
Rory Kinnear
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 Award for portraying Fopling Flutter in a 2008 version of The Man of Mode, and a British Independent Film Award for his performance in the 2012 film Broken. In 2014, he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Shakespeare's villain Iago in the National Theatre production of Othello.
43
Films
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TV Shows
Known For
83 Credits
The One Show
as Self
2006

Black Mirror
as Michael Callow
2011

Silent Witness
1996

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
as Tom Bombadil
2022

Waking the Dead
as James Mitcham
2001

The Diplomat
as Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge
2023

Inside No. 9
as Prince Rico / Gus
2014

Penny Dreadful
as John Clare / The Creature
2014

The Imitation Game
as Detective Robert Nock
2014

Spectre
as Tanner
2015

Lord of the Flies
as Ralph's Father (uncredited)
2026

Skyfall
as Tanner
2012