Age: 58
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Rufus Frederik Sewell (born 29 October 1967) is an English actor. In film, he has appeared in The Woodlanders, Dangerous Beauty, Dark City, A Knight's Tale, The Illusionist, Tristan and Isolde, and Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence. On television, he starred in the 2010 mini-series The Pillars of the Earth. Earlier he played the hero, Will Ladislaw, in the BBC adaptation of George Eliot's Middlemarch. In 2003, he appeared in the lead role in Charles II: The Power and The Passion. He starred in the CBS drama Eleventh Hour which was cancelled in April 2009. On stage, he originated the role of Septimus Hodge in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the role of Jan in Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll, which earned him an Olivier Award and a Tony Award nomination for the latter performance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rufus Sewell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
The 100-year war between England and France is at its height. A young country girl has just taken the lead of the French army to end the suffering of France, which is subjected to the wicked will of the English conquerors. Soon, thanks to his charisma and courage, he will win the hearts of not only his fellow warriors but also ordinary people. After a series of winning battles, Joan of Arc becomes a legend. But King Charles VII began to fear Joan's influence after a time. Eventually Joan is betrayed and goes into English captivity. They will put her before an English court. In the trial, led by the French bishop Pierre Cauchon, she is condemned as a witch and a heretic. On 30 May 1431, Joan, in aged nineteen, is burned to death in Vieux-Marché Square in the town of Rouen.
