Everett, Rupert 1959–

PERSONAL

Full name, Rupert James Hector Everett; born May 29, 1959, in Norfolk, England; son of Anthony (in business and in the military) and Sarah Everett. Education: Studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama, 1974–76, and the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland. Avocational Interests: Playing the piano.

Addresses: Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; International Creative Management London, 76 Oxford St., London W1N 0AX, England. Manager—Handprint Entertainment, 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Publicist—Wolf/Kasteler/Van Iden and Associates Public Relations, 335 North Maple Dr., Suite 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actor and writer. Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, apprentice, 1979–82; worked as a model; appeared in advertisements. Participant at Staying Alive: A Global Forum on HIV/AIDS, MTV Global Forum, 14th International AIDS Conference, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain, 2002.

Awards, Honors: London Critics Circle Theatre Award, most promising newcomer, 1981, for Another Country; Film Award nomination, best newcomer, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1985, for Another Country; National Board of Review Award (with others), best acting by an ensemble, 1994, for Pret-a-Porter; International Fantasy Film Award, best actor, Fantasporto, 1996, and Best Actor Award, Malaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema, 1997, both for Cemetery Man; Golden Apple Award, male discovery of the year, 1997; ALFS Award, British supporting actor of the year, London Critics Circle Film awards, Golden Satellite Award, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture—comedy or musical, International Press Academy, Florida Film Critics Circle Award, best supporting actor, American Comedy Award, funniest supporting actor in a motion picture, Blockbuster Entertainment Award, favorite supporting actor—comedy, Film Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture, MTV Movie Award nominations, best comedic performance and best breakthrough performance, and Online Film Critics Award nomination, best supporting actor, all 1998, for My Best Friend's Wedding; VH1 Vogue Fashion Award, 1999, for most fashionable male celebrity; Golden Space Needle Award, best actor, Seattle International Film Festival, and European Film Award nomination, best actor, both 1999, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—comedy/musical, and Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture, comedy or musical, both 2000, all for An Ideal Husband.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Jerome Weathersby, A Shocking Accident (short film), 1982.

Dead on Time, 1982.

Tim, Real Life, Castle Hill Productions, 1983.

Guy Bennett, Another Country, Orion Classics, 1984.

David Blakely, Dance with a Stranger, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.

Constantine Kassanis, Duet for One, Cannon, 1986.

Bayardo San Roman, Chronicle of a Death Foretold (also known as Chronique d'une mort annoncee, Cronaca di una morte annunciata, and Cronica de una muerte anunciada), Istituto Luce-Italnoleggio Cinematografico/Island Pictures, 1987.

David Lattes, Gli occhiali d'oro (also known as The Gold Rimmed Glasses and The Gold Spectacles), D.M.V./European Classics, 1987.

Harry Ironminister, The Right-Hand Man, New World, 1987.

James Colt, Hearts of Fire, Lorimar, 1987.

Haunted Summer, 1988.

Assuerus (also known as Horace Walop), Tolerance, 1989.

Jigsaw, 1990.

Colin, The Comfort of Strangers (also known as Cortesie per gli ospiti), Skouras Pictures, 1991.

Sasha, Inside Monkey Zetterland (also known as Monkey Zetterland), IRS Releasing, 1993.

Shooting Angels (also known as Strelyayuschie angely), Alexintrade Establishment/Komanda, 1993.

Francesco Dellamorte, Cemetery Man (also known as Cemetery '95, Of Death, Of Death and Love, Of Love, and Dellamorte Dellamore), October Films, 1994.

Jack Lowenthal, Pret-a-Porter (also known as Pret-a-Porter: Ready to Wear and Ready to Wear), Miramax, 1994.

The Prince of Wales, The Madness of King George (also known as The Madness of George III and The Madness of King George III), Samuel Goldwyn, 1994.

Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies, Channel Four Films, 1994.

Lord Rutledge, Dunstan Checks In, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996.

George Downes, My Best Friend's Wedding, Columbia/TriStar, 1997.

Himself, Pierre and Gilles, Love Stories (documentary), Frameline, 1997.

(Uncredited) Christopher "Kit" Marlowe, Shakespeare in Love, Miramax, 1998.

Paul, B. Monkey (also known as B. Monkey—Una donna da slavare), Miramax, 1998.

Lord Arthur Goring, An Ideal Husband, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

Oberon, William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (also known as A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sogno di una notte di mezza estate), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1999.

Sanford Scolex/Dr. Claw, Inspector Gadget, Buena Vista, 1999.

Narrator, Paragraph 175 (documentary), New Yorker Films, 2000.

Robert Whittaker, The Next Best Thing, Paramount, 2000.

Nick, South Kensington, International Video 80, 2001.

Algy, The Importance of Being Earnest (also known as L'importance d'etre constant), Miramax, 2002.

Dirk Simpson, Unconditional Love, New Line Cinema, 2002.

Voice of Sloan Blackburn, The Wild Thornberrys Movie (animated), Paramount, 2002.

King Charles I, To Kill a King, FilmFour/HanWay Films, 2003.

Charles de Poulignac, People (also known as People—Jet-Set 2), SND, 2004.

Grigory, … and Quiet Flows the Don, Madison Motion Pictures, 2004.

Kim Philby, A Differently Loyalty, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

King Charles II, Stage Beauty, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Voice of Prince Charming, Shrek 2 (animated), Dream-Works, 2004.

