Rory Kinnear

Born: 1978-02-17, Hammersmith, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography

• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
• Black Mirror (2011)
• Silent Witness (1996)
• Penny Dreadful (2014)
• Waking the Dead (2001)
• The Imitation Game (2014)
• No Time to Die (2021)
• The Diplomat (2023)
• Skyfall (2012)
• Inside No. 9 (2014)
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
• Our Flag Means Death (2022)
• Quantum of Solace (2008)
• Ashes to Ashes (2008)
• Five Days (2007)
• Say Nothing (2024)
• The Hollow Crown (2012)
• Spectre (2015)
• Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
• Judge John Deed (2001)
• Men (2022)
• Years and Years (2019)
• Wild Target (2010)
• All the Devils Are Here (2025)
• Comedy Showcase (2007)
• Man Up (2015)
• Trespass Against Us (2016)
• Bank of Dave (2023)
• Cuban Fury (2014)
• Mansfield Park (2007)