Sewell made his film debut as a junkie in the 1991 film ''Twenty-One'' but first made a real impact on television, as Ladislaw in ''MiddleMarch'' and Seth Starkadder in ''Cold Comfort Farm''. More film work followed, as part of the all-star cast in [[Kenneth Branagh|Kenneth Branagh's]] ''[[Hamlet]]'' (as Fortinbras) and as a leading man in ''Dangerous Beauty'', ''Dark City'' (opposite [[Jennifer Connelly]]), and ''In a Savage Land''.
Sewell made his film debut as a junkie in the 1991 film ''Twenty-One'' but first made a real impact on television, as Ladislaw in ''MiddleMarch'' and Seth Starkadder in ''Cold Comfort Farm''. More film work followed, as part of the all-star cast in [[Kenneth Branagh|Kenneth Branagh's]] ''[[Hamlet]]'' (as Fortinbras) and as a leading man in ''Dangerous Beauty'', ''Dark City'' (opposite [[Jennifer Connelly]]), and ''In a Savage Land''.
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He played a variety of Hollywood villains and cads, in ''Bless the Child'', ''A Knight's Tale'', ''The Legend of Zorro'', and ''The Illusionist''. He also appeared in ''Tristan + Isolde'' and ''Amaxing Grace''. In [[2008]], he played Alexander Hamilton opposite [[Paul Giamatti]] in the [[HBO]] miniseries ''John Adams''.
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He played a variety of Hollywood villains and cads, in ''Bless the Child'', ''A Knight's Tale'', ''[[Zorro|The Legend of Zorro]]'', and ''The Illusionist''. He also appeared in ''Tristan + Isolde'' and ''Amaxing Grace''. In [[2008]], he played Alexander Hamilton opposite [[Paul Giamatti]] in the [[HBO]] miniseries ''John Adams''.
Rufus Sewell (b. 1967) is a British actor who played Ali Baba in Arabian Nights, opposite Creature Shop-created CG dragons.
Sewell made his film debut as a junkie in the 1991 film Twenty-One but first made a real impact on television, as Ladislaw in MiddleMarch and Seth Starkadder in Cold Comfort Farm. More film work followed, as part of the all-star cast in Kenneth Branagh'sHamlet (as Fortinbras) and as a leading man in Dangerous Beauty, Dark City (opposite Jennifer Connelly), and In a Savage Land.
He played a variety of Hollywood villains and cads, in Bless the Child, A Knight's Tale, The Legend of Zorro, and The Illusionist. He also appeared in Tristan + Isolde and Amaxing Grace. In 2008, he played Alexander Hamilton opposite Paul Giamatti in the HBO miniseries John Adams.