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• Rufus Sewell has acted on stage, television and screen, and has appeared in a number of period pieces such as Charles II: The Power and the Passion. He began acting in 1993 when he appeared in a BBC presentation of George Eliot's Middlemarch. He has since appeared in numerous films such as Dark City, A Knight's Tale, Tristan and Isolde and The Illusionist. He was recently cast for the lead in the CBS drama Eleventh Hour and portrays Alexander Hamilton in the HBO miniseries John Adams. He is a versatile actor, with the ability to sink into the roles he is cast in, however early in his career he was often cast in the role of antagonist.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: October 29, 1967
  2. Full Name: Rufus Frederick Sewell
  3. Birthplace: Twickenham, England
  4. Attended [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_School_of_Speech_and_Drama Central School of Speech and Drama]
  5. Nickname: "Roof"
  6. Father passed away when he was ten
  7. Father, William Sewell, animator on the Beatles' Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
  8. Won [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Olivier_Awards Olivier Award] for his performance in John Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll
  9. Has one son

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