William Bule, Separate Lives, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004.

Voice of Fox, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (also known as The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe), Buena Vista, 2005.

Valet, The Great Farrell, Global United Entertainment, 2006.

Film Work:

Executive producer, A Different Loyalty, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Ram Valensky, Princess Daisy, NBC, 1983.

George Garforth, The Far Pavilions (also known as Blade of Steel and Palast der Winde), HBO, 1984.

Vicomte Sebastien de Valmont, Les liaisons dangereuses (also known as Dangerous Liaisons), WE, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Lancelot, Arthur the King (also known as Merlin and the Sword), CBS, 1985.

Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking, BBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Guy, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, PBS, 1981.

(Uncredited) Pink, The Wall: Live in Berlin (also known as The Wall: Berlin 90), 1990.

Host, Madonna Rising (documentary), VH1, 1998.

Barbara Walters Presents 6 to Watch, ABC, 1998.

Movie Surfers: Go Inside Disney's "Inspector Gadget" (documentary), ABC, 1999.

Host, The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, ABC, 2001.

Himself, One Night with Robbie Williams (also known as Robbie Williams: Live at the Albert), BBC, 2001.

(Uncredited) Himself, Forever Ealing (documentary), Channel 4 and TCM, 2002.

Himself, Totally Gay! (documentary), VH1, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 1998 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1998.

Presenter, The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1998.

Presenter, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998.

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1998.

Presenter, VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, 1999.

Cohost, European Film Awards, Sundance Channel, 2000.

Himself, VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 2000.

Presenter, MTV Europe Music Awards 2002 (also known as MTV Europe Music Awards 2002 Barcelona), MTV, 2002.

Host, World Music Awards 2003, The WB, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Lord Plural, "The Lost Chord," Strangers, Independent Television, 1982.

"Soft Targets," Play for Today, BBC, 1982.

Himself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997.

Himself, Ruby, BBC, 1997.

Himself, In the Life, PBS, 2000.

Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2000.

Himself, Patrick Kielty … Almost Live!, BBC, 2002.

Himself, RI:SE, Channel 4 (England), 2002.

Himself, V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2002.

Himself, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2004.

Himself, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2004.

Himself, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2004.

Himself, Lo mas plus, 2004.

Himself, T4, Channel 4, 2004.

Himself, This Morning, Independent Television, 2004.

Himself, The View, ABC, 2004.

Himself, Jeremy Vine Meets …, BBC, 2005.

Malcolm Holmes, "Black Widow," Boston Legal, ABC, c. 2005.

Malcolm Holmes, "Schadenfreude," Boston Legal, ABC, c. 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Ambassador Ronnie Childers, Mr. Ambassador, NBC, 2003.

Television Work; Pilots:

Creator and executive producer, Mr. Ambassador, NBC, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

Don Juan, Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, 1978.

Guy Bennett, Another Country, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1981, Queen's Theatre, London, 1982.

Nicky Lancaster, The Vortex, University of California, Los Angeles, James A. Doolittle Theatre, Los Angeles, 1990.

Robin, Some Sunny Day, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1996.

Appeared as Lord Henry Wotton, The Picture of Dorian Gray; in Heartbreak House and Waste of Time, both Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland; in Don Juan, London; Mass Appeal, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London; The Vortex, Citizens' Theatre and Garrick Theatre; and The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, Glasgow, Scotland and London.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Generation of Loneliness, c. 1980.

Recorded other albums.

Singles:

"Generation of Loneliness," c. 1980.

(With Robbie Williams) "They Can't Take That Away from Me," 2001.

Other singles include "In the Vortex."

Music Videos:

Madonna, "American Pie," 2000.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Author of the screenplays Martha and Arthur and P.S. I Love You.

Novels:

Hello Darling, Are You Working?, 1991, William Morrow, 1992.

The Hairdressers of St. Tropez, 1994, Mandarin, 1995, also released as an audiobook.

Also wrote Guilt without Sex: A Jewish Bestseller. Contributor to periodicals, including Vanity Fair.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers, Issue 1, Gale, 2003.

Periodicals:

Advocate, January 20, 1998, p. 30.

Attitude, September, 2002, pp. 42-49.

Christian Science Monitor, July 23, 1999, p. 18.

Cosmopolitan, March, 1998, p. 218.

Entertainment Weekly, December 23, 1994; July 11, 1997; June 25, 1999, p. 28.

Evening Standard Hot Tickets, December 17, 1999, p. 11.

Face, March, 1998.

In Style, August 1, 1999, p. 107; September 1, 1999, p. 270.

Los Angeles Times, June 23, 1997.

Maclean's, June 21, 1999, p. 62.

Madison, July, 1999, pp. 136-43.

Movieline, January, 1996; February, 1999, p. 59.

Newsweek, July 12, 1999, p. 64.

New York Post, July 7, 1997.

NW, June 18, 2001, p. 70.

Paper, March, 1998, pp. 66-69, 71.

People Weekly, March 27, 2000, p. 124; May 8, 2000, p. 138.

Playboy, January, 2000, p. 221.

Premiere (Great Britain), September, 1997, pp. 82-83.

Time, June 21, 1999, p. 79.

USA Today, June 24, 1997.

US, June, 1999.

Vanity Fair, June, 1997.

Vogue, May, 1987, p. 80.