Rory Kinnear
Acting·February 17, 1978 — 48 years old·Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Rory Kinnear (born February 17, 1978) is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre.
He is best known for playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre, and in various video games of the franchise. He is the youngest actor to play the role of Bill Tanner. He also won a Laurence Olivier Award for portraying Fopling Flutter in a 2008 version of The Man of Mode, and a British Independent Film Award for his performance in the 2012 film Broken. In 2014, he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Shakespeare's villain Iago in the National Theatre production of Othello.
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—Ignition—HoneyTVGraham Anderson2026Learning to Breathe Under WaterPeter2026Lord of the FliesTVRalph's Father (uncredited)2025AmadeusTVEmperor Joseph2025All the Devils Are HereHarold Laing2025Toxic TownTVDes Collins2025Bank of Dave 2: The Loan RangerDave Fishwick2024Say NothingTVFrank Kitson2024The Old Man and the LandDavid (voice)2024The Ministry of Ungentlemanly WarfareP.M. Winston Churchill2023The DiplomatTVPrime Minister Nicol Trowbridge2023Bank of DaveDave Fishwick2022The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentNarrator2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerTVTom Bombadil2022MenGeoffrey2022Our Flag Means DeathTVCaptain Nigel Badminton / Chauncey Badminton2021A Ghost Story for Christmas: The MezzotintEdward Williams2021Designing BondSelf2021Ridley RoadTVColin Jordan2021No Time to DieTanner2020Penny Dreadful: City of AngelsTVDr. Peter Craft2019The InterviewInterviewer2019Catherine the GreatTVNikita Ivanovich Panin2019Years and YearsTVStephen Lyons2019Brexit: The Uncivil WarCraig Oliver2018Watership DownTVCowslip (voice)2018PeterlooHenry Hunt2018National Theatre Live: MacbethMacbeth2018Nothing Like a DameSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)2018ZanzibarPrince Rico / Gus2017National Theatre Live: Young MarxMarx2017QuacksTVRobert Lessing2017GuerrillaTVPence2017iBoyEllman2016Daddy MyFather2016Trespass Against UsP.C Lovage2016National Theatre Live: The Threepenny OperaCaptain Macheath, aka 'Mac the Knife'2016Shakespeare Live! From the RSCSelf - Performer2016The RoofYet Another Fan2015SpectreTanner2015Man UpSean2015The Casual VacancyTVBarry Fairbrother2014The Imitation GameDetective Robert Nock2014Penny DreadfulTVJohn Clare / The Creature2014Cuban FuryGary2014Inside No. 9TVPrince Rico / Gus2013LucanLord Lucan2013LucanTVLord Lucan2013National Theatre Live: 50 Years on StageIago2013National Theatre Live: OthelloIago2013Muse of FireSelf2013SouthcliffeTVDavid Whitehead2013Count Arthur StrongTVMichael Baker2012Loving Miss HattoYoung Barrington Coupe2012SkyfallTanner2012National Theatre Live: The Last of the HaussmansNick2012Bond on LocationSelf / Bill Tanner2012BrokenBob Oswald2012The Hollow CrownTVBollingbroke2012The Mystery of Edwin DroodTVReverend Septimus Crisparkle2011Black MirrorTVMichael Callow2011Women in LoveTVRupert Birkin2010National Theatre Live: HamletHamlet2010Lennon NakedBrian Epstein2010The First Men in the MoonBedford2010VexedTVDan Bishop2010Wild TargetGerry Bailey2009Wish 143Wishman2008Quantum of SolaceTanner2008Beautiful PeopleTVRoss2008Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to FinchleyDenis Thatcher2008The Curse of SteptoeAlan Simpson2008Ashes to AshesTV2007CranfordTVSeptimus Hanbury2007Comedy ShowcaseTVRob Black2007Mansfield ParkRushworth2007Five DaysTVKyle Betts2006The One ShowTVSelf2005The Thick of ItTVEd2004JudasAndrew2003The Second ComingTVFather Dillane2002Ultimate ForceTV2001Judge John DeedTV2001Waking the DeadTVJames Mitcham2001MessiahTVStewart Dean1996Silent WitnessTV1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasTVEdward Williams