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Rory Kinnear
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Film & TV
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Learning to Breathe Under Water — Peter2026
- Onwards and Sideways2026
- Lord of the Flies — Ralph's Father (uncredited)2026
- Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger — Dave Fishwick2025
- All the Devils Are Here — Harold Laing2025
- Toxic Town — Des Collins2025
- Amadeus — Emperor Joseph2025
- The Old Man and the Land — David (voice)2024
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare — P.M. Winston Churchill2024
- Say Nothing — Frank Kitson2024
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Key facts
- Born
- Rory Michael Kinnear , ( 1978-02-17 ) 17 February 1978 (age 48) , Hammersmith , London, England
- Education
- Balliol College, Oxford , London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Partner
- Pandora Colin
- Parent s
- Roy Kinnear , Carmel Cryan
- Relatives
- David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech (father-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rory
- Family name
- Kinnear
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hammersmith
- Father
- Roy Kinnear
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Ian Charleson Awards
- Genre
- Shakespearean comedy
- Image
- Rory Kinnear NT 050712 aus DSCF5985.JPG
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Rory Kinnear
- date of birth
- 1978-02-17
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
- name in native language
- Rory Kinnear
- member of
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- different from
- Roy Kinnear
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Encyclopedic overview
Rory Michael Kinnear (born 17 February 1978) is an English actor. He won two Olivier Awards, both at the National Theatre, in 2008 for his portrayal of Sir Fopling Flutter in The Man of Mode, and for playing the William Shakespeare villain Iago in Othello in 2014.
He played Bill Tanner in four James Bond films: Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015), and No Time to Die (2021); and in various video games of the franchise. Kinnear also played Dave Fishwick in Bank of Dave (2023) and Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger (2025). His other film roles include Broken (2012), for which he won a British Independent Film Award, The Imitation Game (2014), Men (2022), and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024).
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