Rupert Young

Rupert Young
Young in 2013.
Born	Rupert Francis Young (1978-05-16) 16 May 1978 (age 47) Lambeth, London, England
Education	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present

Rupert Francis Young (born 16 May 1978) is an English actor who is best known for his roles as Sir Leon in the BBC drama series Merlin and as Jack, The Lord Featherington in the Netflix series Bridgerton .

Early life

Young was born on May 16, 1978 in Lambeth, London. ^[1] He attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. ^[2]

Career

His television work includes episodes of Merlin , ^[3] Doc Martin , Foyle's War , Hotel Babylon , The White Queen and other work. His films include Dirty Filthy Love , a 2004 television film alongside Michael Sheen, Writers Retreat, released in 2015 ^[4] and The Secret Garden in 2020.

Between 2019 and 2022 (at intervals, due to covid theatre closures) he portrayed Larry Murphy in the West End debut of the stage show Dear Evan Hansen at the Noël Coward Theatre. In 2020, Young was nominated for Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Dear Evan Hansen at the Laurence Olivier Awards. ^[5]

In 2022 he was cast as Lord Jack Featherington in series 2 of Bridgerton . ^[6]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Island at War	British Soldier	Episode: "Eve of the War"
	Dirty Filthy Love	Josh	TV film
	Doc Martin	Adrian Pitts	2 episodes
2006	Foyle's War	Armed Guard	Episode: 'Bad Blood"
	Heartbeat	Zak	Episode: "Wine and Roses"
2008	Primeval	Mike	Episode: "Mealworms, Indeed"
2009	Hotel Babylon	Justice	Episode; "#4.4"
2009–2012	Merlin	Sir Leon	Recurring character; 39 episodes
2010	Shameless	Marc Arlington	Episode: "The End of The Affair"
	Doctor Who	Roman	Uncredited; Episode: "The Pandorica Opens"
2013	The White Queen	Sir William Herbert	Episode: "The Bad Queen"
2016	People Just Do Nothing	Joshua	Episode: "Record Deal"
2017	The Good Karma Hospital	Sunny Macintosh	Episode: "#1.3"
	Will	Sir Walter Raleigh	Episode: "Brave New World"
	Judge Rinder's Crown Court	James Byron	2 episodes
2018	The Bisexual	James (reporter)	Episode: "#1.1"
2022	Bridgerton	Lord Jack Featherington	Main role (series 2); 8 episodes
2024	The New Look	Malcom Muggeridge	Episode: "What a Difference"
2025	Death in Paradise	Callum Jones	Episode: "#14.8"

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Just Because You're Paranoid...	Derek	Short film
2012	This Love	Other Man	Short film
2015	Writers Retreat	Alisdair
2020	The Secret Garden	Marcus
TBA	By the Throat	Alex	Post-production

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Director	Venue	Notes	Ref.
2002	The Wonderful World of Dissocia	Nurse	Anthony Nielson	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
2003	Today	Edward Longresse	Gari Jones
2004	The Fix	Cal Chandler	Anne Durham & Stephen Jameson
	Comedy of Errors	Luciana	Stephen Jameson	Wild Tyme		[7] [8]
	Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris		Linda Edwards	Landor Theatre		[9]
2005	H.M.S. Pinafore	Sailor	Ian Talbot	Regent's Park Open Air Theatre		[10]
	Twelfth Night	Valentine	Timothy Sheader			[11]
	Cymbeline	Guiderius	Rachel Kavanaugh			[12]
2006	Sleeping Beauty	Prince Peter	Jeremy Bond	Salisbury Playhouse		[13]
2007	French Without Tears	Brian Curtis	Paul Miller	—	English Touring Theatre	[14]
2008	Never So Good	American Lieutenant	Howard Davies	Royal National Theatre		[7] [15]
	Afterlife	Kurt	Michael Blakemore			[7] [16]
2010	Much Ado About Nothing	Benedick	Stephen Jameson	Shakespeare's Globe		[7] [17]
2011	Company	Bobby	Joe Fredericks	Southwark Playhouse		[18]
2014	Tonight at 8:30	Simon	Blanche McIntrye	Nuffield Theatre		[7] [19]
2015	High Society	Dexter Haven	Maria Friedman	The Old Vic		[20]
2016	The Philanderer	Leonard Charteris	Paul Miller	Orange Tree Theatre		[21]
	While the Sun Shines	Lieutenant Mulvaney	Christopher Luscombe	Theatre Royal Bath		[22]
2017	Gaslight	Jack Manningham	Keith Allen	—	National Tour	[7]
2018	Twelfth Night	Duke Orsino	Kwame Kwei-Armah & Oskar Eustis	Young Vic		[23]
2019	Plenty	Codename Laser	Kate Hewitt	Chinchester Festival Theatre		[24]
	Dear Evan Hansen	Larry Murphy	Michael Greif	Noël Coward Theatre	Original West End Production	[9]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2020	Laurence Olivier Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical	Dear Evan Hansen	Nominated	[25]

References

1. "Rupert Young". TV.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
2. "Rupert Young - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
3. "Hero Complex Merlin-finale" . Retrieved 30 June 2013.
4. "Writers Retreat". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
5. "Dear Evan Hansen to close in London on 22 October". British Theatre. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
6. "Rupert Young reveals the joys of 'Bridgerton' series two". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
7. "Rupert Young". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
8. "Comedy Of Errors, The | Closed: 4 July 2004". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
9. "Rupert Young | West End Performers | London Theatre Direct". www.londontheatredirect.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
10. "HMS Pinafore (2005) | Our Heritage | Open Air Theatre". openairtheatreheritage.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
11. "Twelfth Night (2005) | Our Heritage | Open Air Theatre". openairtheatreheritage.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
12. "Cymbeline (2005) | Our Heritage | Open Air Theatre". openairtheatreheritage.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
13. Read, Joanna. "Theatre review: Sleeping Beauty at Salisbury Playhouse". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
14. Tripney, Natasha (1 March 2007). "French Without Tears @ Richmond Theatre, London | Theatre". musicOMH. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
15. "Exclusive interview with Howard Davies". Hampstead Theatre. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
16. Billington, Michael (11 June 2008). "Afterlife". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
17. "Shakespeare in Performance: Stage Production". internetshakespeare.uvic.ca. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
18. "Company". Southwark Playhouse. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
19. Shuttlleworth, Ian (12 May 2014). "Tonight at 8:30, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and touring – review". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
20. Billington, Michael (14 May 2015). "High Society review – misbehaving musical is a snobs' party". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
21. Clapp, Susannah (22 May 2016). "The Philanderer review – tribute to the modern woman". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
22. Hallett, Kris (21 July 2016). "Review: While the Sun Shines (Theatre Royal Bath)" . Retrieved 2 March 2024.
23. Billington, Michael (9 October 2018). "Twelfth Night review – Kwame Kwei-Armah brings carnival spirit to Young Vic". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2 March 2024.
24. Tripney, Natasha (14 June 2019). "Plenty review, Festival Theatre, Chichester, 2019". The Stage. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
25. Thomas, Sophie (3 March 2020). "Olivier Awards 2020: Full list of nominations". London Theatre. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

External links

• Rupert Young at IMDb