Rory Kinnear
Actor
Rory Kinnear (born 17 February 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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No Time to Die (2020)
As: Bill Tanner
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Directed by: Cary Fukunaga
Stars: Léa Seydoux | Ralph Fiennes | Naomie Harris | Ben Whishaw | Daniel Craig
Peterloo (2018)
As: Henry Hunt
A drama about the infamous 1819 Manchester massacre, which killed an estimated 18 protesters and injured up to 700.
Runtime: 154 min.
Directed by: Mike Leigh
Stars: Pearce Quigley | Maxine Peake | Rory Kinnear | David Moorst | Rachel Finnegan
iBoy (2017)
As: Ellman
After an accident, Tom wakes from a coma to discover that fragments of his smart phone have been embedded in his head, and worse, that returning to normal teenage life is impossible because he has developed a strange set of super powers.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Adam Randall
Stars: Miranda Richardson | Bill Milner | Rory Kinnear | Maisie Williams | Jordan Bolger
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016)
From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Bridget Caldwell | Gregory Doran | Robin Mason | Tim Taggart
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch | Joseph Fiennes | Judi Dench | David Tennant | Catherine Tate
The Roof (2016)
As: Yet Another Fan
A brief comedy about a visit from a legendary theatre maker and his legion of fans.
Runtime: 10 min.
Directed by: Natalie Abrahami
Stars: Ian McKellen | Jude Law | Rory Kinnear | Natalie Dormer | Noma Dumezweni
Spectre (2015)
As: Tanner
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Runtime: 148 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Monica Bellucci | Léa Seydoux | Ralph Fiennes | Christoph Waltz | Daniel Craig
Man Up (2015)
As: Sean
A 34 year old single woman, Nancy, hung-over again, exhausted by the endless fruitless set ups by her friends, traveling across London to toast another 10 years of her parent's successful happy magical marriage runs in with a 40 year old divorcee, Jack, who mistakes her for his 24 year old blind date. Nancy, deciding to go with it, happens to hop on the most chaotic yet hilarious journey of her ...
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Ben Palmer
Stars: Lake Bell | Simon Pegg | Harriet Walter | Ken Stott | Rory Kinnear
Trespass Against Us (2015)
As: P.C Lovage
Three generations of the rowdy Cutler family live as outlaws in some of Britain's richest countryside – hunting hares, ram-raiding stately homes, and taunting the police. Struggling to retain a way of life fast becoming extinct, Chad Cutler ends up caught between his father's archaic principles and trying to do right by his kids, whilst the full force of the law is finally catching up with him.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Adam Smith
Stars: Brendan Gleeson | Michael Fassbender | Sean Harris | Rory Kinnear | Lyndsey Marshal
The Imitation Game (2014)
As: Detective Robert Nock
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Morten Tyldum
Stars: Keira Knightley | Allen Leech | Benedict Cumberbatch | Matthew Goode | Rory Kinnear
Cuban Fury (2014)
As: Gary
Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: James Griffiths
Stars: Rashida Jones | Ian McShane | Chris O'Dowd | Nick Frost | Rory Kinnear
Muse of Fire (2013)
As: Himself
Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary follows two actors, Giles Terera and Dan Poole, as they travel the world to find out everything they can about tackling the greatest writer of them all. Together they have directed and produced an inspiring film that aims to demystify and illuminate ...
Runtime: 83 min.
Directed by: Dan Poole | Giles Terera
Stars: Ian McKellen | John Hurt | Ralph Fiennes | Judi Dench | Mark Rylance
Broken (2013)
As: Bob Oswald
Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Rufus Norris
Stars: Cillian Murphy | Tim Roth | Zana Marjanović | Robert Emms | Eloise Laurence
Loving Miss Hatto (2012)
As: Young Barrington Coupe
Drama inspired by the true story of classical pianist Joyce Hatto. Victoria Wood's new strange-but-true drama about musical deception and enduring love
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Aisling Walsh
Stars: Alfred Molina | Francesca Annis | Rory Kinnear | Maimie McCoy | Phoebe Nicholls
Skyfall (2012)
As: Bill Tanner
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - ...
