Rupert Graves Biography

Fast Facts

• Had a stammer as a child and had to take elocution lessons
• Left school at the age of 15 to become a circus clown
• Was once a member of an acting troupe called Silly Billy Pickles and the Peanut Street Gang, which entertained children at holiday camps
• Sang with a punk-rock group called A New Lumbago
• Worked briefly in a fish-and-chips shop and shoe factory
• Made stage debut as Alistair Graham in The Killing of Mr
• Toad in 1983
• Gained international attention as Freddy, the younger brother of Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter), in the 1985 film A Room With a View
• Appeared in the 1999 Broadway production of Closer as Dan, opposite Anna Friel, Natasha Richardson and Ciarán Hinds
• Involved with the charity Springboard Opportunity Group which works with children with autism, physical disabilities, sensory impairment, emotional and behavioral difficulties, communication difficulties and other learning disabilities