Biography and filmography

Rory Kinnear

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.

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Movies (49)

Onwards and Sideways

Onwards and Sideways

2026 · Professor Ridge

Learning to Breathe Under Water

Learning to Breathe Under Water

2026 · Peter

All the Devils Are Here

All the Devils Are Here

2025 · Harold Laing

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger

2025 · Dave Fishwick

The Old Man and the Land

The Old Man and the Land

2024 · David (voice)

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

2024 · Churchill

El Banco de Dave

El Banco de Dave

2023 · Dave Fishwick

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

2022 · Narrator

Men: Terror en las sombras

Men: Terror en las sombras

2022 · Geoffrey

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

2021 · Edward Williams

Designing Bond

Designing Bond

2021 · Self

Sin tiempo para morir

Sin tiempo para morir

2021 · Tanner

The Interview

The Interview

2019 · Interviewer

Brexit

Brexit

2019 · Craig Oliver

Peterloo

Peterloo

2018 · Henry Hunt

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

2018 · Macbeth

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

2018 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Zanzibar

Zanzibar

2018 · Prince Rico / Gus

National Theatre Live: Young Marx

National Theatre Live: Young Marx

2017 · Marx

iBoy

iBoy

2017 · Ellman

Daddy My

Daddy My

2016 · Father

Trespass Against Us

Trespass Against Us

2016 · P.C Lovage

National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

2016 · Captain Macheath, aka 'Mac the Knife'

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016 · Self - Performer

The Roof

The Roof

2016 · Yet Another Fan

007: Spectre

007: Spectre

2015 · Tanner

Atrévete

Atrévete

2015 · Sean

El código enigma

El código enigma

2014 · Detective Robert Nock

Furia cubana

Furia cubana

2014 · Gary

Lucan

Lucan

2013 · Lord Lucan

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013 · Iago

National Theatre Live: Othello

National Theatre Live: Othello

2013 · Iago

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

2013 · Self

Loving Miss Hatto

Loving Miss Hatto

2012 · Young Barrington Coupe

007: Operación Skyfall

007: Operación Skyfall

2012 · Tanner

National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans

National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans

2012 · Nick

Bond on Location

Bond on Location

2012 · Self / Bill Tanner

Broken

Broken

2012 · Bob Oswald

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

2010 · Hamlet

Lennon Naked

Lennon Naked

2010 · Brian Epstein

El primer hombre en la luna

El primer hombre en la luna

2010 · Bedford

Escape Salvaje

Escape Salvaje

2010 · Gerry Bailey

Wish 143

Wish 143

2009 · Wishman

007: Quantum

007: Quantum

2008 · Tanner

Margaret Thatcher: El Largo Camino a Finchley

Margaret Thatcher: El Largo Camino a Finchley

2008 · Denis Thatcher

The Curse of Steptoe

The Curse of Steptoe

2008 · Alan Simpson

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

2007 · Rushworth

Judas

Judas

2004 · Andrew

Ignition

Ignition

TV shows (43)

Honey

Honey

2026 · Graham Anderson

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

2026 · Ralph's Father (uncredited)

Amadeus

Amadeus

2025 · Emperor Joseph

Ciudad tóxica

Ciudad tóxica

2025 · Des Collins

No digas nada

No digas nada

2024 · Frank Kitson

La diplomática

La diplomática

2023 · Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

2022 · Tom Bombadil

Nuestra bandera es de muerte

Nuestra bandera es de muerte

2022 · Captain Nigel Badminton / Chauncey Badminton

Ridley Road

Ridley Road

2021 · Colin Jordan

Penny Dreadful: Ciudad de ángeles

Penny Dreadful: Ciudad de ángeles

2020 · Dr. Peter Craft

Catalina la Grande

Catalina la Grande

2019 · Nikita Ivanovich Panin

Years & Years

Years & Years

2019 · Stephen Lyons

La Colina de Watership

La Colina de Watership

2018 · Cowslip (voice)

Quacks

Quacks

2017 · Robert Lessing

Guerrilla

Guerrilla

2017 · Pence

The Casual Vacancy

The Casual Vacancy

2015 · Barry Fairbrother

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

2014 · John Clare / The Creature

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

2014 · Prince Rico / Gus

Lucan

Lucan

2013 · Lord Lucan

Southcliffe

Southcliffe

2013 · David Whitehead

Count Arthur Strong

Count Arthur Strong

2013 · Michael Baker

La Corona Vacía

La Corona Vacía

2012 · Bollingbroke

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

2012 · Reverend Septimus Crisparkle

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

2011 · Michael Callow

Women in Love

Women in Love

2011 · Rupert Birkin

Vexed

Vexed

2010 · Dan Bishop

Return to Cranford

Return to Cranford

2009 · Septimus

Beautiful People

Beautiful People

2008 · Ross

Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

2008

Cranford

Cranford

2007 · Septimus Hanbury

Comedy Showcase

Comedy Showcase

2007 · Rob Black

Cinco Días

Cinco Días

2007 · Kyle Betts

The One Show

The One Show

2006 · Self

The Thick of It

The Thick of It

2005 · Ed

The Second Coming

The Second Coming

2003 · Father Dillane

Ultimate Force

Ultimate Force

2002

Menace

Menace

2002 · Kevin

Judge John Deed

Judge John Deed

2001

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001 · James Mitcham

Messiah

Messiah

2001 · Stewart Dean

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996

A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971 · Edward Williams

Blackmere

Blackmere