Rufus Norris

Rufus Norris

DirectorActorProducer
Born
January 16, 1965
Awards
6 wins, 19 nominations

Rufus Norris first came to prominence as a theatre director, winning Olivier awards for his revival of Cabaret in 2006 and receiving five Tony nominations for his 2008 Broadway production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. In 2009 Rufus made his screen debut with the short film King Bastard. In 2012 his…

Biography

Rufus Norris first came to prominence as a theatre director, winning Olivier awards for his revival of Cabaret in 2006 and receiving five Tony nominations for his 2008 Broadway production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

In 2009 Rufus made his screen debut with the short film King Bastard. In 2012 his debut feature film, Broken, opened Critics week at Cannes Film Festival and also won the Best Film Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2012.

Actor

Comic ActComic Act(1998)as Fringe theatre director
DalvaDalva(1996)
Return FireReturn Fire(1988)as Jim
Iron Angels IIIron Angels II(1988)
CBS Schoolbreak SpecialCBS Schoolbreak Special(1984)as Registration Teacher

Second Unit or Assistant Director

EightEight(1998)

Soundtrack

BrokenBroken(2012)

Self

Invisible Women: Victoria BoydellInvisible Women: Victoria Boydell(2025)as Self
Invisible WomenInvisible Women(2025)as Self - Interview, cntributor
Channel 4 NewsChannel 4 News(1982)as Self
Sky News @BreakfastSky News @Breakfast(2018)as Self - Artistic Director, National Theatre
The Early RundownThe Early Rundown(2019)as Self - Director, National Theatre

Known for

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Damon Albarn and Rufus NorrisRufus Norris in Broken (2012)