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.
Toxic Town
Des Collins · (4 episodes)
2025
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger
Dave Fishwick
2025
Say Nothing
Frank Kitson · (9 episodes)
2024
The Old Man and the Land
David (voice)
2024
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Winston Churchill
2024
The Diplomat
Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge · (14 episodes)
2023
Bank of Dave
Dave Fishwick
2023
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Tom Bombadil · (3 episodes)
2022
Men
Geoffrey
2022
Our Flag Means Death
Captain Nigel Badminton / Chauncey Badminton · (10 episodes)
2022
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
Edward Williams
2021
Designing Bond
Self
2021
Ridley Road
Colin Jordan · (4 episodes)
2021
No Time to Die
Tanner
2021
Being James Bond
Self (archive footage)
2021
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Dr. Peter Craft · (10 episodes)
2020
The Interview
Interviewer
2019
Catherine the Great
Nikita Ivanovich Panin · (4 episodes)
2019
Years and Years
Stephen Lyons · (6 episodes)
2019
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Craig Oliver
2019
Watership Down
Cowslip (voice) · (2 episodes)
2018
Peterloo
Henry Hunt
2018
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Macbeth
2018
Nothing Like a Dame
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
National Theatre Live: Young Marx
Marx
2017
Quacks
Robert Lessing · (6 episodes)
2017
Guerrilla
Pence · (6 episodes)
2017
iBoy
Ellman
2017
Trespass Against Us
P.C Lovage
2016
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
Captain Macheath, aka 'Mac the Knife'
2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Performer
2016
The Roof
Yet Another Fan
2016
Spectre
Tanner
2015
Man Up
Sean
2015
The Casual Vacancy
Barry Fairbrother · (3 episodes)
2015
The Imitation Game
Detective Robert Nock
2014
Penny Dreadful
John Clare / The Creature · (27 episodes)
2014
Cuban Fury
Gary
2014
Inside No. 9
Prince Rico / Gus · (1 episode)
2014
Lucan
Lord Lucan
2013
Lucan
Lord Lucan · (2 episodes)
2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Iago
2013
National Theatre Live: Othello
Iago
2013
Muse of Fire
Self
2013
Southcliffe
David Whitehead · (4 episodes)
2013
Count Arthur Strong
Michael Baker · (20 episodes)
2013
Loving Miss Hatto
Young Barrington Coupe
2012
Skyfall
Tanner
2012
National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans
Nick
2012
Bond on Location
Self / Bill Tanner
2012
Broken
Bob Oswald
2012
The Hollow Crown
Bollingbroke · (1 episode)
2012
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Reverend Septimus Crisparkle · (2 episodes)
2012
Black Mirror
Michael Callow · (1 episode)
2011
Women in Love
Rupert Birkin · (2 episodes)
2011
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Hamlet
2010
Lennon Naked
Brian Epstein
2010
The First Men in the Moon
Bedford
2010
Vexed
Dan Bishop · (3 episodes)
2010
Wild Target
Gerry Bailey
2010
Wish 143
Wishman
2009
Quantum of Solace
Tanner
2008
Beautiful People
Ross · (1 episode)
2008
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Denis Thatcher
2008
The Curse of Steptoe
Alan Simpson
2008
Ashes to Ashes
(1 episode)
2008
Cranford
Septimus Hanbury · (1 episode)
2007
Comedy Showcase
Rob Black · (1 episode)
2007
Mansfield Park
Rushworth
2007
Five Days
Kyle Betts · (10 episodes)
2007
The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
2006
The Thick of It
Ed · (1 episode)
2005
Judas
Andrew
2004
The Second Coming
Father Dillane · (2 episodes)
2003
Ultimate Force
(1 episode)
2002
Judge John Deed
(1 episode)
2001
Waking the Dead
James Mitcham · (2 episodes)
2001
Messiah
Stewart Dean · (2 episodes)
2001
Silent Witness
(2 episodes)
1996