranford (2007) as Septimus Hanbury
- Comedy Showcase (2007) as Rob Black
- Mansfield Park (2007) as Rushworth
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- The Thick of It (2005) as Ed
- Judas (2004) as Andrew
- The Second Coming (2003) as Father Dillane
- Ultimate Force (2002)
- Waking the Dead (2001) as James Mitcham
- Judge John Deed (2001)
- Messiah (2001) as Stewart Dean
- Silent Witness (1996)
- A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971) as Edward Williams
- Ignition
- Honey as Graham Anderson