Rupert James Hector Everett is an English actor, director and producer. Everett first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film
Another Country (1984) as a gay pupil at an English public school in the 1930s; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination. He received a second BAFTA nomination and his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), followed by a second Golden Globe nomination for
An Ideal Husband (1999).