Rudi is currently shooting the lead role in Wakefield, a new 8 part series for ABC, directed by Jocelyn Moorehouse.
He was cast in the original production of The History Boys in 2004. He played the role of Crowther on Broadway in the same production which also starred James Corden.
He has since performed in numerous productions at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2013 he played the male lead in David Greig’s two-hander, The Events for the Young Vic. The Play won numerous awards and was voted The Guardian’s best play of 2013.
He has since performed in plays at the Royal court and the Almeida Theatre. Notably Oresteia and Mary Stuart, the later of which was directed by Olivier Award winner Robert Icke. He played the male lead role of Mortimer alongside Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams. Both Oresteia and Mary Stuart both opened to huge critical acclaim.
He performed in the record breaking production of Hamlet at the Barbican in 2015 playing Guilderstern alongside Benedict Cumberbatch.
He has since accumulated a impressive body of screen work. Playing leads in Our Girl (BBC,) Strikeback (Sky,) In The Shadow of The Moon (Netflix,) For You (Channel 4) and The Split (BBC and Sundance.)
