
Rory Kinnear
Acting
Born 1978-02-17 · Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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.
Known for

Penny Dreadful
2014 · TV

The Diplomat
2023 · TV

Count Arthur Strong
2013 · TV

Our Flag Means Death
2022 · TV

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020 · TV

Five Days
2007 · TV

Say Nothing
2024 · TV

Years and Years
2019 · TV

Lord of the Flies
2026 · TV

Quacks
2017 · TV

Guerrilla
2017 · TV

Amadeus
2025 · TV

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022 · TV

Toxic Town
2025 · TV

Catherine the Great
2019 · TV

Southcliffe
2013 · TV

Ridley Road
2021 · TV

Silent Witness
1996 · TV

Black Mirror
2011 · TV

Vexed
2010 · TV

The Casual Vacancy
2015 · TV

Waking the Dead
2001 · TV

Watership Down
2018 · TV

Messiah
2001 · TV

Lucan
2013 · TV

The Second Coming
2003 · TV

Women in Love
2011 · TV

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
2012 · TV

Inside No. 9
2014 · TV

The Thick of It
2005 · TV

The Hollow Crown
2012 · TV

Cranford
2007 · TV

Ashes to Ashes
2008 · TV

A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971 · TV

Judge John Deed
2001 · TV

Ultimate Force
2002 · TV

Comedy Showcase
2007 · TV

Beautiful People
2008 · TV

The One Show
2006 · TV