Runtime: 143 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Ralph Fiennes | Naomie Harris | Javier Bardem | Judi Dench | Daniel Craig
National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2010)
As: Hamlet
National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the National Theatre's 50th anniversary celebrations. Following his celebrated performances at the National Theatre in Burnt by the Sun, The Revenger's Tragedy, Philistines and The Man of Mode, Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in a dynamic new production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition, ...
Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
Stars: David Calder | Rory Kinnear | Matthew Barker | Matthew Barker | Marcus Cunningham
Lennon Naked (2010)
As: Brian Epstein
A profile of John Lennon in the late 1960s as the Beatles are set to fall apart.
Runtime: 82 min.
Directed by: Edmund Coulthard
Stars: Andrew Scott | Christopher Eccleston | Christopher Fairbank | Rory Kinnear | Naoko Mori
The First Men in the Moon (2010)
As: Bedford
Mark Gatiss's adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. July 1969, and as the world waits with bated breath for the Apollo astronauts to land on the Moon, a young boy meets 90-year-old Julius Bedford. He's a man with an extraordinary story of how, way back in 1909, he got to the Moon first, and, together with the eccentric Professor Cavor, discovered a terrifying secret deep beneath its ...
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Damon Thomas
Stars: Lee Ingleby | Reece Shearsmith | Rory Kinnear | Mark Gatiss | Alex Riddell
Wild Target (2010)
As: Gerry Bailey
Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin, who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims, Rose. He spares her life, unexpectedly acquiring in the process a young apprentice, Tony. Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new ...
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Stars: Eileen Atkins | Emily Blunt | Bill Nighy | Rupert Grint | Rupert Everett
Wish 143 (2009)
As: Wishman
A fifteen-year-old boy with only months to live is granted one wish from the Dreamscape Charity. But David doesn’t want to go to Disneyland or meet Gary Neville; what he really wants is an hour alone with a naked woman
Runtime: 24 min.
Directed by: Ian Barnes
Stars: Rory Kinnear | Sam Holland | Kieran Hardcastle | Lizzie Roper | Kalum Johnson
Quantum of Solace (2008)
As: Tanner
Quantum of Solace continues the adventures of James Bond after Casino Royale. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals that the organization that blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Marc Forster
Stars: Mathieu Amalric | Giancarlo Giannini | Judi Dench | Olga Kurylenko | Daniel Craig
The Curse of Steptoe (2008)
As: Alan Simpson
In the early 1960s aspiring stage actor Harry H. Corbett jumps at the chance to play junk-dealer Harold Steptoe in a television comedy show 'Steptoe and Son'. However, the show's success proves to be a poisoned chalice for him, type-casting him and thwarting his stage ambitions. Wilfrid Brambell, the actor playing his father, is marginalized in a different way. He is a gay man in an England where ...
Runtime: 67 min.
Directed by: Michael Samuels
Stars: Jason Isaacs | Roger Allam | Clare Higgins | Burn Gorman | Phil Davis
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008)
As: Denis Thatcher
A light hearted look at future Prime Minister Margaret Thatchers rise from research chemist in 1949 to becoming MP for Finchley in 1959 encompassing her early relationship and marriage to Oil Millionaire Denis Thatcher.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Niall MacCormick
Stars: Andrea Riseborough | Samuel West | Geoffrey Palmer | Rory Kinnear | Oliver Ford Davies
Mansfield Park (2007)
As: Rushworth
In Mansfield Park, poverty-stricken Fanny Price is sent away to live with her wealthy uncle and aunt at Mansfield Park. As she struggles to adapt to her new lifestyle she begins to attract the attentions of suitors, learning about the sexual politics of high society along the way.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Iain B. MacDonald
Stars: Douglas Hodge | Rory Kinnear | Hayley Atwell | Billie Piper | Julia Joyce
Judas (2004)
As: Andrew
Judas meets Jesus and at first doesn't know what to make of him or whether or not to trust him. A cynical city boy, Judas makes fun of the country bumpkin disciples who follow Jesus but eventually decides to join the band, as well. He and Jesus become good friends, even though they often see things very differently. Ultimately, Judas is convinced that Jesus needs to use his popularity and ...
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Charles Robert Carner
Stars: Jonathan Scarfe | Johnathon Schaech | Tim Matheson | Rory Kinnear | Fiona Glascott