Rory Kinnear

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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2025

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
as Dave Fishwick
Movie - Released: 1/10/2025
Toxic Town
Toxic Town
as Des Collins
TV - Released: 2/27/2025

2024

The Old Man and the Land
The Old Man and the Land
as David (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/16/2024
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
as Winston Churchill
Movie - Released: 4/18/2024
Say Nothing
Say Nothing
as Frank Kitson
TV - Released: 11/14/2024

2023

Bank of Dave
Bank of Dave
as Dave Fishwick
Movie - Released: 3/10/2023
The Diplomat
The Diplomat
as Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge
TV - Released: 4/20/2023

2022

Men
Men
as Geoffrey
Movie - Released: 5/20/2022
Our Flag Means Death
Our Flag Means Death
as Captain Nigel Badminton / Chauncey Badminton
TV - Released: 3/3/2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
as Tom Bombadil
TV - Released: 9/1/2022

2021

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
as Edward Williams
Movie - Released: 12/24/2021
Being James Bond
Being James Bond
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/29/2021
Movie
Designing Bond
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/20/2021
No Time to Die
No Time to Die
as Tanner
Movie - Released: 9/29/2021
Ridley Road
Ridley Road
as Colin Jordan
TV - Released: 10/3/2021

2020

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Dr. Peter Craft
TV - Released: 4/26/2020

2019

Brexit: The Uncivil War
Brexit: The Uncivil War
as Craig Oliver
Movie - Released: 1/19/2019
The Interview
The Interview
as Interviewer
Movie - Released: 10/29/2019
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great
as Nikita Ivanovich Panin
TV - Released: 10/3/2019
Years and Years
Years and Years
as Stephen Lyons
TV - Released: 5/14/2019

2018

Peterloo
Peterloo
as Henry Hunt
Movie - Released: 11/1/2018
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
as Macbeth
Movie - Released: 5/10/2018
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/2/2018
Watership Down
Watership Down
as Cowslip (voice)
TV - Released: 12/22/2018

2017

iBoy
iBoy
as Ellman
Movie - Released: 1/27/2017
National Theatre Live: Young Marx
National Theatre Live: Young Marx
as Marx
Movie - Released: 12/7/2017
Guerrilla
Guerrilla
as Pence
TV - Released: 4/13/2017
Quacks
Quacks
as Robert Lessing
TV - Released: 8/15/2017

2016

Trespass Against Us
Trespass Against Us
as P.C Lovage
Movie - Released: 10/14/2016
The Roof
The Roof
as Yet Another Fan
Movie - Released: 3/31/2016
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
as Captain Macheath, aka 'Mac the Knife'
Movie - Released: 9/22/2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Performer
Movie - Released: 4/23/2016

2015

Spectre
Spectre
as Tanner
Movie - Released: 10/26/2015
Man Up
Man Up
as Sean
Movie - Released: 5/29/2015
The Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy
as Barry Fairbrother
TV - Released: 2/15/2015

2014

Cuban Fury
Cuban Fury
as Gary
Movie - Released: 2/14/2014
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
as Detective Robert Nock
Movie - Released: 11/14/2014
Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful
as John Clare / The Creature
TV - Released: 5/11/2014
Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9
as Prince Rico / Gus
TV - Released: 2/5/2014

2013

National Theatre Live: Othello
National Theatre Live: Othello
as Iago
Movie - Released: 9/26/2013
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/26/2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Iago
Movie - Released: 11/2/2013
Lucan
Lucan
as Lord Lucan
Movie - Released: 12/11/2013
Southcliffe
Southcliffe
as David Whitehead
TV - Released: 8/4/2013
Lucan
Lucan
as Lord Lucan
TV - Released: 12/11/2013
Count Arthur Strong
Count Arthur Strong
as Michael Baker
TV - Released: 7/8/2013

2012

Skyfall
Skyfall
as Tanner
Movie - Released: 10/24/2012
National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans
National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans
as Nick
Movie - Released: 10/11/2012
Broken
Broken
as Bob Oswald
Movie - Released: 8/22/2012
Loving Miss Hatto
Loving Miss Hatto
as Young Barrington Coupe
Movie - Released: 12/23/2012
Bond on Location
Bond on Location
as Self / Bill Tanner
Movie - Released: 10/1/2012
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
as Bollingbroke
TV - Released: 6/30/2012
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Reverend Septimus Crisparkle
TV - Released: 1/10/2012

2011

Black Mirror
Black Mirror
as Michael Callow
TV - Released: 12/4/2011
Women in Love
Women in Love
as Rupert Birkin
TV - Released: 3/24/2011

2010

The First Men in the Moon
The First Men in the Moon
as Bedford
Movie - Released: 10/19/2010
Wild Target
Wild Target
as Gerry Bailey
Movie - Released: 6/17/2010
Lennon Naked
Lennon Naked
as Brian Epstein
Movie - Released: 11/21/2010
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
as Hamlet
Movie - Released: 12/9/2010
Vexed
Vexed
as Dan Bishop
TV - Released: 8/15/2010

2009

Wish 143
Wish 143
as Wishman
Movie - Released: 11/19/2009

2008

Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace
as Tanner
Movie - Released: 10/29/2008
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
as Denis Thatcher
Movie - Released: 6/12/2008
The Curse of Steptoe
The Curse of Steptoe
as Alan Simpson
Movie - Released: 3/18/2008
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes
TV - Released: 2/7/2008
Beautiful People
Beautiful People
as Ross
TV - Released: 10/2/2008

2007

Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park
as Rushworth
Movie - Released: 3/18/2007
Five Days
Five Days
as Kyle Betts
TV - Released: 1/23/2007
Comedy Showcase
Comedy Showcase
as Rob Black
TV - Released: 10/5/2007
Cranford
Cranford
as Septimus Hanbury
TV - Released: 11/18/2007

2006

The One Show
The One Show
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/2006

2005

The Thick of It
The Thick of It
as Ed
TV - Released: 5/19/2005

2004

Judas
Judas
as Andrew
Movie - Released: 3/8/2004

2003

The Second Coming
The Second Coming
as Father Dillane
TV - Released: 2/9/2003

2002

Ultimate Force
Ultimate Force
TV - Released: 9/16/2002

2001

Judge John Deed
Judge John Deed
TV - Released: 11/26/2001
Messiah
Messiah
as Stewart Dean
TV - Released: 5/26/2001
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
as James Mitcham
TV - Released: 6/18/2001

1996

Silent Witness
Silent Witness
TV - Released: 2/21/1996