Rupert James Hector Everett (born May 29, 1959) is an British 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).
Secret agent James Bond, also known as 007, must thwart the evil plans of sinister terrorist organization, SPECTRE, and its leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld.