Becoming Prince Andrew: Rufus Sewell on Playing Prince Andrew in New Netflix Drama

A new Netflix drama 'Scoop' is set to release in April and will cover the infamous News Night interview between Emily Maitlis and the Duke of York, Prince Andrew.
Actor Rufus Sewell is starring as the Prince and talks about his initial thoughts about the role and the steps he took to look and act like Prince Andrew.
Broadcast on 27/03/24
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[@kayaker66]

What an articulate person Rufus Sewell is. He is very clever and well spoken .

[@kimcarlisle1510]

He nailed Prince Andrew! I thought when they cast him I wouldn’t be able to see him as Andrew. I was so wrong. Well done.

[@reinadegrillos]

I love Rufus since I watched him in Middlemarch. He is always right in every work he does.

[@fruitfulness]

Middlemarch, and A Knight’s Tale. He’s brilliant in both. And now stunning in Scoop. Well done Rufus!

[@denesecarberry8826]

Rufus is just so gorgeous. My fave actor♥️

[@andyroo9381]

He is a handsome man!

[@risingphoenix8072]

Loved him especially in pbs Victoria

[@marywenzel3199]

@@risingphoenix8072Watch him in the three part series ZEN…phoar! Imagine Lord Melbourne in modern times as a venetian policeman and that is Zen.

[@spotteddog1716]

Me2!

[@justme.1st]

Rufus excels in whatever part he chooses to play, one of my favorite actors.

[@lechiffre1914]

I went to school with Rufus and am proud hes done so well!

[@BuzziRus]

How brilliant. I fondly remember him in Amazing Grace as one of the friends of Wilberforce in his anti-slavery bill. I think he is an amazing actor. Underrated but very, very skilled. Very handsome in his youth as well. I remember him in a period drama years ago as the young romantic lead .....

[@jillmaltby]

Wow absolutely awesome 💯

[@Gardensnotgrass]

Rufus is amazing! I loved his responses.

[@kinpatsu6366]

I watched Scoop last night. Rufus and Gillian were brilliant in their roles.

[@roathripper]

would make a great Bond. Get in there Rufus!!!!

[@lechiffre1914]

True, but hes the same age as Daniel Craig and abit old for the role.

[@stalyirmangin6249]

I thought that, watching him in Man in the High Castle. OOFT, N*zi Bond in a lot of respects - it's terrifying, but you can't look away!

[@PassiveAgressive319]

Maybe 25 years ago

[@ireneassimacopoulos9209]

He's too good to be wasted on Bond

[@amandacollyer645]

100% would watch that.

[@francescapowell1538]

I’m just in love with Rufus Sewell. He got me hooked when he played Lord M in Victoria. ❤

[@risingphoenix8072]

I just commented the same thing - several times ❤️

[@missharrington4452]

Same here. I adored him as Lord M. :) For me the introduction was Middlemarch, he was young there, then completely forgot he was Jasper in The Holiday, despite the fact I watch it every year!! He's underrated and why he's not become a far more well known actor is beyond me.

[@onepartwild]

I really liked him as Lord M also. He was wonderful in Victoria. However, I first saw him in A Knight's Tale and I hated his character. 😅

[@chrissthompson4173]

Same! What a great great actor ❤

[@GoddessDiv]

I love Lord M

[@proserpine8857]

This is one of the very few actors who actually answer ANY question made to them, instead of dismissing them or dodging them. He is very well-mannered, wise, intelligent and thoughtful.

[@princelouisxivpurcell2775]

Love Rufus as an actor.

[@jillmaltby]

Rufus did a great job as Prince Andrew. Is prefomace was amazing. Loved Rufus in Queen Victoria. Rufus is really handsome.

[@wilmamanzanillo6968]

😊

[@jamesdoerr4318]

He is one of the best of our time.

[@LondonGirlLondonGirl]

Saw this today. Rufus, Billy, Gillian, Keeley and the rest of the cast were brilliant!!!

[@risingphoenix8072]

Saw it last night. Twice, back to back 😊. I only recognized Gillian and Sewell from their voices, makeup was fantastic. Gillian was using her Maggie voice from the Crown

[@LondonGirlLondonGirl]

@@risingphoenix8072 Agree she sounded more like Maggie than Emily.

[@camillevote7901]

He plays the best bad guys ever! He was perfect in A Knight’s Tale and The Holiday ❤

[@marywenzel3199]

Never in a gajillion years would I have ever envisioned Rufus, one of the most broodingly handsome actors on the planet, as Andrew. The physicality is completely different. That’s ACTING!

[@suzannelabatt9151]

Geez he has beautiful skin.

[@lennarthagen3638]

Do do i

[@thewiseone9068]

Loved RS as Lord M in ITV's Victoria!

[@sebastiankinnunen5549]

❤He is fantastic actor, absolutely fantastic! ❤love from Finland

[@Anne-Crosby2020]

I discovered Rufus in 2001 in the film Chevalier (with the fantastic and sadly departed Heath Ledger😢). Rufus was playing a nasty villain, but his brilliant acting and dashing good looks almost made me like the character ! I’ve followed Rufus’s career ever since and although I wouldn’t have particularly liked or wanted to rewatch the infamous interview, I will, but only because Rufus is in it. (Chevalier in English is A Knight’s Tale …I live in France and saw it France)

[@cunawarit]

Wow! What a great interview, I'm glad they let him speak and didn't hound him like it usually happens with gotcha style interviews. We need more interviews like this.

[@Anne-Crosby2020]

Hear hear!

[@dianebalinski3390]

Rufus is an incredible actor and I’m certain he did a superb job in this role. Can’t wait to see it.

[@IreZico]

Rufus was amazing in The Man In The High Castle especially with his co stars for his wife and kids. He is brilliant.

[@Mountaingal212]

First saw Rufus in " Pillars of the Earth " and thought what a good actor! He never disappoints. Well spoken, handsome..he sort of reminds me of Richard Burton.

[@risingphoenix8072]

Same here! Somehow I remember him best from Pillars - and of course as Lord M in Victoria

[@sistagalsistagal8136]

Rufus is a brilliant actor.

[@caitox]

He seems really lovely. So well spoken and down-to-earth.

[@splatten8597]

You have got his arrogance perfectly. Well done

[@dalestaley5637]

The prothetics, makeup are incredible. He really got his demeanor as well. Very smart to study his body language. I heard he reviewed The Behavior Panel assessment of Andrew's interview to prepare.

[@jeffreypick57]

I live in Windsor in the UK and know people who have to interact with Andrew. No-one, has a good word to say about him. His arrogance is beyond belief !

[@katfanker]

Wonderful actor!

[@karenhansen1033]

Rufus is amazing... Great interview.

[@daughterofwolf]

Oh thank goodness! I saw the thumbnail and thought he had lost his looks and I thought, he looks like prince Andrew 😂. Glad to see it’s just makeup and prosthetics and he still looks like himself.

[@judithmartinenriquez491]

I first saw Rufus in Dark City. Can’t wait to watch Scoop.

[@Bc-wq7rv]

Rufus is compelling anyway, this roll was awesome. The depiction of Andrew’s self deception, cluelessness of his actions and inherent privilege was solidly effective. Bravo, well played 🤗👏👏👏

[@okcomputer98]

great actor, he nailed the role 100%

[@TheKrazysexykool]

Rufus Sewell is way too handsome to play Prince Andrew. I wish him well.

[@princelouisxivpurcell2775]

😮😅

[@johnstirling6597]

He got the "turkey neck" spot on!

[@wendymoney2043]

Well, he has + did play him magnificently!

[@jessegee179]

Brilliant portrayal, great actor. Loved him in A Knights Tale, and so many other movies 👏👏👏

[@SweetSaltyPeppervilleHut-xj4dn]

I wasn't planning on watching scoop ... but after listening to this interview (and on GMB) I will ....

[@risingphoenix8072]

I watched it twice last night back to back. He is fantastic and Gillian turned herself into Emily in the interview scene. Fabulous actors

[@Gaeliclass]

Rufus even had minute expressions down very, very well.

[@georgiesimmons5924]

Hes brilliant 👏

[@kwebst1]

Rufus seawell can do anything!!

[@salesuzi]

Luvluvluv Rufus

[@heronimousbrapson863]

I became a Rufus Sewell fan when I saw him in the role of King Charles ii and later on in the role of Alexander Hamilton in the series on the life of John Adams.

[@noidea1712]

Very convincing what a talented actor

[@charlesmccabe5503]

We love Rufus

[@elenisalony2460]

Handsome ❤

[@sbhill7213]

Rufus is an artist and a gentleman and nobody's fool. I love him desperately.

[@wemdoe]

He always does great villains. 😊

[@sylviacline5398]

Rufus Sewell was fabulous in “Zen”

[@katiechang7681]

Amazing performance! Rufus is a great actor!

[@dixiebell689]

Aloha & mHalo. Love your intensity in every thing you do thru the years. You pulled of andrew so well. Great cheekbones....

[@irisheyes7815]

Watched it last night… he’s fabulous!! Kudos to the make up artists too…. Unreal!!

[@Smart44Lady]

Honestly I said to myself “I know that voice…”. Then I rewound the Netflix show back to the credits… When I saw Rufus… I wondered who he would play. Still didn’t see Rufus as Andrew until 30 minutes in. Then I was shocked! Rufus is Andrew?!?!??! What an excellent actor ❤❤❤❤

[@richardshiggins704]

Excellent actor . Thought him marvellous in Man from the High Mountain series .

[@julianmetcalfe1070]

Rufus did a cracking job ,the make up team too,he captured his mannerisms perfectly

[@clairedisapia]

Netflix must have a thing about second sons of the monarchy. Prince Andrew and Prince Harry.

[@wendymoney2043]

A magnificent performance from Rupert Sewell, perhaps even his best yet…+ at times, difficult to remember it wasn’t Andrew himself!

[@lonerose99]

Yes, excellent.

[@TrevorHerbert-dj1jl]

Well done, ❤❤. A knights tale. How ironic, and he now also plays a dark demise for a dark nite. 😮❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@SimonSmith-yd6tt]

who plays the Police Commanding Officer who failed to investigate the allegations ?

[@kimcarlisle1510]

Gillian was incredible too. All of it was great.

[@jacquelinewilson2279]

A young Lawrence Olivier vibes

[@kathyd2595]

I loved Scoop! Rufus is fabulous in any role I’ve seen him play. I loved him in PBS ‘Victoria’ too! It doesn’t hurt that he’s easy on the eyes and was so understandably convincing as a man Victoria could be so smitten by.☮️❤️

[@patrickobrien1566]

I worked with Rufus on a television production called,The man in the High castle, his acting is very believable and noted his excellent interactions with the other cast members and the crew. Have yet to watch Scoop.

[@SGR166]

Why are the pictures blurred out

[@doonewatts7155]

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[@hmq9052]

Classic Partridge. The awkward mouth to finger examination. The sychophancy. Full marks Richard.

[@meaghanpavljuk1491]

Rufus nailed it 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@margaretleavitt6992]

I love Rufus in all he does

[@donna25871]

Don’t we all remember Middlemarch?

[@JanetMurrayPickkle9]

Rufus you re an amazing actor right back to Dangerous Liaison!

[@Timbergal]

Why is the picture of him as Andrew, blurred?

[@ACS402010]

What is with GMB's obsession with showing blurry videos? I mean, what's the point? Just don't bother with the video at all.

