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Rupert Everett
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Rupert Everett is an English actor, writer and director who came to prominence as Guy Bennett in Another Country in 1984. His films include Dance with a Stranger and My Best Friend’s Wedding, while his voice work includes Prince Charming in the Shrek films.
He has repeatedly returned to Oscar Wilde’s life and writing. After playing Wilde on stage in The Judas Kiss, he wrote, directed and starred in The Happy Prince, released in 2018 and concerned with the writer’s final years. Everett’s books include the memoirs Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins and Vanished Years.
Reviewed 2026-09-07Selected sources
- Sony Pictures Classics — The Happy PrinceFilm career, Wilde stage role and writing/directing The Happy Prince.
- Hachette — Rupert EverettMemoirs and 2018 film.