Rufus Sewell Found the Key to the Political Drama The Diplomat in Screwball Comedy: TheWrap Magazine

Apart from its geopolitical intrigue, “The Diplomat” is a series about a smart, driven pair of overachievers who can be a great team or can end up wrestling in the bushes while she swings tree branches at him.
At the heart of the show is the relationship between Keri Russell’s Kate and Rufus Sewell’s Hal, a married couple of diplomats whose marriage may or may not be ending, but is both provocative and amusing with its nonstop mixture of flirting and fighting.
For Sewell, a 55-year-old British actor whose previous work has included “A Knight’s Tale,” “The Father” and “The Man in the High Castle,” the series supplied the kind of blend he’s been looking for through most of his career.
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[@JohnBorthwick]

Been watching him in the Man in the High Castle and fell in love. He's an incredibly versatile actor, navigates duplicity and complex characters well. Also bloody handsome.

[@jx9936]

Rufus Sewell is such an incredible actor, I remembered he played Kate Winslet's cheating boyfriend in The Holiday. He's definitely one heck of an actor indeed!

[@LotusFlowerslove]

Very handsome and dignified. I loved him in “the man in high castle”

[@greentombdive]

Sewell is a cool bastard.

[@lindaknight5864]

He and Keri have great chemistry. Love him!

[@thegirlwhoatepearls]

I met him at chateau marmont years ago with my friend. We are both black women. I went to him and told I loved dark city and he was extremely nice and chatted us up. He is extremely friendly and down to earth. He treated us like we were friends. I was very impressed with him and his personality. He gets an A+ from me. Based on his personality I will support anything he does. I have never been treated so well by a celebrity.

[@mirtesavelino26]

Great actor. Thanks for this intervew 💕

[@i4dezign73]

Just finished binging this on Netflix and I loved it! (Largely for Rufus) I can't wait for S2. I just hope he's still in it! *Spoilers*

[@marinakaye8284]

What is it with Rufus? He's a standout in everything he does but is yet to be an A list star!! Can't get passed him as Charles II, brilliant. Taming of the Shrew, brilliant. The only English actor not to have been in Harry Potter, for ... sake!!

[@KristineMaitland]

Hmm I would argue that his work is taken as a given like many actors in the UK 🇬🇧 . It's not like working in America where one aims to be a star. I would say that Rufus is akin to Derek Jacobi or David Tennant only with a smolder. Grin.

[@katherinechau3833]

Lord M

[@ET-vj1zc]

Having visited and seen many American diplomats: the supporting actors around the couple were very weak, unconvincing. Of course Rufus was great -perhaps I had no patience to watch it all, as right after arrival to London, they have very unreal American diplomats... rather aspiring actors, but not on the level. The people who have chosen the actors were certainly very politically correct.. while it it produced an artificial flavor... they were not American diplomats at all..

[@SpoiltLittlePrincess]

This is the issue of watching anything you have knowledge on, though. I'm type one diabetic and have yet to find any media who doesn't have the diabetic character murdered in real life with whatever they do. I'm also journalism trained and most of that is nonsense as well!

[@lovelivelife3092]

Uncomfortably handsome..but 56 marrying a 27 yr old is selfish and gross...lol