Rufus Sewell

Portrayed Alexander Hamilton in the HBO miniseries, "John Adams"

Starred in the short-lived CBS series, "Eleventh Hour"

Cast in "Amazing Grace," Michael Apted's film about the slave trade in 19th century Britain

Cast in Tom Stoppard's play "Rock 'n' Roll" at the Royal Court Theatre; reprised role on Broadway in 2007; earned a Tony award nomination for Best Actor in a Play

Cast opposite Edward Norton in Neil Burger's "The Illusionist"

Co-starred in the "Legend of Zorro" opposite Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones

Cast in the action adventure feature "Extreme Ops"

Co-starred with Heath Ledger in "A Knight's Tale"

Performed on the London stage in "Luther"

Offered a villainous turn as a former child star turned Satanist cult leader in "Bless the Child"

Co-starred as a local merchant who threatens the marriage of Australian anthropologists in New Guinea in "In a Savage Land"

Portrayed Ali Baba in the ABC miniseries "Arabian Nights"

Returned to the London stage to play the title role of Shakespeare's "Macbeth"

Cast as Frank, an out-of-work actor, in "The Very Thought of You/Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel & Laurence"

Had lead role of an amnesiac who may or may not have committed a crime in the sci-fi thriller "Dark City"

Played the love interest, opposite Catherine McCormack, in "Dangerous Beauty"

Portrayed Fortinbras in Kenneth Branagh's full-length version of "Hamlet"

Made his US stage debut in the Broadway production of "Translations"

Played the lusty son Seth in "Cold Comfort Farm" (aired on British TV)

Cast in the TV adaptation of "Middlemarch" (broadcast first in England and subsequently in the USA)

Had breakthrough role as the young man who catches the eye of a bus conductor (Albert Finney) in "A Man of No Importance"

Originated role of the tutor Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia"

Made his West End stage debut in "Making It Better"

Early TV credit, "The Last Romantics"

Film debut in "Twenty-One" playing a junkie

Had first acting role in an amateur drama group; donned drag to portray a brothel madam

At age 14, arrested on the mistaken belief he was a male escort

Profesional stage debut in "As You Like It" in Sheffield

Raised in Wales and London