Portrait of Rory Kinnear

Rory Kinnear

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: February 17, 1978

Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Filmography

2025
2025
Toxic Town

as Des Collins

2024
Say Nothing

as Frank Kitson

2024
The Old Man and the Land

as David (voice)

2023
The Diplomat

as Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge

2023
Bank of Dave

as Dave Fishwick

2022
Men

as Geoffrey

2022
Our Flag Means Death

as Captain Nigel Badminton / Chauncey Badminton

2021
Ridley Road

as Colin Jordan

2021
2020
2019
The Interview

as Interviewer

2019
Catherine the Great

as Nikita Ivanovich Panin

2019
Years and Years

as Stephen Lyons

2019
2018
Watership Down

as Cowslip (voice)

2018
Peterloo

as Henry Hunt

2018
Nothing Like a Dame

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2017
Quacks

as Robert Lessing

2017
Guerrilla

as Pence

2017
iBoy

as Ellman

2016
Trespass Against Us

as P.C Lovage

2016
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

as Captain Macheath, aka 'Mac the Knife'

2016
2016
The Roof

as Yet Another Fan

2015
Spectre

as Tanner

2015
Man Up

as Sean

2015
The Casual Vacancy

as Barry Fairbrother

2014
The Imitation Game

as Detective Robert Nock

2014
Penny Dreadful

as John Clare / The Creature

2014
Cuban Fury

as Gary

2014
Inside No. 9

as Prince Rico / Gus

2013
Lucan

as Lord Lucan

2013
Lucan

as Lord Lucan

2013
2013
Southcliffe

as David Whitehead

2013
Count Arthur Strong

as Michael Baker

2012
Loving Miss Hatto

as Young Barrington Coupe

2012
Skyfall

as Tanner

2012
Bond on Location

as Self / Bill Tanner

2012
Broken

as Bob Oswald

2012
The Hollow Crown

as Bollingbroke

2012
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

as Reverend Septimus Crisparkle

2011
Black Mirror

as Michael Callow

2011
Women in Love

as Rupert Birkin

2010
Lennon Naked

as Brian Epstein

2010
Vexed

as Dan Bishop

2010
Wild Target

as Gerry Bailey

2009
Wish 143

as Wishman

2008
2008
2008
The Curse of Steptoe

as Alan Simpson

2007
Cranford

as Septimus Hanbury

2007
Comedy Showcase

as Rob Black

2007
Mansfield Park

as Rushworth

2007
Five Days

as Kyle Betts

2006
2004
Judas

as Andrew

2003
The Second Coming

as Father Dillane

2001
Waking the Dead

as James Mitcham

2001
Messiah

as Stewart Dean