Biography
Rupert James Hector Everett is an English actor. He was born on 29 May 1959 in Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk.
Everett trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama before joining the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow. He first came to public attention in 1981 in Julian Mitchell's play Another Country, which he reprised in the 1984 film adaptation; the role earned him a BAFTA nomination.
He received further BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) and a Golden Globe nomination for An Ideal Husband (1999). His film credits include Shakespeare in Love (1998), the voice of Prince Charming in Shrek 2 (2004) and Shrek the Third (2007), and the Duke of Wellington in Napoleon (2023).