[@Seagalfree2024]

First seen Mr. Rufus Sewell in the TV serial Victoria and I couldn’t have enough of his playing!🪻💐❤Kind regards from 🇨🇦

[@armchairguru1921]

What a gorgeous man. Loved him in the young Victoria as Melbourne and in Zen.

[@sandybuerle5528]

First saw him in Cold Comfort Farm, simply the best.

[@laraschauble]

Why are some of the images completely blurred? It's very distracting....

[@islandyyt]

PA thought it all went rather well because he’s been told this about everything he’s done in his entire life. No authentic self-awareness at all.

[@Submarinaladmiral]

He did so good to avoid all those trap questions Madeley was throwing him. Perfect professional. Articulate, intelligent artist.

[@hollyhenry51]

Rufus is easy on the eyes. Looking forward to watching it but hate we have to on NETFLIX.

[@magnamarianneczagany8970]

Andrew convinced his mother that he did nothing wrong didn’t he. He sees himself as gods gift to women. How lucky she was to end up in his bed. And Mommy paid for it..... Charles paid less to Diana for 15 years of marriage and two children.

[@jennifersivewright3117]

I have a relative who has done the same

[@Smee86]

Awesome 😊

[@justChristine]

Wonderful ❤

[@wilmamanzanillo6968]

Prince Andrew becomes an icon with your creation. 😊

[@patricktracey7424]

getting inside andy pandys head would be like being in a vacuum nothing there.

[@ShaunaSmith-cv2vi]

Why do you always blur the pics??? Is it something due to I'm because I'm an American viewer ?

[@billyleroy2465]

Cool dude..great actor.

[@twinlights11]

An astounding performance, not least because it seems to me a huge challenge to be so brilliant and yet play a vapid character. To be honest I didn't feel Dame Judi managed it in Philomena, she's just too sharp to play a rather simple woman convincingly. Rufus has performed some mysterious alchemy to inhabit and convey the thickness that is Andrew. Astute on the victim/guilt dynamic as well. Truly a marvellous actor.

[@Cherrytune386]

There was no need for a documentary on Andrew 🙄🤮🤬

[@ASHEVILLESTEEL]

A really good picture

[@NDLieberwitz]

Leave Harry alone and do something about putting Andrew away

[@sailorgirl5230]

Scoop was very good and Rufus Sewell is perfect as Prince Andrew... Rufus must of spent hours in make up to hide his awesome cheekbones!

[@j.cassavoy4661]

Why are the Prince Andrew pictures blurred out?

[@lonerose99]

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[@lonerose99]

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[@rebeccao8895]

It was pretty amazing how they managed to uglify Rufus to look like Andrew.

[@DCFunBud]

Rufus Sewell is quite the beauty thanks to his hair and make up artists, of course. He also seems very nice, but then he might be acting.

[@thetruth1167]

Prince Andrew, a product of incredible entitlement, he sees the world uniquely from everybody else

[@christoph404]

I liked Rufus Sewell in the movie " The Illusionist" with Edward Norton, he played a thoroughly nasty piece of work in that movie, a real villain, actually I thought he stole the show even though he wasn't the headline star of that film, but his performance was great.....and screen villains are always very nice people in real life !!

[@starx8798]

Who better to play this character? Only the one who embodied John Smith. ))))

[@KimmyWood]

Can I ask Rufus ; are you related to Ian Mcshane? And do you remember wandering into a flat in East Twickenham (near Richmond Bridge) for a coffee? Lol

[@deirdrevaughan5078]

Very similar to Ian McShane

[@alunepps4272]

I see the likeness. I knew he looked familiar

[@iainrae6159]

Actually the day after the original broadcast there was'nt that much ridicule and mockery Took a wee while to sink in .

[@crb1939]

Rufus Sewell is one of our greatest actors. However, I do not see the poiint in making a film about the interview when we have seen the real interview in most recent time.